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United States Civil War


United States, Military Event    (1861-04 to 1865-04)
• Southern states form a Confederacy and attempt to secede from the U.S. Federal Government, resulting in a military conflict
• Library of Congress timeline of the Civil War (See: Timeline)
• 1861-02 : Confederate States of America formed
• 1862 : Federal Government begins issuing legal tender notes ("greenbacks") which are not redeembable in gold or silver -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1863-03 : Federal government begins military conscription
• 1865-04-09 : Confederate General Lee surrenders to Union General Grant at Appomattox, Virginia
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Lincoln, Abraham   (Player of, 1861-04 to 1865-04) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. military during the conflict
• 1863-01 : Lincoln issues "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing the black slaves in the Southern states -- Duck | Google | Bing