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Lincoln was elected to his first term in 1860. This caused Southern states to leave the Union.
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SouthCarolina was the first state to seceed from the Union. South Carolina became a source of troops in the Confederacy.
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In February 1861, representatives from the seven seceded states met in Montgomery, Alabama to found the Confederate States of America. They wanted a peaceful separtation from the North. They did not consider it to be illegal.
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Fort Sumter was attacked and this here started the Civil War. Fort Sumter was located in South Carolina making South Carolina the place the war started.
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The first battle of the Civil War was fought here. The place is also known as Manassas.
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This battle is the bloodiest one day battle in American history. There were about 23,000 casualties.
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The Emancipation Proclamation was given by Abraham Lincoln. The speech was given to free the slaves
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Vicksburg started on May 18th.
The Battle of Vicksburg ended right before the start of the Battle of Gettysburg.
The Battle of Gettysburg started on July 1st and ended July 3rd.
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The Gettysburg adress was given by Abraham Lincoln in Gettysburg Pennsylvania. The speech was about what has happened so far i the war.
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Abraham Lincoln was re-elected as President. He was opposed in Illinois.
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Robert E. Lee surrendured here. This ended the Civil War
