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South Carolina seceded from the Union. Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas follow South Carolina's lead and form the Confederate States of America.
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The War began as the Confederates fired on fort Sumpter.
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Ulysses S. Grant won the first important Union victory in the west at Fort Donelson.
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Lincoln removes McClellan for lack of agressiveness.
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Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox.
