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civil war timeline

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    civil war

    history of the american civil war
  • Abraham Lincoln becomes president of the united states

    Abraham Lincoln becomes president of the united states
  • Seven Southern States Secede

  • South attacks mount sumter starting the civil war

  • Antietam is the bloodiest battle in the war

  • Lincoln signs the emancipation proclamation

  • Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address

  • Lee Surrenders to Grant