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Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United Strates in 1860 with 180 electoral votes.
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South Carolina was the first of the Southern states to secede and join the Confederate States of America.
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Fort sumter was attacked by the Confederate Soldiers and there were no casualties in this battle.
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Virginia followed in South carolinas footsteps by seceding from the union to join the confederate side.
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One of the first major battles of the civil war that gave the confederates a little lead in the war.
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In this battle was the first ironclad naval battle in history. It took place between the union and confederates on the merrimack river.
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The Union was unprepared for this battle when the confederate forces attacked them in Pittsburg Landing.
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Mcclellan returned to washinton after his strategy to take the confederate captol of Richmond, VA.
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This battle was where th confederates were outnumbered but still forced the union to retreat.
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This was known as the bloodiest day in American History where the union and confederates fought.
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This battle took place in fredericksburg and was a confederate victory
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In Lincolns announcement, he said that all northern slaves would be free, giving them the power to fight in the war.
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In this battle was a confederate victory lead by the clever tactics of general robert e lee
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In this battle, the Union won by defending their territory and keeping the better location.
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After a long time of laying siege to Vicksburg, the Confederate army surrendered.
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In this battle, the unions 54th regiment attacked the confederate fort wagner.
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In the Gettysburg address, lincoln showed remorse for those who had dies in the war and helped show what they had died for.
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The union army launched a surprise attack on the confederate army at Cold Harbor,Virginia.
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Sherman sent his troops on a march to the sea.
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Sherman used scorched earth policy to burn the city of atlanta, georgia for the union.
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Sherman captures the city of Savannah Georgia.
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In order to be reinstated as the president, Lincoln had to give a second inaugural address to the nation
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The confederate capitol of Richmond Virginia finally fell to thte union in 1865 after being burned
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Robert E lee durrendered to Grant and his troops on april 9th 1865.
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When lee was finally pushed as far as he could go by the union, he was forced to surrender to grant at appotomox courthouses.
