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The Battle of Fort Sumter started the American Civil War. The fort eventually fell to the Southerners.
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President Lincoln proclaimed a blockade of the South.
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The First Battle of Bull Run was the first batte of the Civil War. The battle was fought only about 30 miles from Washington D.C.
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The battle at Shiloh was fought in Shiloh, TN. Grant defeated the Southerners.
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Gen. McClellan came across the Confederate army in Yorktown, VA. The Confederate army moved onto Williamsburg during the night.
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On this date President Lincoln issues a formal emancipation proclamation to free all slaves in the Confederate states of the United States.
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The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in Gettysburg, PA. This battle had the largest number of casualties out of the entire Civil War.
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On this date President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg address at the dedication of the Soldier's National Cemetary in Gettysburg, PA.
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President Lincoln was reelected for his second term of office.
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President Lincoln was assasinated by John Wilkes Booth.
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The Confederate army in Alabama and Mississippi surrender.
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The last of the Confederat armies surrender.
