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After the war treaty of 1812 was signed it took time to get the word out that it was over. Immediately after New Orleans was face to face with a mixed militia equipped with four or five different groups.
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This is known as the start of the civil war. The first shots were fired here.
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In Battle Bull Run J.E.B. Stuart ordered an attack on the exposed Union right flank. Rebels came charging down the hill breaking McDowell's line, and forcing his troops to retreat.
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The union led by Ulysses S. Grant took over Vicksburg base in Mississippi.
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Union soldiers and confederate soldiers went into battle, also known as Pickett's Charge.
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Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Ulysses S. Grant.