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south carolina was the first state to secede from the union
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rest of deep south secedes and the Confederacy is formed.
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Fort sumter is fired on and surrenders to the Confederate forces.
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The upper south secedes after the deep south
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South wins first battle of bull run
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Grant captures forts henry and donelson
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Farragut captures New Orleans for the Union
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south wins second battle of bull run
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McClellan stops Lee at battle of Antietam
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Lincoln issues preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
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Lee defeats Union army at Fredericksburg
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Lincoln issues final Emancipation Proclamation
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Lee is victorious at Chancellorsville
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North gains major victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg
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Grant defeats Confederate forces at Chattanooga
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Lincoln re-elected president, defeating McCellan
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Congress passes the 13th amendment abolishing slavery
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Lee surrenders at Appomattox
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Lincoln assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
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The remaining Confederate forces surrender.
