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South Carolina is the first country to leave the Union
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The state of Mississippi leaves the Union
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The state of Florida leaves the Union
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The state of Alabama leaves the Union
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The state of Georgia leaves the Union
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The state of Louisiana leaves the Union
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The state of Texas leaves the Union
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Abraham Lincoln becomes the 16th president of the United States
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President Lincoln in finally inaugurated in office as the 16th president
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The south did this to try and earn their independence as their own territory
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The ideas of the war finally formulate and actually form a war
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This happened after receiving fire for almost two days
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The state of Virginia leaves the Union
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The state of Arkansas leaves the Union
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The state of Tennessee leaves the Union
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The state of North Carolina leaves the Union
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The President Abraham Lincoln request 500,000 to enlist into the Union army
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The first battle of the Civil War is kicked off with the Union taking a lose
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The state of North Carolina falls to the Union naval forces. This is the beginning of the United States attempting to close the Southern ports
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The great city of Lexington Missouri is taken and controlled by the Confederate by Sterling Price
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The Union attacked the Kentucky area which allowed them to weaken the southern states
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The Confederates were defeated and the battle ended up causing the eastern part of North Carolina to be controlled by the Union
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The fort located in Tennessee controlled by the Confederate was near the Cumberland river. The Union took the area away eventually
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Union troops are surprised by an attack in the town Shiloh located in Tennessee. Union suffers 13,000 and Confederate suffers 10,000 casualties
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The best military leader at the time joins the confederate because he is from the state of Virginia
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The Union win this battle near Missouri and this allows the Union to slip their way into Missouri, with the Confederate technically controlling it still
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The Confederate troops attack the Union at Potomac river.
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The Confederates win this time, while Union general John Pope takes the blame for the loss
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The bloodiest war in US history, over 26,00 are found dead
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Lincolns future plan to make all slaves free
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Union takes another lose with the blame now on Ambrose Burnside, Union suffers 13,000 casualties
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Lincoln follows through with his plan of freeing the slaves with coming up with this plan. Frees slaves in Northern Territory and Slaves captured from the South
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The first ever military draft in US history, or could pay $300 to not be in the military
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South wins another battle suffering 13,000 casualties while North suffers 17,000
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Military leader Stonewall Jackson dies from being shot by his own troops in Chancellorsville
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This is the largest calvary battle of the civil war. Also marks the start of the Gettysburg campaign
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Confederate troops defeat Union troops making a clear path for the Shenandoah Valley
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Gettysburg is one of the biggest turning points of the war, Union takes charge in the war
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On the third day of Gettysburg Robert E Lee forces the general George Pickett to assault Union troops
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General of the Union Ulysses Grant takes over the town of Vicksburg and now controls the Mississippi River
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After the government begins conscription many riots break out, mainly in New York and other Northern territories
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Confederate and members of the guerrillas warfare strategy go into the town destroy buildings, and also kill 150 people
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The Union general William Rosecrans takes a Lose in Tennessee from Confederate leader Braxton Bragg
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Lincoln address his two minute speech at the national cemetery in Gettysburg, Pa
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A stand off which lasted for several days
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Sherman and his army leaves Savannah to go rein destruction on the Carolinas
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After many weeks of digging 109 Union soldiers escape the notorious prison
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The first successful attack using the submarine. Right outside of the the city of South Carolina Charleston
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Lincoln finally points Ulysses Grant as commander of all Union army
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An overall Union strategy for the them to win the war. This involved striking vital places in the south such as the heart of the confederate states.
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A prison camp in the heart of Georgia opens up referred to as camp Sumter. It is known for bad conditions and high death rates
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The first major battle of the red river campaign
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Fort Pillow was overwhelmingly taken by the Confederate after the Union were digging in the South
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Ulysses Grant and over 120,000 march to Richmond Virginia to try and put an end to the war
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Tons of men die do to the forest which they were fighting in caught on fire
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The Union is still advancing down South and although the Union loses more troops than the Confederate, the Confederate still have no choice but to fall back
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Confederate cavalry blocked the Union cavalry. General was wounded during the encounter.
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General Grant causes many problems and the Union lose this battle. Losing 7,000 troops in 20 minutes
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The mobile war ends and a new war begins with an attack on Petersburg that will last 9 months
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Union fleet under leader Said Farragut sailed into Alabama where they defeated the Confederate in another battle
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The General of the Union Sherman burns down Atlanta
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Sherman has a destructive path over 300 miles, causing absolute chaos where ever he comes across
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The Union army crushes the Confederate army of Nashville
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The city of Savannah is officially captured by the Union. General Sherman offers the city to Lincoln as a Christmas present
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13th Amendment is passed and will abolish slavery
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Sherman Captures Columbia South Carolina Confederate soldiers try to hold them off but can't
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Lincoln is sworn in for his second term as president
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Many Confederate troops under General John B. Gordon attack and capture the Union fort in the Petersburg siege
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Confederate win the battle and this causes General Lee to siege Virginia and Petersburg
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The battle of Peterburgs officially ends
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Union army finally captures the Confederate capital Richmond
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The war is officially over with Lee surrendering, they surrendered in a farmhouse in Virginia
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Shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth in Fords Theater
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The second general of the Confederate surrenders in North Carolina
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Confederate leader Jefferson Davis is captured in Irwinville Georgia
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The final battle takes place in Texas in the town of Palmito Ranch, weird thing is its a confederate victory
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Reviewing if the army of Potomac did the right thing
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Reviewing to see if Sherman and his army did right
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General Simon Bolivar Buckner finally surrenders and gives the Union the war
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The 13th amendment is finally followed by all states and slavery is officially abolished
