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Expansion and Slavery: 1846–1855
Bleeding Kansas: 1854–1856
The Buchanan Years: 1857–1858
The Election of 1860 and Secession: 1859–1861
The Union Side: 1861–1863
The Confederate Side: 1861–1863
Major Battles: 1861–1863
The Final Year: 1864–1865
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