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Period: to
Civil War Timespan
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The South secedes from the North
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the attack on Fort Sumter left four more states to join the Confederacy.
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Civil war began with shots fired at Fort Sumter
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Four slave states stay in the Union. Delware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri.
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President Lincoln issued a war order authorizing the Union to launch a unified aggressive action against the Confederacy.
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Flag officer David Farragut lead an assault up the Mississippi.
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There was a rich harvest for photographers in Rappohannock.
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General Grant continued to attack Lee.
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Grant again attacked Confederate forces at Cold Harbor.
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Remaining Confederate troops were defeated by the end of April .
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General Lee's troops were surrounded and they agreed to surrender.
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President lincold was watching a performance, and was shot by John Wilkes booth.