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The American Civil War
The Civil war in America erupted in America over the issue of slavery but ended over the issue of uniting the country once again -
Lincoln's Election
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Secession of South Carolina
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Secession of Mississippi
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Secession of Florida
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Secession of Alabama
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Secession of Georgia
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Secession of Louisiana
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Secession of Texas
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Confederacy Formed
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Lincoln's Inauguration
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Constitution of the CSA formed
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Battle of Fort Sumter
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Secession of Virginia
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Suspension of Habeas Corpus
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Secession of Arkansas
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Secession of Tennessee
*referendum June 8 -
Secession of North Carolina
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First Battle of Bull Run
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Confederate Conscription Act
drafted southern men between the ages of 18 and 35 -
Battle of Shiloh
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Capture of New Orleans
ended May 1 -
Militia Act of 1862
allowed African Americans to participate as war laborers and soldiers. -
Battle of Antietam
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Battle of Fredericksburg
ended on December 15 -
Emancipation Proclamation
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Enrollment Act
Civil War Military Draft,(legislation passed by the Untied States Congress) -
Battle of Chancellorsville
ended May 6 -
Death of Stonewall Jackson
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Siege of Vicksburg
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Battle of Gettysburg
ended July 3 -
Battle of Atlanta
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Re-Election of Lincoln
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Capture of Savannah
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Military Collapse of the CSA
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Battle of Appomattox Court House
General Rober E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia fought its last battle here before surrenderring to Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and the Union Army -
Lincoln's Assassination
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Capture of JW Booth
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Confederacy Dissolved
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Capture of Jefferson Davis
