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This is when Lincoln ran for president and won.
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South Carolina seceds from the Union soon after Lincolns election.
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Mississippi soon fallows South carolina in seceding from the Union.
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The day after Mississippi seceds Florida seceded
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The day after Florida seceded Alabama seceded from the Union
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Georgia seceded from the Union. Georgia is the 5th to seced
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Louisiana seceds from the Union, it is the 6th.
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Texas seceds from the Union, it is the 7th.
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Confederates open fire on Ft. Sumter in Charleston, south Carolina. The only casultie is a horse.
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Virginia seceds from the Union, it is the 8th.
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Arkansas seceds from the Union, it is the 9th state.
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North carolina seceds from the Union, it is the 10th state.
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Tennessee seceds from the Union, it is the 11th and final state.
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The Union army commanded by General Irvin McDowell loses the battle of bull run 25 miles south of Washinton. Confederate army leader General Thomas J. Jackson earns the nickname "stonewall Jaackson" after the way his birgade resisted Union attacks. Union troops fled to washington.
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Gen. Lee after hearing that the garrison at harpers ferry did not retreat he split his army in fourths and sent them on a surrounding mission to harpers ferry. The Union commander col. Miles surrendered after losing over half his forces 12,922 men. the surrendering force was 12,000 strong. Confederate victory.
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The bloodiest battle in american military history. General Robert E. Lee leads an attack on the north but is stopped at antietam, Maryland by McClellan with superior forces. By the end 26,000 men were dead, missing, or wounded.
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Gen. Burnside in command of 100,000 pluse men took Fredericksburg and defended it from the confederate attempt to retake it. the Union lost 12,653 while the confederates lost only 5,377.
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Lincoln annouces that all slaves in the seceded states are now free, under the athority of Comander and Cheif of the U.S.A.
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This is the first Union victory and the turning point of the war.
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General Grant was the commanding general with General Thomas and general Sherman commanding forces of 20,000 men. Chattanooga was a key city to capture for the Union because of the railroad crossings in the city. It was a Union victory.
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This was an attempt by the confederates to take knoxville. the Union commanding General was Gen. Burnside. The confederate Gen. was Gen. longstreet in command of 12,000 men retreated after being unsucsessful in take Knoxville and after hearing of Gen. Shermans advance to his position.
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Generals Burnside, Warren, Wright, and Handcock were the Union commanding. A larg lose of life ocored about 10,000 union soldiers died in the course of 20 minutes while only 1,000 confederates died. About 13,000 union soldiers died during battle. This was a Union victory.
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Lincoln is advised by grant telling him to send troops to the sea. fallowing this advice Lincoln send General Sherman south with 62,000 men to cause havic and sp;it the south in half.
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Gen. Lees Surrender of 28,000 men.
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John Booth shot Lincoln in the back of the head at about 10:15pm.
