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Secession and The Civil War
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Secession begins
South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the Union -
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Deep South secedes
the rest of the Deep SOuth follows in South Carolina's fotsteps and decides to secede -
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Upper South Secedes
A majority of the Upper South decides to secede from the Union and join the Confederate war for independence -
Fort Sumter assault
The Sothern army in Charleston opens fire on Ft. Sumter when Lincoln tried to send supplies to the soldiers. First attack of the Civil War and it formally begins the war after the Union soldiers were forced to surrender -
Bull Run
The SOuthwins their first battle of the Civil War after being led by Stonewall Jackson -
Capture of fort Henry and Donelson
Ulysses S. Grant took control of forts Henry and Donelson -
New Orleans
Farragut captures New Orleans after he fought and won a battle against the South -
Bull Run 2
The South wins another decisive battle at Bull Run against the Union army -
Antietam
McClellan defeats Lee at battle of Antietam, which was known as the single bloodiest day in the entire war -
Fredericksburg
Lee defeats the Union army at Fredericksburg which became one of there main wins in the war, however, they would eventually lose the war -
Lincoln issues the final Emancipation Proclamation
The emancipation proclamation issued that any SOuthern area that was captured by the Union would release all the slaves and they would then become free, many had joined the Union army though -
Gettysburg and Vicksburg
These battles are considered the turning points of the war because the North sent the South back to Virginia and took over the Mississippi River -
Chatanooga
Grant defeats Confederate forces at Chatanooga, further giving the North theability to win the war -
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Northern Virginia battles
Grant and Lee fight numerous times in Northern Virginia with Grant winning and pushing Lee and his forces further back into the South -
Atlanta falls
Sherman begins his march to the Sea and on the way, he takes over and burns Atlanta to the grounds -
1864 election
Lincol is reelected and defeats his former general, Mcclellan -
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Sherman march
Sherman marches to the Sea through Georgia, burning everything in his path except for Savannah -
13th amendment
Cogress passes the 13th amendment in which slavery is formally abolished in the entire United States -
Lincoln assassinated
While Lincoln was in a theater, John Wilkws Booth came up from behind him and shot him,while Booth died just days later -
Petersburg and Richmond
After Grant captured Petersburg and the capital, Richmond, Lee surrendered all forces to the Union at Appomattox -
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Remaining forces surrender
All remaining COnfederate forces surrender to the Union and the war officially has come to a close