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Abraham Lincoln elected president.
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The south secedes from the Union.
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Battle of Fort Sumter.
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Battle of Bull Run.
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Emancipation Proclamation singed.
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Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania concludes.
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President Lincoln delivers the " Gettysburg Address".
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Abraham Lincoln nominated for a second term as U.S. President.
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Abraham Lincoln is re-elected President of the United States.
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Abraham Lincoln is shot at Ford's Theater.
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Andrew Johnson sworn in as President of the United States.
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Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House.
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Eight Lincoln- assassination conspirators convicted in Washington, D.C.
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War criminal Henry Wirz hanged.
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The 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery, becomes a part of the U.S. Constitution.