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4 more states have joined the confederacy
general robert e lee has defected to the confederate side
the union has embargoed confederate ports, technically recognizing their independence. the confederacy may now be supported by outside nations
the confederacy has placed an embargo on cotton for the united kingdom and france, believing the reduction in their textile manufacturing an indirect call to arms against the union
the confederate ironclad "merrimac" sunk two wooden union ships and then faced a draw against a union ironclad. naval warfare has been changed forever
the battles of bull run and antietam took place this year, shedding huge amounts of american blood from both sides