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The Civil War was a three-year war between the Northern and Southern United States in the middle of the late 1800s. It began during slavery when people had different opinions of how freedom should be.
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The first battle of the war took place in Washington DC when Confederate Soldiers sent by Thomas Johnathan Jackson forced Federals to retreat.
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Around mid-1862, George McClellan was replaced by Henry Halleck as Supreme Commander of the Union Army.
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This was a battle taking place in Virginia when George McClellan's forces were driven back by Jackson's.
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The Union Army hit Lee's yet again and caused them to retreat after losing many lives.
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John Pope attacked Jackson's forces again, and the next day, Robert Lee drove Pope back.
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After the North won the battle at Antietam, Lincoln issues a law that set all slaves free in the North.
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Lee's party ambushed the Union on the day they planned a gathering.
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Taking place in Northern Virginia where Grant's army marched towards Lee's camp. The Union lost many lives.
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In 1864, Halleck was replaced as Supreme Commander of the Union Armies by a man named Ulysses Grant.
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After losing the Battle of the Wilderness, Grant's troops went back and successfully put Petersburg under siege.
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On April second or third, Robert Lee and his army evacuated their town and sent a surrender to Grant's forces. The surrender was accepted and the war seemed to be almost over.
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Lincoln was assassinated by John Wikes Booth at Ford Theatre.
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The end of the Civil war is marked by the day that Johnston's army surrendered to the Union Army on April 26, twelve days after Lincoln's death.