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Abraham Lincoln elected president
When Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860, seven slave states left the Union to form the Confederate States of America, and four more joined when hostilities began between the North and South. A bloody civil war then engulfed the nation as Lincoln vowed to preserve the Union, enforce the laws of the United States, and end the secession -
Battle at Fort Sumter
It was the start of the civil war. Disputes actually might have been settled, if President Lincoln didn't reject to that -
Lincoln orders blockade of the south
it went form 4/27/1861 - 8/16/1861
by seizing the Mississippi and blockading southern port cities on the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico -
1st Battle of Bull Run
it was a wake up call to the north -
Monitor vs. Virginia naval battle
It was our first naval battle that used many weapons that changed how we use naval ships and weapons -
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. -
7 Days Campaign
The battle of Seven Days was a series of engagements fought from June 25th through July 1st,1862. The battles were fought by Lee,who had just been apointed commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, and union general George McClellan -
2nd Battle of Bull Run
it essentially forced a conclusion to the Union forays into Virginia in 1862. -
Antietam
was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Union soil -
Emancipation Proclamation takes effect
The Emancipation Proclamation was an order issued to all segments of the Executive branch (including the Army and Navy) of the United States by President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. -
Battle at Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War, and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville Campaign.
April 30 to May 6 -
Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg had the largest number of dead and wounded of any battle in the Civil War -
Emancipation Proclamation issued
It was based on the president's constitutional authority as commander in chief of the armed forces; it was not a law passed by Congress -
Gettysburg Address
Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, one of the best-known in American history. It was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War. -
Battle at Chattanooga
union troops avenge thier previous defeat -
Ulysses S. Grant takes over the Union Army
Under Grant, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military -
Sherman captures Atlanta
It showed that progress was being made in defeating the South. It helped convince Union voters to re-elect Lincoln in a landslide -
Abraham Lincoln re-elected
it was better for the contry -
Robert E. Lee surrenders
his confederate army to Gen. Grant at appomattox court house in virgina -
Abraham Lincoln shot and killed
Booth had the idea that, with the death of Lincoln, the south would rise up and continue the war. He also thought he would be a hero for shooting him, but in the days after the assassination he found out that wasn't true
