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The Republican Abraham Lincoln became President of the USA.
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Unhappy with the constitution, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas, has left the Union and soon made an alliance called the 'Confederates of America
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The Souths has made a new government and made a new constitution called Confederate Constitution and appointed Jefferson Davis as head of government.
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Delaware, Kentucky, Marlyand, and Missouri was still in the union but accepted slaves.
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The Souths opened fire at Ft.Sumter, gaining control of Port Charleston. Lincoln called out 75,000 people to help stop the firing. This is the start of Civil War.
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Virginia secedes from the Union, followed by Arkansas, Tennessee and North Carolina. By this time, the confederates had 11 states with a population of 9 million, (including 4m million slaves) whilst the Unions had 21 states with a population of over 20 million.
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Robert E. Lee resigned his commission in the Union's Army. He then went to Virginia, and was offered command of the military and Naval forces. He accepted.
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President Lincoln issues a Proclamation of Blockade against Southern Port. This helped decrease the southern supply from overseas.
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The Union Army (Led by Irvin McDowell) fought against the Confederates. The Union Army lost.
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The Union troops fell back to Washington. President Lincoln realizes the war will be long.
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President Lincoln appoints George B. McCellan as Commander of the Department of the Potomac, replacing McDowell.
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President Lincoln appointed McClellan as the general-in-chief of all states in Union right after the resignation of Winfield Scott.
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Two confederate officials were sailing toward England and was seized by the US Navy. England, the leading world power, demands their release or else they'll start war. President released them saying, 'One war at a time".
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President Lincoln issued the final Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in territories held by Confederates. The war now became a revolutionary struggle for the abolition of slavery.
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President Lincoln issues General War Order No. 1 calling all the US naval and land forces to being at an advance of February 22 (George Washington's birthday)
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President appoints Joseph Hooker as commander of the army of the Potomac replacing burnside.
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Grant is placed in command of the army of the west, with the intentions of capturing Vickspurg.
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Future President Gen. Ulysses captured Fort Henry and ten days later Fort Donelson.
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President Lincoln temporary relieved McClellan as general-in chief and takes direct command of the UA.
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McClellan's Army of the Potomac advances from Washington down the Potomac rover and the Chesapeake Bay to the peninsular south of the Confederate Capital of Richmond, Virginia then begins an advance toward Richmond.
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The Confederate Merrimac sinked two wooden Union Ship then battled the Union Ironcal 'Monitor' to a draw. Naval Warfare changed forever.
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Confederate surprise attack on Ulysses S. Grant's unprepared troops at shiloh on the Tennesse River resulting 13,000 Unions killed, and 10,000 confederates dead. Abraham wanted to relieve Grant but didn't saying, 'I can't spare this man; he fights.'
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17 union ships under the command of Flag Officer moved up to the Mississippi River then took New Orleans, the South's greatest seaport.
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The battle of Seven Pines as Gen. Joseph E.Johnston's Army attacked McClellan troops in front of Richmond and nearly defeats them. Joseph was greatly injured.
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Gen Robert E. Lee assumes command replacing the wonder Johnston. He then renamed his force the 'Army of Northern Virginia'.
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President Lincoln gives his position to Henry w. Halleck.
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The Seven Days Battles as Lee attacks McClellan near Richman, resulting in very heavy losses for both armies. McClellan then begins a withdrawal back toward Washington
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75,000 Federals under John Pope were defeated by 55,000 confederates under Stonewall Jackson and James Longstreet. The UA retreated back to washington. The president then relieved Pope.
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Lee Invades the north with 50k confederates and heads for Harpes Ferry, located 50 miles northwest of Washington. The UA with 90,000 members pursues Lee.
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Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Confederate are stopped at Antietam in Maryland by McClelland and numerically superior Union Forces. Lee then withdraws to Virginia.
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Preliminary Emanicipation Proclamation freeing slaves issued by President Lincoln.
