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Lincoln is elected President of the U.S.
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South Carolina seceds from the Union
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Jefferson Davis inaugurated President of the Confederacy
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Confederate troops attack fort Sumter this starts the civil war
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Richmond, Virginia chosen as the Confederate Capital
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Confederate troops defeat Union troops at the first Battle of Bull Run
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Battle of Shiloh
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Second Battle of Bull Run
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Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclomation
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Battle of Chancellorville (General Stonewall Jackson Died)