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Lincoln wrote a declaring speech
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Fort Sumter was attacked by Confederate troops, beginning the Civil War
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Second Battle of Bull Run occurred
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Grant led an assault force into Tennessee
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The Battle of Shiloh began, in which the Union Army gained greater control of the Mississippi River Valley
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The warships made their daring dash
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Lincoln worked intensely thinking and writing. He finally wrote the Emancipation Proclamation
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Women were able to have more jobs!!! :)
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General Grant's troops began the Siege of Vicksburg, cutting off the city and shelling it repeatedly
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The proclamation went into effect
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The 54th Massachusetts Infantry occurred
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Battle of Gettysburg began
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Lincoln gave a speech called the Gettysburg address
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In the 1864 election, Lincoln suggested rewarding African American soldiers by giving them the right to vote
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Democrats nominated former General George McClellan for president in 1864
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The Union and Confederate leaders met at a home in the small town of Appomattox Courthouse