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Abraham Lincoln took office.
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Civil war started in a federal court called Fort Sumter in South Carolina. Battle lasted 33 hours before the Confederates won.
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Confusion caused Union batteries to stop firing and the Confederates overwhelmed the Union which ended in a Confederate victory in Virginia.
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In the Virginia coast this battle marked the end of wooden vessels and introduction to iron clad ships tat were more durable. Neither side won.
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Union forces got surprised by Confederates on day one of the battle but Grant's counterattack attack on day two caused Union to win and take control of Mississippi Valley.
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Even though McClellan did not take advantage of Confederate's plan the Union forces still are able to force the Confederates to retreat in Sharpsburg, Virginia.
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Union maintained high ground and gave them the advantage to win and it was seen as the beginning of the end for the South in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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President Lincoln used the Union victory at Antietam to issue a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation which freed all slaves in rebellious states.
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After Union took out smaller Confederate forces Grant orders a siege of Vicksburg and the Confederates eventually give up after weeks of suffering.
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General William Tecumseh Sherman marched his troops and used the tactic of total war in order to destroy the South and break their Spirit. From Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia to Columbia, South Carolina.
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Congress formed these offices throughout the South that gave clothes, food, and medicine to Freedmen and also established schools and offices.
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General Lee's men were tired and outnumbered 6 to 1. This is when Lee and Grant agree to end the war and Confederate soldiers surrender in Virginia. The Confederate soldiers were allowed to keep their homes and horses and would not be tried for treason.
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John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Lincoln at Forde's Theater in Washington.
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Gave African American's citizenship and said that states had to provide equal protection for all.
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Guaranteed all men right to vote.
