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On May 16 , Grant defeated a force under General John C. Pemberto
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The Battle of Fort Sumter was "the bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina by the Confederate States Army, and the return gunfire and subsequent surrender by the United States Army, that started the American Civil War."
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The First Battle of Bull Run was fought on July 21, 1861 in Prince William County.
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The Battle of Antietam was a battle of the American Civil War. it was fought on September 17, 1862.
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The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
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The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863.
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The New York City draft riots were violent disturbances in Manhattan, widely regarded as the culmination of working-class discontent with new laws passed .
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The 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment .
