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Abraham Lincoln elected president
he had declared "Government cannot endure permanently half slave, half free..." also the first Republican, receiving 180 of 303 possible electoral votes and 40 percent of the popular vote. -
President Lincoln called for Army volunteers
president lincoln asked three month of service terms from each volunteer -
Blockade
president Lincoln proclaimed a blockade of the South -
Confederate Capital
Richmond, Virginia was choosen for the Confederate Capital. -
First Battle of Bull run
This was the first great battle of the Civil War. The battle was fought at Manassas Junction near Bull Run Creek, only 30 miles south of Washington, D. C. Many Congressmen and their wives watched from behind the battle lines. The North was defeated and retreated to the capital. President Lincoln asked for more volunteers. -
Ironclad Ships Battle
For the first time in history two ironclad ships battled.The Confederate ironclad was an old wooden ship called the Merrimac which had been rebuilt with iron all around the boat. The Merrimac had sunk several Union ships in the past months. The North decided to build an ironclad ship to fight it. The Northern ship was called the Monitor. -
Confederate Army Calls for Men
All men between the ages of 18 and 35 must serve in the army -
Second Battle at Bull Run
The Union led by General John Pope was defeated at Bull Run Creek while trying to reach Richmond. The Union army retreat to Washington. -
Battle of Antietam
general Lee took command telling the Confederate forces that he planned to carry the fight to the enemy. He crossed the Potomac River into Maryland, but was blocked from Washington, D. C. by Union troops in a bloody battle at Sharpsburg near Antietam Creek. Lee realized that his army was in a bad position to receive supplies and withdrew his troops over the Potomac to Virginia -
president Lincoln Frees all the Slaves
President issued a proclamation freeing all the slaves in the South. Lincoln's document called the Emancipation Proclamation because in emancipated the slaves. -
Gettysburg Adress
Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and is one of the best-known speeches in United States history. -
Grant appointed Commander-in-Chief
President Lincoln appointed Grant became general in chief of the North. Grant then appinted General William T. Sherman to command the Western armies, while General George G. Meade remained the command of the armies of the East. -
relection of Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was relected president the second term -
Lee becomes general
Lee became general in chief of the South. -
Appomattox Courthouse
General Lee surrendered to General Grant at Appomottox Courthouse, Virginia -
Lincoln's assasination
On Good Firday, April 14 president Lincoln was assassinated. He was attending a performance at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D. C. The assisin was and actor named John Wilkes Booth. After twelve days of running,Booth was fatally shot. -
Confederate's surrenders
Confederate forces in Alabama and Mississippi surrendered -
remaining Confederate's surrenders
The last Confederate troops surrendered
