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Civil War
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President
Aberham Lincoln became the sixteenth president. -
Secedes
South Carolina secedes from the union. -
Confederate states
The Confederate States of America is formed with Jefferson Davis, a West Point graduate and former U.S. Army officer, as president -
Fort Sumter Attacked
President Lincoln issues a proclamation of blockade against southern ports. -
Shiloh
After four months as his own general-in-chief, President Lincoln hands over the task to Gen. Henry W. (Old Brains) Halleck. -
Antietam
The president replaces McClellan with Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside as the new Commander of the Army of the Potomac -
Fredericksburg
President Lincoln issues the final Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in territories held by Confederates and emphasizes the enlisting of black soldiers in the Union Army -
Gettysburg
The tide of war turns against the south as the confederates are defeated at the battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania -
Chattanooga
President Lincoln appointed Gen. Grant to command all of the armies of the United States. Gen. William T. Sherman succeeds Grant as commander in the west. -
Lee Surrenders
General Lee surrendered in the parlor of this house -
Lincoln Shot
President Abraham Lincoln dies at 7:22 in the morning. Vice President Andrew Johnson assumes the presidency. -
Lincoln shot
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, is finally ratified. Slavery is abolished
