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Abraham Lincoln elected president
Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States becoming the first Republican to win the presidency. -
Battle at Fort Sumter
The battle of fort sumter was the surrender of Fort Sumter, near Charleston, South Carolina, that started the American Civil War. -
Lincoln orders blockade of the south
When the Union Navy maintained a strenuous effort on the Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the Confederate States of America designed to prevent the passage of trade goods -
1st Battle of Bull Run
It was the first major land battle of the American Civil War. -
Monitor vs. Virginia naval battle
As the most noted and arguably most important naval battle of the American Civil War from the standpoint of the development of navies. -
Battle of Shiloh
The Confederates achieved considerable success on the first day, but were ultimately defeated on the second day. -
Battle at Chattanooga
It gave the Union the ability to move further South. Therefore they were able to fight more battles. -
7 Days Campaign
7 Days Campaign was a series of major battles that took place from June 26, 1862 until July 1, 1862. -
2nd Battle of Bull Run
It was a very important victory for the South. It was the most decisive battle in the Northern Virginia Campaign for the Confederates. -
Antietam
It was the first Civil War Battle to take place on Union soil. It was also the bloodiest single-day battle in American History. 22,717 wounded, dead, and missing on both sides combined. -
Emancipation Proclamation takes effect
A document that Abraham Lincoln signed that granted freedom to all slaves. It wasn't passed by congress until February of 1865. -
Battle of Gettysburg
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Battle at Chancellorsville
The battle took place from April 30th to May 6th. It was a failed attempt for the Union to try and take over the Confederate Capital. -
Siege of Vicksburg
It gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union. The Union was now able to control the shipments that go along the Mississippi. -
Gettysburg Address
The Battle of Gettysburg was the battle with the most soldiers killed. President Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address after this turning point in the war. -
Ulysses S. Grant takes over the Union Army
Lincoln knew that he needed a new general to lead his army so he prommoted Ulysses S. Grant to Lieutenant-General. -
13th Amendment passed
It was a law passed saying that slavery is no longer legal. -
Sherman captures Atlanta
Sherman and his men took the Deep South's major manufacturing center and also the railroad hub. -
Abraham Lincoln re-elected
Lincoln's Re-election had a really big impact on the Civil War because Lincoln was the one who wanted to get a rid of slavery. -
Sherman begins march to the sea
Is the name commonly given to the Savannah Campaign conducted through Georgia -
Savannah, GA falls to the Union
The Union created a barrier preventing supplies to get to the Confederate Army. -
Union Army moves in and occupies Richmond, VA.
Richmond Virgina was the captial of the Confederates and without the government officials telling the generals what to do the army is basically lost. -
Robert E. Lee surrenders
This ended the Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln shot and killed
Lincoln was the first President asassinated.
