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Lincoln won presidency without support from the South
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South Carolina was the first state to secede from the United States
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Since they viewed their self-determination and government control as threatened, South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas formed the Confederate States of America and elect Jefferson Davis as their president.
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Confederate soldiers began firing at Fort Sumter which marked the start of the Civil War.
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Grant and Buell (Union) defeated Confederacy under Johnston.
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The Battle of Antietam marks the bloodiest day in American history.
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With the Emancipation Proclamation President Lincoln abolished slavery in states of the Confederacy. This was not only a moral act but also military strategy.
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Confederate General Robert E. Lee was defeated when he invaded the North.
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Union General Ulysses S. Grant sieged and captured Vicksburg, an important point to control waterways on the Mississippi river.
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Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant commander of all Union armies.
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With establishing the 13the amendment slavery was abolished in all states of the United Sates.
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At Appomattox Court House the Confederacy surrenders.
