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On April 12, 1861 in Charleston, South Carolina, Beauregard commanded the surrender of Fort Sumter, Robert Anderson refused, on April 12, Beauregard attacked the fort, the next day Anderson gave the fort up. This was the first battle of the Civil War.
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General McDowell commanded 28,000 union soliders to attack general Beauregard at Richmond but met at Manassas. at first the union were beating the confederates, but Thomas Jackson stood his ground until reinforcements came, which caused the union to retreat earning the confederates a victory.
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In Hampton Roads, Virginia, Lt. John Worden and Lt. Catesby R. Jones. The Confederate ironclad Virginia ran into Hampton Roads and sunk Cumberland. The Union ironclad fought untill there was a standstill. There was no victory for either side. The battle ended on March 9, 1862.
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In Hardin County, Tennessee, Union commander Ulysess S. Grant and Robert E. Lee fought untill the Confederates retreated. it was a Union victory and gave control of the Tennessee river to the Union. Johnston was killed. The battle ended the 7th.
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In Manassas, Virginia, Union general John Pope and Confederate general Robert E. Lee, had a two day battle exactly like the 1st Bull Run, the confederates won, while the union retreated to Centreville. The battle ended on August 30, 1862.
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This battle was in Maryland. The north's was McClellan. The souths' general was Lee. It was a military draw.This battle was seen as a politican vistory for the union. This battle led to the emancipation proclimation.
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In Fredricksburg, Virginia, Union General Burnside faught against Confederate General Robert E. Lee. The Confederates won on December 15, when Burnside retreated across the river.
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Abraham Lincoln issued this document on the 3rd year of the Civil War, It stated that "all persons held as slaves" within the confederate states "are, and henceforward shall be free." It only affected the confederate states.
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On April, 27th, Hooker led his troops on Lee's army at Spotsyleania County, Virginia. The battle ended May 6, 1863. It was a Confederate Victory.This was Lee's greatest victory.
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This battle started on May 18th and ended on July 4th. In Mississippi. Genral Grant for the Union and Genral Pemberton For the Confederace. The Union won. It gave the Union controll of the mississippi river.
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This battle lasted three days. July 1-july 3, in Pennstlvania. Genral Meade lead the Union to victory. The genral for the south was Lee. This battle forced the confederates to withdraw from tennessee. This was the turning point of the war.
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It started in July 16th and ended on September 2nd 1865. This battle was in Georgia. The genral for the Union was Sherman and the genral for the confederace was Hood. The Union won.
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Genral Lee surrendered to Genral Ulysses S. Grant.The surrender was the first time the two genrals had seen each other face to face in almost two decades.
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Lincoln was shot at Ford Theater by JohnWilkes Booth. Lincoln was killed at 10:15pm.
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When the thirteenth amendment was ratified slavery was officially put to an end. The ratification was eight months after the war.
