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Election of abraham Lincoln .
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SC secedes from the Union, first one to leave
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The Confederate States of America is founded.
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Attack on Fort Sumter. Official start of the civil war.
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1st Battle of Bull Run
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Penninsula campaign. First major attempt to capture richmond. It was a series of battles Union lost a whole bunch of them.
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Union successfully blockaded all confederate ports save for Charleston SC and Wilmington NC
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Battle of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson.
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Battle of Shiloh
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Union Captures New Orleans. Admiral David Farragut. Major win.
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Battle of Antietam. Repelled a confederate invasion of maryland. Kept britain from recognizing the confederacy.
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Battle of Gettysburg. It was a huge victory for the Union
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Vicksburg is Captured. It gave the union complete control of the mississippi river.
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Atlanta was Captured and Sherman started his way to the sea through Georgia.
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Lee surrenders to grant.
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Lincoln Assassinated at Fords Theatre and the Peterson house