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Confederacy is formed
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Abraham sworn in as 16th president of the United States of America
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1st Battle of Bull Run
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The Monitor battles the Merrimack
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New Orleans falls to the Union
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The Seven Days Battles as Lee attacks McClellan near Richmond
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Battle of Antietam
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Battle of Fredericksburg
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Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation
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Military Draft- the draft is enacted for the first time in history
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Battle of Chancellorsville
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Battle of Gettysburg
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Battle of Gettysburg
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Battle of Vicksburg
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Attack on Ft. Wagner (the movie Glory is based upon)
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Quantrill burns Lawrence
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Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address
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Lincoln wins re-election
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Grant takea supreme command of the Union Army
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Battle of Cold Harbor
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Sherman burns Atlanta
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Sherman reaches the sea (Savannah) dividing the South
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Lincoln 2nd Inaugural Speech
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Richmond falls to the Union Army
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Appomattox Court house
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Lee becomes Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
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Lincoln is assasinated
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The 13th Ammendment is ratified abolishing all slavery
