Civil War

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  • Abraham Lincoln Elected President

    Abraham Lincoln Elected President
    Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States over a deeply divided Democratic Party, becoming the first Republican to win the presidency.

  • South Carolina Secedes

    South Carolina Secedes

  • Mississippi Secedes

    Mississippi Secedes

  • Florida Secedes

    Florida Secedes

  • Alabama Secedes

    Alabama Secedes

  • Georgia Secedes

    Georgia Secedes

  • Louisiana Secedes

    Louisiana Secedes

  • Texas Secedes

    Texas Secedes

  • Fort Donelson and Fort Henry

    Fort Donelson and Fort Henry

  • Fort Sumter

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    Fort Sumter

  • Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers

  • Virginia Secedes

  • Arkansas Secedes

  • North Carolina Secedes

  • Tennessee Secedes

  • 1st Manassas (1st Bull Run)

  • McClellan Becomes Commander

  • Robert E. Lee becomes commander

  • Merrimac vs. Monitor

  • Battle of Shiloh

  • Pope becomes commander

  • 2nd Manassas

  • Sharpsburg (Antietam)

  • Burnside becomes commander

  • Fredricksburg

  • Chancellorsvile

  • Vicksburg

  • Gettysburg

  • Seige of Petersburg

  • Atlanta Captured

  • Battle of Nashville

  • 13th Amendment

  • Lee Surrenders

  • Lincoln Assassinated

  • Joseph E. Johnson Surrenders