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American Civil War: Aftermath (view source)
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== '''1861''' ==
== 1861 ==
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| March 4 || [[Abraham Lincoln]] is inaugurated as [[President]]
| March 4 || [[Abraham Lincoln]] is inaugurated as [[President]]
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== '''1862''' ==
== 1862 ==
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| February 16 || Battle at [[Fort Donelson]], [[Tennessee]]
| February 16 || Battle at [[Fort Donelson]], [[Tennessee]]
| March 9 || Naval battle between [[Union Monitor]] and [[Confederate]] [[Merrimac]] in the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. Merrimac withdraws
| March 9 || Naval battle between [[Union Monitor]] and [[Confederate]] [[Merrimac]] in the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. Merrimac withdraws
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| April 6-7 || [[Battle of Shiloh]], [[Tennessee]]
| April 6–7 || [[Battle of Shiloh]], [[Tennessee]]
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| April 25 || Union Admiral [[David G. Farragut]] captures [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]
| April 25 || Union Admiral [[David G. Farragut]] captures [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]
| June 25-July 1 || [[Seven Day's Battles]], [[Maryland]] and [[Virginia]]
| June 25-July 1 || [[Seven Day's Battles]], [[Maryland]] and [[Virginia]]
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| September 16-17 || [[Battle of Antietam]] ([[Sharpsburg]]), [[Maryland]]
| September 16–17 || [[Battle of Antietam]] ([[Sharpsburg]]), [[Maryland]]
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| September 23 || [[Abraham Lincoln|President Lincoln]] issues preliminary [[Emancipation Proclamation]] freeing slaves in [[South]] as of January 1, 1863
| September 23 || [[Abraham Lincoln|President Lincoln]] issues preliminary [[Emancipation Proclamation]] freeing slaves in [[South]] as of January 1, 1863
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== '''1863''' ==
== 1863 ==
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| January 1 || [[Abraham Lincoln|President Lincoln]] issues [[Emancipation Proclamation]]
| January 1 || [[Abraham Lincoln|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
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| July 4 || Union forces win siege of [[Vicksburg]], [[Mississippi]]
| July 4 || Union forces win siege of [[Vicksburg]], [[Mississippi]]
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| September 19-20 || [[Battle of Chickamauga]], [[Georgia]]
| September 19–20 || [[Battle of Chickamauga]], [[Georgia]]
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| November 19 || [[Abraham Lincoln|President Lincoln]] delivers [[Gettysburg Address]] to dedicate battlefield.
| November 19 || [[Abraham Lincoln|President Lincoln]] delivers [[Gettysburg Address]] to dedicate battlefield.
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| November 23-25 || [[Battle of Chattanooga]], [[Tennessee]]
| November 23–25 || [[Battle of Chattanooga]], [[Tennessee]]
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== '''1864''' ==
== 1864 ==
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| March 9 || [[Ulysses S. Grant|Gen. Grant]] becomes General-in-Chief of Union armies
| March 9 || [[Ulysses S. Grant|Gen. Grant]] becomes General-in-Chief of Union armies
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| May 5-6 || [[Battle of the Wilderness]], [[Virginia]]
| May 5–6 || [[Battle of the Wilderness]], [[Virginia]]
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| May 8-12 || [[Battle of Spotsylvania]], [[Virginia]], Court House
| May 8–12 || [[Battle of Spotsylvania]], [[Virginia]], Court House
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| June 15-18 || [[Battle of Petersburg]], [[Virginia]]
| June 15–18 || [[Battle of Petersburg]], [[Virginia]]
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| July 11-12|| [[Confederacy|Confederate]] raid under [[Jubal Early|Gen. Jubal Early]] almost reaches [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]
| July 11–12|| [[Confederacy|Confederate]] raid under [[Jubal Early|Gen. Jubal Early]] almost reaches [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]
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| July 30 || [[Battle of the Crater]], [[Petersburg]], [[Virginia]]
| July 30 || [[Battle of the Crater]], [[Petersburg]], [[Virginia]]
| November 15 || [[William Tecumseh Sherman|Sherman]] begins his [[March to the Sea]]
| November 15 || [[William Tecumseh Sherman|Sherman]] begins his [[March to the Sea]]
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| December 15-16 || [[Battle of Nashville]], [[Tennessee]]
| December 15–16 || [[Battle of Nashville]], [[Tennessee]]
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| December 21 || [[William Tecumseh Sherman|Sherman]] occupies [[Savannah]], [[Georgia]]
| December 21 || [[William Tecumseh Sherman|Sherman]] occupies [[Savannah]], [[Georgia]]
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== '''1865''' ==
== 1865 ==
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| February 6 || [[Robert E. Lee|Gen. Robert E. Lee]] becomes General-in-Chief of [[Confederacy|Confederate]] armies
| February 6 || [[Robert E. Lee|Gen. Robert E. Lee]] becomes General-in-Chief of [[Confederacy|Confederate]] armies