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First major battle of the Civil War. There were 480 killed on the union side and about 2500 casualties. There was
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September 17th general Robert E Lee and General McClellan fought at sharps burg Maryland. The result of the battle was inconclusive.
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In July 1, 1863 The battle of Gettysburg started. It was the bloodiest battle in North America. It was a 3 day battle. There were 23,049 casualties in all for the Union and about 23-28,000 casualties in all for the Confederacy. It ended on July 3, 1863
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April 15th, 1865 Abraham Lincoln was killed by John Wilkes booth. At fords theater five days after Robert E Lee surrendered at Appomattox court house in Virginia
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From November 15 til December 21, 1864, Union General William T. Sherman led some 60,000 soldiers on a 285-mile march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia.
