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Civil War Events
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Lincoln was Elected
Lincolns first time elected as president. He is the 16th president of the united states, and effected the US greatly. -
Fort Sumter
It is the battle for fort sumter. This battle was fought near Charleston, because thats were it kind of split. It started the Civil War. -
Lincoln Orders Blockade of South
Created during the American Civil War, when the Union Navy maintained the Atlantic, and Gulf Coast. Made to transport goods and soldiers. -
1st Bull Run
It was the first major battle in the Civil War. They wanted it to put an early end to the rebelion. -
Monitor vs. Virginia
It was fought for a little over two days. It's the most important naval battle of the Civil War. -
Shiloh
It was a important battle in the Western Theater. It lasted for about one day. -
Seven Day Battles
The seven day battles was a series of six major battles that took place over the seven days. The battles started with a Union attack in the minor Battle of Oak Grove. -
The Battle of Antietam
first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Union soil. -
Emacipation issued
The Emancipation proclamation is a order givin by the united states that would free slaves. -
The 2nd Bull Run
The battle was much bigger in numbers than the 1st Battle of Bull Run, and on the same ground. -
Emancipation issued
The emacipation proclamation was aproved freeing over 50,000 slaves. -
Chancellorsville
Lee's victory at Chancellorsville is widely considered to be his greatest of the entire war. It was also one of the bloodest battle in the war with 30,00 confederates sneaking up on them. -
Gettysburg
The battle was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle with the largest number of deaths in the Civil War. -
Vicksburg
It was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the War. Fought with supplies nearly gone, and after staying there for more than forty days the garrison finally surrendered on July 4. -
Gettysburg Address
delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War, on the afternoon of November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery. It is one of the most well-known speeches in United States history. -
Chattanooga
Was a series of battles in October and November 1863, during the American Civil War. -
Grant takes over
Ulysses S. Grant took over. He ended up being the 18th president of the United States. -
Sherman Captures Atlanta
The Battle of Atlanta was a battle that was fought during the Civil War, just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia. -
Battle of Atlanta
The Battle of Atlanta was a battle of the Atlanta Campaign fought during the Civil War. Was fought just southeast of Atlanta ,Georgia. -
Lincoln was re-elected
In the election of 1864, Abraham Lincoln was re-elected as president. The election was held during the Civil War. Lincoln ran aginst Democratic candidate George B. McClellan, -
Shermans March to Sea
It began with Sherman's troops leaving the city of Atlanta, Georgia, on November 16, and it ended with the capture of the port of Savannah on December 21. -
Savannah Falls
Sherman reaches savannah georgia. He left a 300 path all the way to Atlanta. -
Union Army moves in and occupies Richmond, VA.
The Union soldiers capture the capital of Virginia which was the Confederates capital. -
Robert E. Lee surredners
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, which then ended the Civil War. -
Assasination of Abraham Lincoln
The assassination of Presiden Lincoln took place on Good Friday April 14, 1865, as the Civil War was ending.The death was planned and done by the famous stage actor John Wilkes Booth. -
13th Admendment passed
The 13th amendment to the US Constitution outlaws slavery, unless it was a punishment for a crime. It was passed by the senate.
