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Civil War
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Ft. Sumter Surrender
Union forces led by Robert Anderson surrender at fort Sumter -
Virginia gone
Virginia leaves THE UNION -
Battle of Phillippi
First real battle of the civil war -
Union army initialized
500,000 soldiers demanded by Lincoln to form a army that will defend union interests. -
Hampton Roads
Armored ships fight for the first time -
Battle of Shiloh
10,000 confederate deaths and 13,000 union deaths after the confederates surprise Grant's army. -
Harpers Ferry
slave revolt -
Maryland Campaign
Union forces led by George McClellan follow confederate troops. -
Antietam battle
Robert E. Lee's troops are halted at the cost of 26,000 men killed total. -
Emancipation Proclamation
All slaves that are within captured Union territory are freed. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Union army led by General Meade pushes back Confederate forces. -
Gettysburg Address
President Lincoln's speech at a cemetery in Pennsylvania to those who have fallen in combat. -
Virginia campaign
120,000 Union troops attack the city of Richmond, home to the confederates. 50,000 union soldiers dead by the end. -
Wilderness Battle
Many die in wildfires during battle -
Atlanta burns
General Sherman's forces burn down Atlanta before leaving for Sherman's march -
Battle ontop of Fisher's Hill
General Philip H leads union forces in an attack on a confederate fort perched on top of Fisher's hill. -
Sherman's March Captures Savannah Georgia
After General Sherman's march has reached it's destination, Savannah, it is captured. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment adds abolition of slavery to the constitution; however, this is not yet ratified by the states. -
Richmond is captured
Unions now posses Richmond -
Civil War ends
Robert E. Lee surrenders to union forces led by Ulysses S. Grant ending the civil war