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Abraham Lincoln emerged on the national stage as a Republican senator from Illinois. Lincoln was the first Republican president and the first president of a party that opposes slavery.
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After South Carolina secedes from the Union, other Southern states followed and the Confederate States of America was formed
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The Battle of Big Bethel was the first major battle of the Civil War in Virginia.
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The Union Army was victorious over the Confederate Army after the Union drove the Confederates back and caused them to lose access to major waterways
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The Union Army suffers a loss at the hands of the Confederates. The victory emphasizes the strong Confederate and Democratic presence west of the Mississippi River.
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The Confederate Army continues to pass through York and cross the bring that will lead them to the Susquehanna River however the Union Army burned the bridge. There is then a skimish between the two armies near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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The bloodiest and most brutal battle of the Civil War. General Lee was hoping for an effective and successful invasion of the North however, this battle proved him wrong.
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Vicksburg, Mississippi surrendered to General Grants army. This was a major victory for the Union as it cut off a major supply line for Confederate states and gave the Union total control over the Mississippi River.
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General Lee launches a successful operation to prevent Grant and his troops from reaching Richmond, Virginia.
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President Lincoln is nominated by his party (the Republican Party) for a second presidential term
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Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president in re-elected to a second term in office. He will continue to fight for the end of slavery in American throughout his second term until he is murdered
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Famously known as Lee`s last offense, Confederate troops led by General Gordon briefly take control of a Union fort but the Union wins it back and the lines of control are back to how they were prior to the capture
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The Confederate Army suffers a defeat at Five Forks and causes General Lee to abandon the Petersburg-Richmond siege lines
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General Lee of the Confederate Army abandons these strong holds and hopes to move his troops to North Carolina and join forced with General Johnston
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After General Lee decided to abandon these two major Confederate cities, Union soldiers took over
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After Lee attempted to break through Union forces occupying the way to Virginia, Lee meets with Grant to discuss terms and later that day, Lee surrenders to Grant
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President Lincoln was assassinated while watching a play at Fords Theater by John Wilkes Booth. The same day, South Carolina is taken over by Union troops.
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General Johnston of the Confederate Army surrenders the army in Tennessee
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General Taylor of the Confederate Army surrenders Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana. This was a major victory for the Union as all of these territories were heavily Confederate
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Confederate President Jefferson Davis is captured in Georgia as his generals have all began surrendering
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The final battle happens at Palmito Ranch, Texas a results in a Confederate victory
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General Buckner surrenders the Army of the Trans-Mississippi. This marks the official end to the Civil War
