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Abraham Lincoln is elected President of the United States.
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South Carolina becomes the first state to leave the Union, setting the stage for all other secessions.
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The Confererate States of America is formed.
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Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated as the President of the United States of America.
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The First military action of the Civil War. Union forces surrendered the fort.
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First Major battle of the Civil War. There are heavy casusalities on both sides but the Union is foced to retreat towards Washington.
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The battle began as The Confederate Army launched a suprise attack on the Union troops. The Union eventually won and started their invasion of Mississppi.
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In a series of Battles Lee drove the Union forces away from Richmond and forced them to retreat.
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Union forces were trying to link up to attack Richmond but were driven back by Lee to Washington.
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First major battle on Union soil and the bloodiest day of the war. Lee's forces were forced to retreat back to Virginia after a failed attack.
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The Union was trying to cross the Rappahonnock River to attack Richmond but were driven back by Lee's forces.
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The Confederacy was forced to retreat to Alabama after heavy losses and Union reinforcements.
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Abraham Lincoln frees all slaves in states rebeling against the United States.
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Lee was outnumbered nearly 2 to 1 but decided to split his army. Stonewall Jackson was killed by friendly fire. The Union had to retreat North.
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Grant decideds to start a siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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Lee and Meade's army clash in Pennsylvania that results in the highest casualities of any Civil War battle. The Union wins and Lee is forced to retreat to Virginia. The turning point of the war.
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The Union victory gave them the control of the Mississippi River and cut Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas from the rest of the Confederacy.
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Largest Union defeat in the Western theatre. Forced a Union retreat to Chattanooga.
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Lincoln gave a speech dedicating a National Cemetery. He vowed to not let the nation perish from the earth.
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The Union army recieves reinforcements and forces the Confredrates to retreat, giving the Union full control of Tennessee.
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Heavy fighting in Virginia that was tactially inconclusive. This led to the Battle of Spotsylvania.
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The battle had over 30,000 casualities yet nothing was gained in terms of tactics.
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Lincoln wins his second straight election is a landslide electoral victory.
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Sherman starts in Atlanta and burns a 60 mile wide path on his way to Savannah.
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One of the worst losses for the Confederacy. Led to the Battle of Nashville.
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Sherman's March ends when he captues Savannah, Georgia.
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Lincoln is inaugurated for his second term as president.
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General Lee surrenders to General Grant to end fighting.
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Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant to officially end the Civil War.
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John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincol at Ford's Theatre is Washington.
