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Lincoln is elected as president
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the seceded southern states form the Confederation appointing former Federal army officer Jefferson Davis of Kentucky as their President
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Battle of Ft Sumter
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Virginia secedes from the Union followed by Arkansas, N.Carolina, Tennessee
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First battle of Bull Run
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Second battle of Bull Run
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Battle of Antietam
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Battle of Fredericksburg