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Confederates fire on and capture the Union held Fort Sumter in South Carolina starting the Civil War.
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Union forces attack by Bull Run and suffer a loss from the Confederates led by Stonewall Jackson.
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McClellan leads Union forces against Confederates as they invade the North led by Lee. Both sides suffer heavy losses, but the Union wins. McClellan does get fired for not chasing down and finishing off Lee's army.
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Abraham Lincoln claimed the freedom of all slaves in the South in order to demoralize the South.
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The First All African-American regiment is formed for Union combat in the Civil War.
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Union troops led by General Grant siege the fort of Vicksburg, This resulted in a Southern defeat and the control of the entire Mississippi River. This fullfilled the Andaconda plan and made Grant the Union Army general.
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A Union siege of the fort of Vicksburg results into the surrender of the fort and the Union control of the Mississippi River. This fulfilled the Andaconda Plan.
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General Lee tries to cross into Union territory when scouts form both sides spot each other. They have a few skirmishes, but reinforcements come and a full battle is fought. Union troops win and marking a turning point in the war.
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Union and Confederates forces face off around the town of Gettysburg after a group of scouts from the South came to look for shoes. More and more reinforcements came creating a larger conflict. The battle resulted in a Union victory.
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A face off between two scout group results into an entire conflict around the town of Gettysburg. This is the bloodiest battle in the Civil War and resulted in a victory for the Union.
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Citizens of New York protest the Civil War and rampage around the town, so they do not join the war. They attack and kill many African-Americans and are only put down the Union troops.
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Abraham Lincoln visits Gettysburg and reminds the U.S. of why they are fighting, and that the lives lost must not be in vain.
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General Sherman leads his Union troops to the sea from Atlanta and burns and ravages the area around him.
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Lincoln pushes for Congress to end slavery, and his wish is made into reality. Slavery is banned and made illegal.
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Saw the transition from slavery to freedom for African-Americans. They helped make sure they got jobs and learned how to read to be able to survive in the real word.
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The Confederacy surrenders and gives up as Generals Lee and Grant agree to make the punishment easy. Everyone must simply return home and join the Union.
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John Booth shoots Abraham Lincoln at a play and escapes shortly after. Over the course of a few days he and his affiliates are caught and put on trial and killed.
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Congress decided to attempt to create equality throughout the country. All U.S. born people are citizens, and if states prevented blacks from voting they could lose representative in Congress. It also forced Southern states to accept the law.
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Congress decides to make it the law to prevent people from preventing people of color from voting in the South.
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President Hayes gets elected and he along with congress give up on ending Southern inequality. The last federal troops are withdrawed and the South is left alone.
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One man challenged segregation and took his trial to the supreme court. It was ruled that segregation was perfectly legal and allowed.