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south Carolina adopts a secession ordinance. this is soon followed through January by other states.
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The events of the war
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Southern forces under the command of P.G.T Beauregard captures the fort controlling the entrance to Charleston Harbor.
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Virginia secedes from the united states of america, Virginia native Robert E Lee resins from the union army and joins the confederate army.
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Ulysses S Grant is appointed colonel of the 21st Illinois volunteer regiment. this started his civil war career
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Confederate forces under General Beauregard defeat forces under General Irvin McDowell. this was the first major battle of the civil war.
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Union forces under Ambrose Burnside capture Roanoke island from the confederacy.
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The union ironclad Monitor attacks Confederate Ironclad Merrimack. although a draw, this is considered the most important naval battle of the war.
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Union forces under George B McClellan attempt to capture Yorktown, only for the confederate troops to escape to Williamsburg.
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Union troops under Grant defeat confederate troops under Albert Sidney Johnston.
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Henry Halleck and his armies capture Corinth Mississippi from P.G.T Beauregard.
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Union forces under John Pope are defeated by Robert E Lee.
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Union forces under George B McClellan defeat an invasion force of Robert E Lee.
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Abraham Lincoln orders that all slaves in the south are free upon leaving southern control.
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Union soldiers under Ambrose Burnside are decisively defeated by Robert E Lee
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After a risky maneuver, Lee decisively defeats an army of more than double his own size under General Joseph Hooker
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Ulysses S Grant captures Vicksburg Mississippi from the confederates and the control of the Mississippi river.
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A southern attempt to capture Philadelphia is thwarted by general George G Meade.
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Abraham Lincoln gives a speech to honor the fallen of both sides. this goes down as one of the most important speeches in U.S history.
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The union captured the city of Atlanta, significantly bolstering union morale.
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The union victory at Appomattox forced Robert E Lee to officially surrender to the united states of america.
