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Confederate Gerneral Beauregard attacks with 50 cannons upon Fort Sumter in Charleston SC.
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Union General Irvin McDowell suffers a defeat at Bull Run 25 miles Southwest of Washington.
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Confederate suprise attack General Grant at Shiloh on the Tennesse River. 13,000 Union soilders are killed and wounded along with 10,000 confederates. More than all of America's previous wars.
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75,000 Union troops lead by Gen. John Pope are defeated by 55,000 Confederate troops lead by Gen. Stonewall Jackson.
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The bloodiest day in American military history. Genral Robert E. Lee is stopped by union general McClellan, by nightfall 26,000 men are deadm wounded, or missing. Lee withdraws into Virgina
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Army of the Potomac under Gen. Burnside suffer a costly defeat at Fredricksburg VA.
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President Lincoln frees all the slaves in Confederate territories and emphaizes on the elistment of black union soilders.
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Union Army under Gen. Hooker is deafeated at Chancellorsville VA, by Robert E. Lee. Stonewall Jackson is mortally wounded by own troops. Union looses 17,000 out of 130,000 and Confederates loose 13,000 out of 60,000.
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The tides of the war are shifted against the south when confederates are deafeted at the Battle of Gettysburg in PA.
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Vicksburg the last confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River surrenders to the Union Army. The Confederacy is now split in half with the Union having control of the MS. River.
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Anti-draft riots include arson and murder of blacks by poor immigrant whites. 120 people including men, women and children are left dead and $2 million dollars in damage are caused.
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Confederate victory at Chickamauga TN leaves Gen. Rosecrans' union troops trapped in Chattanooga under confederate siege.
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President Lincoln gives a 2minuet speech at the Gettysburg battlefield that makes the battlefield a national cemetary.
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Lincoln issues a Proclamation of Amnsty and Reconstruction, also known as the 10% bill. The policy was meant to shorten the war by offering a moderate peace plan.
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A costly mistake leaves 7,000 union causualties in 20 minuets.
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Republicans in congress propose the Wade-Davis Bill as an alternative to the 10% plan. Lincoln pocket veto it.
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Atlanta is captured by Sherman's army
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Hood's rebel army is crused by Federals under Gen. George Thomas. THe Confedate Army of TN ceases as an effective fighting force.
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Gen. Lee surrenders to Gen.Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virgina.
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Lincoln is shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln dies the next morning.
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U.S Congress approves theThirteenth Ammendment to the U.S Consitution.
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Passed over Johnson's veto.
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Revokes 3/5th compromise
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Black Men are granted the right to vote.
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