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| April 12 || Civil War begins when [[Confederacy|Confederates]] attack [[Fort Sumter]], [[South Carolina]]

| April 12 || Civil War begins when [[Confederacy|Confederates]] attack [[Fort Sumter]], [[South Carolina]]

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| July 21 || First Battle of [[Bull Run]], [[Virginia]], also called [[First Manassas]]

| July 21 || [[First Battle of Bull Run]], [[Virginia]], also called [[First Manassas]]

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| January 1 || [[President Lincoln]] issues [[Emancipation Proclamation]]

| January 1 || [[President Lincoln]] issues [[Emancipation Proclamation]]

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| May 2-4 || Battle of [[Chancellorsville]], [[Virginia]]

| May 2-4 || [[Battle of Chancellorsville]], [[Virginia]]

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| July 1-3 || [[Battle of Gettysburg]], [[Pennsylvania]]; [[Union]] victory marks turning point in the war

| July 1-3 || [[Battle of Gettysburg]], [[Pennsylvania]]; [[Union]] victory marks turning point in the war