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The begining of the Civil War
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The south secedes
The civil war was faught between the northern and southern states of the US. The southern states seceded from the union to create their own confederacy. -
The south creates their own government
The south created the confederate states, very similar to the constitution. -
South seizes fderal forts
Lincoln's predessesor refused to surrender federal forts to the seceding stated, they took action. -
Lincoln's Inauguration
President Lincoln takes office, and begins his planning for taking back the nation. -
Attack on fort sumter
President Lincoln planned to send supplies to the fort. To avoid hostilities, he warned the states. It was eventually surrendered to south caralina. -
Four More states join the confederacy
With Virginia's secession, Richmmond was named the confederate capitol. -
West Virginia is born
Residents of the western side of Virginia did not wish to seceed. Thus they split and went seperate ways. -
Slave states remain in the union
Despite their acceptance of slavery, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri did not join the Confederacy. Although divided in their loyalties, a combination of political maneuvering and Union military pressure kept these states from seceding -
General McDowwel is replaced
Suddenly aware of the threat of a protracted war and the army's need for organization and training, Lincoln replaced McDowell with General George B. McClellan. -
First battle of Bull Run
Public demand pushed General-in-Chief Winfield Scott to advance on the South before adequately training his untried troops -
A blockade of the south
To blockade the coast of the Confederacy effectively, the federal navy had to be improved. By July, the effort at improvement had made a difference and an effective blockade had begun. The South responded by building small, fast ships that could outmaneuver Union vessels -
Lincoln takes action
President Lincoln issued a war order authorizing the Union to launch a unified aggressive action against the Confederacy. General McClellan ignored the order. -
McClellan Loses comand
President Lincoln issued an order reorganizing the Army of Virginia and relieving McClellan of supreme command. McClellan was given command of the Army of the Potomac, and ordered to attack Richmond. This marked the beginning of the Peninsular Campaign -
Battle of "Monitor" and "merimac"
In an attempt to reduce the North's great naval advantage, Confederate engineers converted a scuttled Union frigate, the U.S.S. Merrimac -
Battle of Siloh
Confederate forces attacked Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant at Shiloh, Tennessee. By the end of the day
