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confederacy was formed
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arkansas secedes from union
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Richmond falls to the union army
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1st battle of bull run
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the Monitor battles the Merrimack
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New Orleans falls to the union
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Lee becomes Commander of the army of Northern Virgina
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Battle of Antietam
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Battle of Fredericksburg
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signing of the emancipation proclamation
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first enacted military draft in history
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battle of chancelorsville
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Battle of vicksburg
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battle of gettysburg
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attack on ft. wagner
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Quantrill burns lawrence
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Lincoln delivers the gettysburg address
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Grant takes supreme command of the union army
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battle of cold harbor
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Lincoln wins re-election
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sherman burns atlanta
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battle of nashville
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sherman reaches the sea dividing the south
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the 13th amendment is ratified abolishing all slavery
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Lincolns 2nd inaugural speech
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Appomattox Court House
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lincolns assasinated
