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During the siege of Petersburg, Ulysses S. Grant is killed by a Confederate soldier in battle.
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With no commanding general to guide the siege, the Union army failed to occupy Petersburg, and the Union soldiers are captured by the Confederates.
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News of Grant's death reaches Sherman and his army, and they attempt to reevaluate their plans to continue pushing forward. The Confederates take the Union soldiers by surprise and Sherman is captured.
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Sherman is taken to Appomattox Court House to discuss war terms with General Robert E. Lee. Sherman surrendered to the Confederates and the Union loses the war.
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After the Union's defeat is declared, John Wilkes Booth assassinates president Abraham Lincoln at a play.
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With a confederate victory and the assassination of Lincoln comes the abolishment of the Emancipation Proclamation, and slaves that were freed previously were sent back to service.
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The south create a nationwide law that makes the freeing or assisting of slaves in any way illegal.
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Northerners disregard the assisting slave laws, and this angers the south.
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The south considered the helping of the slaves to be treason, so doing so would lead to imprisonment or execution.
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England was watching the US carefully as southern aggression increased. Finally, England decided to offer help to the northerners, and they gratefully accept the offer.
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England began to send their soldiers into the US, and they prepared for a war.
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The south rebuild their army and make preparations for what could end up being much worse than the Civil War.
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The south launch their first attack of the war and attack Washington DC with full force. The attack is intercepted and crushed.
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The south underestimate the British and American troops, but continue to attempt to break them. They fail to win any battles, and lose hope quickly.
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The south, realizing they have no chance of winning the war, issue a surrender and the war is over, this time for a Union victory.
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