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Abraham Lincoln is elected President of the United States.

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South Carolina secedes from the Union.

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Battle of Fort Sumter, April 12-13, 1861

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Battle of Fort Sumter, April 12-13, 1861

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This was one of the first battles of the Civil War. When Abraham Lincoln announced that he was going to send more supplies the the fort, the confederate general P.G.T Beauregard bombarded the fort. After 34 hours of fire the Fort surrendered and the Confederate won. Surprisingly, there were no causalities.

https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/fort-sumter

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The Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Manassas  took place in Northern Virginia. The battle started when roughly 35,000 union soldiers marched from Washington D.C. to attack a Confederate force of 20,000 along a river known as Bull Run. This resulted in a Confederate victory. The Union had a loss of 3000 people and the Confederate loss 387 lives.

https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/first-battle-of-bull-run

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Battle of Wilson's Creek, August 10, 1861

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Battle of Wilson's Creek, August 10, 1861

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Franz Sigel, attacked the confederates on Wilson's creek, only about 12 miles southwest of Springfield. The Confederate decided to counterattack the Union 3 times but failed to ever actually break through the Union line. Unfortunately there were heavy losses. The Union lost about 1,200 lives and the confederates suffered about 1,100 lives. Once again the Confederates won this battle.

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/battle-wilsons-creek

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February 22, 1862, Jefferson is President

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February 22, 1862, Jefferson is President

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Jefferson Davis becomes President of the Confederate States of America.

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The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the battle of Pittsburgh was a very great and crucial victory for the Union. The Union killed one of the most capable leaders, Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston. More than 23,000 were killed and wounded.

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/society/

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The battle of Antietam was a victory for the Union. It took place in Maryland and after about 12 hours of battle, things finally started to calm down. There were 2,100 deaths for the union and 1550 deaths for the Confederate.

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/videos/battle-antietam

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The Battle of the wilderness allowed for the first stage of a major Union offense towards the Confederate capital of Richmond. After 2 days of heavy battle with far too much death, the battle finally starts to come to an end. The Union lost 2,246 lives and the Confederate lost 1,495 lives. The Battle of the Wilderness ended inconclusively, although the Union did lose more lives.

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/videos/battle-antietam

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Robert E. Lee  surrenders to Union General Ulysses S. Grant.