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Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh (Pittsburg Landing), Tennessee, ended in Union victory. It was the bloodiest battle up until that point in American history, with more American casualties than the Revolution, War of 1812, and Mexican-American War combined. Union forces suffered 13,047 casualties and the Confederate side 10,699.
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Minutemen established
The first group of minutemen was organized in Massachusetts in September 1774.
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Declaration of Independence
Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. The first draft denounced the slave trade, but that passage was omitted from final text.
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Dunmore’s Proclamation
As the American Revolution began, Governor Dunmore in Virginia offered freedom to slaves of American rebels who fought on the British side.