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Abraham Lincoln is elected President of the United States.
November 6, 1860

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December 20, 1860. South Carolina secedes from the Union.

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April 12, 1861.  There was one death from the union.  At the battle the Confederates shot mortars at Fort Sumter.  The battle was a Confederate victory.

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/fort-sumter

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July 21, 1861.  There were 2,896 deaths from the union and 1,982 deaths from the Confederation.  At the start the Union had the upper hand and drove the Confederates away, but later on the Confederates reinforced there lines, and won the battle.

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/bull-run

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February 22, 1862. Jefferson Davsi becomes President of the Confederate States of America.

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September 16 - 18 1862.  There were 12,401 Union deaths and 10,316 Confederate deaths.  McClellan sent only 3/4 of his troops and Lee took out a lot of his men. Even though Lee's army took out the most men they still lost and it was a Union Victory.

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/antietam

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Dec 11 - 15, 1862.  There were 12,500 union deaths and 6000 Confederate deaths.  Burnside had a lot more men than Lee.  The battle lasted for four days and in the end it was a Confederate Victory

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/fredericksburg

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Sep 18 - 20, 1863.  There were 16,170 Union deaths and 18,454 Confederate deaths.  The two sides had almost even amount of soldiers.  Rosecrans sees what Bragg was doing and anticipated his movements.  In the end it was a Confederate victory.

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/chickamauga

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May 18 - Jul 4, 1863.  It had 4,910 Union deaths and there were 32,363 Confederate deaths.  It was a 47 day long siege ending in a Union Victory.

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/vicksburg

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April 9, 1865. Robert E. Lee  surrenders to Union General Ulysses S. Grant.