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South Caroline votes to leave the union, fallowed by Mississippi, Florida Alabama Georgia Louisiana and Texas
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Confederates fired on fort sumter
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After fort sumter Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia secede from the union, Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware stayed in the union
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35,000 confederates met the union troops near manassas junction. confederates hid in high ground behind bull run creek called the first batle of bull run
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president lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as commander of the department of the potomac, replaceing McDowell
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early romance with the war had faded and the harsh effects of the blackade providing for the war effort set in
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the seven days battle. lee attacks McClellan near richmond.
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confederates suprise attack. Ulysses S. Grant unprepared troops at Shiloh on the tennessee river. 13,000 union killed 10,000 confederates killed
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Battle of seven pines McClellan wins!
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75,000 under general john pope are defeated by 55,000 confederates under general stonewall jackson and james longstreet at second battle of bull run
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bloodiest day in U.S military history. Antietam in maryland. 26,000 men are dead
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lincoln replaces McClellan with burnside
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defeated at fredericksburg lost 12,653 men
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general hooker defeated lee at the battle of chancellorsville
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Emancipation Proclamation-free slaves!!
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confederates are defeated at the battle of gettysburg
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gettysburg address
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william t. sherman succeeds grant as commander in the west
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atlanta is captured by shermans army
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62,000 men march to sea, sherman reaches savannah
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lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant
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thirteenth amendment (abolish slavery)