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South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union
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President Abraham Lincoln was elected. He heavily disliked the idea of the south seceding.
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The Confederate States of America's constitution was signed in Montgomery, Alabama
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The date of the start of the Civil War.
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The timespan of the Civil War.
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After two days of Confederates hitting Fort Sumter, the Union surrenders.
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The First Battle of Bull Run was on July 21, 1861. The Battle ended in a Union loss, forcing them to retreat back to Washington.
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Ulysses S. Grant was surprised at Shiloh in Tennessee. The battle caused many casualties.
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The date that Robert E. Lee assumed command of the Union army.
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The second battle of Bull Run, like the first, was a Confederate victory. The Confederates were led by General Stonewall Jackson.
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One of the bloodiest days in US history was the Battle of Antietam. In total there were almost 23,000 casualties.
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President Lincoln says the Emancipation Proclamation, ending slavery in the South.
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The date when General Stonewall Jackson died because his own troops shot him on accident.
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On this day the Union Army defeated Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army. This battle marked a turning point.
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The day where President Lincoln delivered his two minute speech at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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The Union army takes another victory at Nashville, Tennessee.
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Congress approves the 13th Amendment, ending slavery.
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The Union Army captures Richmond, Virginia.
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General Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant in the Appomattox Court House in Virginia. This marks the end of the war.
