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Civil War
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Lincoln election
Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th President of the United States, with Hannibal Hamlin as vice president. -
Southern States succession dates
Alabama~ Feb 4, 1861
Arkansas~ May 18, 1861
Florida~ Feb 4, 1861
Georgia~ Feb 4, 1861
Kentucky~ Dec 10, 1861
Louisianna~ Feb 4, 1861
Mississippi~ Feb 4, 1861
Missouri~ Aug 19, 1861
North Carolina~ May 16, 1861
South Carolina~ Feb 4, 1861
Tennessee~ May 16, 1861
Texas~ March 2, 1861
Virginia~ May 7, 1861 -
Fort Sumter Battle
The first engagement of the civil war -
Bull Run/Manassas Battle
The first battle of the civil war -
Monitor & Merrimack fight
First navel battle. Between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. -
Shiloh Battle
also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the Western Theater of the Civil War -
Antietam Battle
The single Bloodiest battle of the civil war -
Fredericksburg Battle
Fought in 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army -
Emancipation Proclamation
Sets the slaves that are rioting and rebelling free. -
Chancellorsville Battle
Happened in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville. -
Stonewall Jackson killed
Confederate general during the Civil War and the best-known commander after General Robert E. Lee. Died of an pneumonia. -
Vicksburg Battle
The final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the civil war -
West Virginia becomes a state
West Virginia became a state after a convention, breaking away from Virginia during the Civil War. The new state was added to the Union and was a key border state. -
Gettysburg Battle
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Battle of little Round Top
The second day of the battle of gettysburg, it was the battle on the littler of the two hills. They won. -
Gettysburg Address
Was the turning point of the civil war. -
Shermans march to the sea
Is the name commonly given to the Savannah Campaign conducted around Georgia during November–December -
Lincoln gets reelected
He was re-elected for a second term which made it so the confederates were completely dead. After he was re-elected they stood no chance. -
Surrender at Appomatox Courthouse
The surrender of the war -
Lincoln assassination
John wilks booth kills lincoln in a theater -
13th Amendment
Sets all the slaves free
