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Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877) following his highly successful role as a war general in the second half of the Civil War.
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Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States over a deeply divided Democratic Party, becoming the first Republican to win the presidency.
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General Beauregard, in command of the Confederate forces around Charleston Harbor. Opened fire on the Union garrison holding Fort Sumter. At 2:30pm on April 13 Major Robert Anderson, garrison commander, surrendered the fort and was evacuated the next day.
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It was designed to prevent the passage of trade goods, supplies, and arms to and from the Confederacy. Ships that tried to evade the blockade, known as blockade runners, were mostly newly built, high-speed ships with small cargo capacity. They were run by the british. President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the blockade on April 19, 1861. His strategy, part of General Winfield Scott's Anaconda Plan, required the closure of 3,500 miles (5,600 km) of Confederate coastline and twelve major ports.
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The battle of bull run was the first major land battle of the American Civil War.
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was the most noted and arguably most important naval battle of the American Civil War from the standpoint of the development of navies. It was fought over two days, March 8–9, 1862, in Hampton Roads.The major significance of the battle is that it was the first meeting in combat of ironclad warships.
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confederate surprise attack
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Once again union suffers defeat
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Once again union suffers defeat
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The Seven Days Battles was a series of six major battles over the seven days from June 25 to July 1, 1862, near Richmond, Virginia during the American Civil War. Confederate General Robert E. Lee drove the invading Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, away from Richmond and into a retreat down the Virginia Peninsula. The series of battles is sometimes known erroneously as the Seven Days Campaign, but it was actually the culmination of the Peninsula Campaign.
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bloodiest battle in history union wins
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The Emancipation Proclamation was an order issued to all segments of the Executive branch (including the Army and Navy) of the United States by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War. It was based on the president's constitutional authority as commander in chief of the armed forces; it was not a law passed by Congress. It proclaimed all those enslaved in Confederate territory to be forever free.
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Abraham Lincoln signs the final emacipation proclamation which ends slavery in the rebelling states.
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General Hooker defeated union wins
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Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was the battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War and is often described as the war's turning point.
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Siege of Vicksburg was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War.
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The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, one of the best-known in American history. It was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War
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The union troops avenge their previous defeat
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The Battle of Atlanta was a battle of the Atlanta Campaign fought during the American Civil War on July 22, 1864, just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia.[5] Continuing their summer campaign to seize the important rail and supply center of Atlanta.
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On this day in 1864, Northern voters overwhelmingly endorse the leadership and policies of President Abraham Lincoln when they elect him to a second term. With his re-election, any hope for a negotiated settlement with the Confederacy vanished.
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Sherman and his men arrive in Savannah Georgia, waiting to capture the city, to end the war.
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Richmond, Virginia, was the capital of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War (1861–1865). It also served as the capital of Virginia, although when the city was about to fall to Union armies in April 1865, the governor and General Assembly moved their offices to Lynchburg for five days.
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Richmond, Virginia, was the capital of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War (1861–1865). It also served as the capital of Virginia, although when the city was about to fall to Union armies in April 1865, the governor and General Assembly moved their offices to Lynchburg for five days.
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At Appomattox, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War.
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The Assassination of President Lincoln April 14, 1865 Shortly after 10 p.m. on April 14, 1865. John Wilkes Booth entered the presidential box at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C. and shot President Abraham Lincoln.
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The 13t Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed this day, officially ending slavery.
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On this day in 1864 Unuion General William T. Sherman begins his expedition across Georgia by torching the industrial section of Atlanta and pulling away from his supply lines. For the next six weeks sherman's army destroyed most of the state before capturing the confederate seaport of Savannah, Georgia.
