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1863

  • Vicksburg falls to Union forces.

  • Lee defeated at battle of Gettysburg.

1864

  • Grant appointed Union general in chief.

  • Wilderness campaign launches.

  • Atlanta falls to Union forces.

  • Lincoln reelected.

1865

  • Richmond falls to Union forces.

  • Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court House.

  • Lincoln assassinated; Andrew Johnson becomes president.