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confederacy is formed
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1st Battle of Bull Run
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grant takes control of union army
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Battle of Monitor and Merrimack
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military draft is put into use by union
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New Orleans Falls to Union
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lee becomes commander of army in northern virginia
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Battle of Antietam
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signing of emancipation proclamation
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Battle of Fredericksburg
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Battle of Chancellorsville
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Battle of Vicksburg
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Battle of Gettysburg
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quantrill burns lawrence
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attack on ft wagner
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Lincoln gives gettysburg Address
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Battle of Cold Harbor
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sherman burns atlanta
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Lincoln wins Re-election
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sherman reaches sea
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Lincolns 2nd Inaugural Speech
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richmond falls to union army
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appomattox court house
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Lincoln Assassination
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13th amendment abolishes slavery