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Abraham Lincoln becomes president
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representatives from South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas
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speech given for his first term
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the "first" battle of the civil war
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confederacy win, battle fought near Washington D.C.
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The major significance of the battle is that it was the first meeting in combat of ironclad warships, i.e., the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia
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The Battle of Shiloh was a battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee
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Battle of New Orleans, (April 24–25, 1862), naval action by Union forces seeking to capture the city during the American Civil War
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The Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Battle of Manassas) was fought August 28–30, 1862, during the American Civil War.
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the bloodiest on day battle in american history
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