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[During the early moths of 1861, the fort around Fort Sumter increasingly began to resemble a siege. ](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Sumter)
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[Major Battle in the weatern theater ](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Shiloh)
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[presidential proclamtion and executive order issued by president Abraham Lincoln.](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation)
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