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Abraham Lincoln elected president of the united states.

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South Caroline votes to secede from the Union

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South Carolina votes to secede from the Union

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Crittenden Compromise fails

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Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana secede from the Union

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Texas secedes from the Union
Texas was the seventh state to secede from the union.

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The Confederate States of America is established and is headed by President Jefferson Davis.
Formerly an american politician, he served from 1861-1865.

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Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated.
Lincoln was preparing to lead the country through war.

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Marked the beginning of the civil war

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Virginia joins the Confederate States of America. In 1863, the western part will break away and join the Union.

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Arkansas and North Carolina join the Confederate States of America.

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Tennessee joins the Confederate States of America

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Tennessee joins the Confederate States of America

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Union troops are defeated at the 1st Battle of Bull Run (Manassas).
It was the first full scale battle of the civil war.

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The battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack (Hampton Roads) revolutionize naval warfare

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Union troops are victorious at the Battle of Shiloh (Pittsburg Landing).
This battle allowed the union to go past confederate defenses.

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Confederate troops are victorious at the 2nd Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)

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The Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg) is the bloodiest day of the war.

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Lincoln signs the emancipation proclamation and it goes into effect on january 1, 1863.
Freed the slaves only in the confederate territory and not in the Union.

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Confederate troops are victories at the Battle of Fredericksburg

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Siege of Vicksburg

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Union troops are victorious at Gettysburg.
Acknowledged as the turning point of the civil war.

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The Battle of Chattanooga is a Union victory.
Prepared the south for a Union invasion.

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Aberman Lincoln wins a close re-election against General George McClellean

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Sherman’s March to the Sea devastates the South

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Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox

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Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Lincoln's assasination was a larger plot to revive the confederate cause.

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The Siege of Petersburg results in a Union victory