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Lincoln was elected as president.
Lincoln was for the North. He wanted to abolish slavery. Many people from the South did not want him as president. -
South Carolina succeeds
This state was the first to succeed. It starts the war. -
The Confederation is formed
The Confederate States of America was a republic composed of eleven Southern states that seceded from the Union in order to preserve slavery, states' rights, and political liberty for whites. -
The battle of Fort Sumter
The South attacks Fort Sumter. -
The Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run,was fought on July 21, 1861 in Prince William County, Virginia, just north of the city of Mananas and about 25 miles west-southwest of Washington, D.C. -
The Battle of Shilioh
The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. -
The 2nd Battle of Bull Run
The Second Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) proved to be the deciding battle in the Civil War campaign waged between Union and Confederate armies in northern Virginia in 1862. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg, is considered the most important battle of the American Civil War. It was Union victory.
