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The timespan
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Abraham Lincoln was elected 16th president of the United States
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The Battle of Fort Sumter was the starting point of the Civil War in which the South captured the fort.
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He did it to cut off supplies to the South and it also prevented them from getting exports from other countries.
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The first battle of the bull run or manassas was the first real major conflict of the Civil War.
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It was the first naval battle that used armor plating.
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From June 25th to July 1st there was a series of 6 battles within 7 days of each other. It also revealed the skill of both sides.
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It is known as the bloodiest one-day battle in American history.
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Abraham Lincoln issued it saying that if the Rebels did not join the Union by Jan. 1st all slaves in their states will be free
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The 2nd Bull Run was far more worse than the first one. The confederacy killed ten times more than the Union.
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The Emancipation Proclamation was issued and announced the acceptace of slaves in the North into the war.
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It was a major battle of the CIvil War that showed General Lee's true potential as a general.
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The Battle of Gettysburg lasted from July 1st to July 3rd. It was the largest battle of the Civil War.
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With the Union winning it gave them control of the Mississippi and the upper hand for the rest of the war
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It is one of the most well known and famous speeches in American history.
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This battle was vital for the south because they captured a railroad junction after they won the battle
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Ulysses S. Grant takes over the whole Union army.
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On this march Sherman and his troops burned crops, killed livestock and used the south's supplies in a hope to cut into their defenses and morale.
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It helped with Lincoln's re-election and destroyed the South's morale.
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On April 15th Abraham Linocln was re-elected as president of the United States.
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They now have created a military barrier that stretches from east to west across the South.
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It was passed ending the use of slavery in the U.S.
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Union troops move in and capture Richmond Virginia
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Union soldiers capture the capital of Virginia which was the Confederate capital
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Robert E. Lee surrenders his troops after four bloody years of the Civil War
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Abe Lincoln was assasinated by John Wilkes Booth.
