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Abraham Lincoln sends troops unarmed to the failing Fort Sumter and southern troops attack
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The fist major battle of the war including the well known confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson. southerners take the first victory.
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in Norfolk Virginia the southern ironclad, the merrimack destoyed many union ships until the northern ironclad, the Merrimack comes, the battle ends in a draw
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Mcclean waited to long to attack and richmond put up defences but was defeated Robert E. Lee
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the confederate soilers suprise the marching union troops. Ending in a northern victory!
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A battle takes place in New Orleans and the northern general David Farragut takes a victory for the union.
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General Lee marches into Washington D.C. hoping for an easy victory but instead he comes upon one of the bloodiest battles of he war. it ended with a draw.
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the union had more men but the southern soilders were entrenched. the union lost the battle
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chancellorsville is won by the south and "stonewall" Jackson is killed.
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George meade confronts Lees army and wins the famous battle of Gettysburg. this is a key battle of the war.
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at about the same time as gettys burg the nort wins this battle an turns the war around.
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Northern victory.
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the south surrenders and the union wins the war!!!