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Lincoln is inaugurated into office
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The south secedes from the union. This is the first thing that beguins the civil war.
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Lee's army attacks the "Army of the Potomac" under General George McClellan in a succession of battles beginning at Mechanicsville on June 26 and ending at Malvern Hill on July 1.
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Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address.
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Abraham Lincoln is nominated by his party for a second term as president.
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The final battle of the Civil War takes place at Palmito Ranch, Texas. It is a Confederate victory.