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The president replaces McClellan with Ambrose E.Burnside as the new Commander of the Army of the Potomac due to the fact that he was impatient with his slowness.
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Army of the Potomac under Gen. Burnside suffers a defeat at Fredericksburg in Virginia with a loss of 12, 653 men. 5,309 Confederate soldiers died.
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Stonewall Jackson died saying 'Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees".
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The Union Army under Gen. Hooker is defeated by Lee's much smaller forces at the Battle of Chancellrsville as a result of Lee's tactics. Union lost 17,000 out of 130 000 while the confederates lost 13000 out of 60000
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President Lincoln appoints George G. Meade as a commander of the Army of the Potomac replacing Hooke.
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The confederates are defeated at the battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania.
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Lee with 75,000 confederates launched his second invasion of the North, heading to Pennsylvania in a campaign that will soon lead to Gettysburg
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Vicksburg the last confederate stronghold on the Missisipi river, surrendered to Gen. Grant and the Amy of the West after a six week siege. The confederacy then got split up in two.
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Riots in New York City including arsons and the nuder of Blacks by immigrant whites. 120 black people died including children and $2million worth of damage caused.
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'Negro troops' of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment assaulted fortified Rebels at South Carolina.
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The president meets with abolitionist Frederick Douglass who encourages full equality for Union, 'Negro troops'
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Confederate victory by Baxton Bragg's army of Tennesse at Chickamauga leaves William Rosecran's union army of the Cumberland trapped in Chattanooga.
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The president appoints Gen Grant to command all operations in the western theatre.
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President Lincoln appoints Gen. Grant to command all of the armies of the US. The west was in command of William T. Sherman
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The beginning of a massive, co-ordinated campaign involving all the Union Armies. In virginia, grant with an army of 120,000 begins advancing toward Richmond, now numbering 64 000 armies.
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In the west, Sherman with 100,000 soldiers begins an advance toward Atlanta to engage Joseph E. Johnston's 60,000 strong Army of Tennessee.
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Grant made a mistake costing him 7,000 union casualties in just twenty minutes under an attack against Rebels at Cold Harbor in Virginia.
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Union forces missed an opportunity to capture Petersburg and cut off Confederate's rail lines. Nine months site of Petersburg fought with the Union Army surrounding Lee's army.
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Democrats nominated McClellan for president against Abraham Lincoln.
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Democrats nominated McClellan for president against Abraham Lincoln.
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A victory (Union) by Gen Philip Sheridan in the Shenandoah VValley over Jubal Earlys troops.
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Abraham Lincoln is re-elected president.
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Sherman destroyed Atlanta's Warehouses and railroad, affecting most of the South's military strength. Sherman with 62,000 soldiers begins a March to the Sea.
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23,000 soldiers in Hood's Rebel Army was destroyed at Nashvill by 55,000 federals including black troops under the eldership of George H Thomas.
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Sherman reaches Savannah in Georgia, causing a 300 mile long and 60 miles wide path of destruction offering Lincoln Savannah as a Christmas present.
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The US congress approves the 13th amendment to the US constitution to abolish slavery.
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President Lincoln participated in a peace conference meeting with Confederate's vice president Alexander Stephens. Unfortunately, it didn't end well, and so the war continued.
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Lee's Army of Northern Virginia begins with an attack on the centre of Grant's forces. The attack failed.
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Grant's forces begin a general advance and broke Lee's army at Petersburg. Confederate General Ambrose P.. Hill was killed in action. Soon, the Union won
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Robert. E Lee surrendered his Confederate army to Grant's army.
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Abraham Lincoln and his wife celebrated by watching a play. He was assassinated on that day.
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Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston surrenders to Sherman in North Carolina.
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Remaining Confederates Armies surrendered.
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At Atlanta, Sherman's forces battle the Rebels now under the command of John B. Hood, replacing Johnston
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The Thirteenth Amendment was legislated. Slavery is abolished forever.