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lincoln is elected
Lincoln is the first republican to be elected to office.the republicans are known for being antislavery so the south fears for their slaves. -
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the civil war
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south carolina secedes
this is the first state to sucede from the union. other states also begin to leave the union shortly after for similar reasons -
confederacy is formed
all the states that suceded from the union have formed their own country, where slavery is legal -
lincolns first inauguration
lincolns first presidential speech that talks about slavery -
attack on fort sumter
the new nation attacks fort sumter in order to take it from the union, because it is in their territory of south carolina, it is a confederate victory -
battle of bull run
the first big battle of the civil war at Prince William County, Virginia, that proved that this would not be a short and quick battle and the us would take back their former territory -
battle of antietam
the battle was at Antietam Creek, and was the bloodiest battle in the civil war, and the bloodiest battle fought on american grounds -
battle of shiloh
the battle took place in southwestern Tennessee and that ultimatly got the union to capure tennessee -
battle of chattanooga
the battle was important because it forced the confederates back into georgia, and stopped the confederates from destroying the railroad -
7 days battle
it was several battles that drove the union army away from the confederate capitol of richmond virginia -
second battle of manassas
a battle at Prince William County Virginia, the same site as the first battle of bull run. the battle ended with no clear victor, but lincoln saw it as enough to issue the emancipation proclamation -
end of second battle of manassas
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emancipation proclamation
lincoln wrote the proclamation that proclaimed if the rebeling states did not come back to the union, whenever they were captured that there slaves would be set free -
battle of fredricksburg
the battle took place at Fredericksburg and it was the largest concentration of force in the civil war and a huge loss for the union when the confederate army won the battle with fewer numbers -
battle of stones river
the battle was fought in tennessee and it gave the North a valuable strategic victory over the south -
battle of chancellorville
the battle was at chanslorville and was considered Lees greatest victory and a huge loss when general "stonewall jackson died shortly after the battle -
siege of vicksburg
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battle of gettysburg
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end of siege of vicksburg
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battle of chickamauga
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gettysburg address
lincolns speech to the the union army after the battle of gettysburg -
lincolns second inauguration
lincolns second presidential speech that was discussing the war, and how it was bad, but it was for a better future for all men -
the end of the civil war
the united states is whole again, and the 3 year conflict is over -
battle of the wilderness
an inconclusive battle that resulted in heavy casulties on both sides, in a dense forest in viginia. it was significant because it was a failed attempt to stop the union from marching further into confederate territory -
battle of spotsylvania
the battle of spotslvainia courthouse is important becuase there was no clear winner because of heavy causualties on both sides, so they were both fighting eachother for no reason for 2 weeks because niether of them managed to gain any ground -
lincoln is reelected
the president who was in office during the beginning of the civil war, and who's antislavery views that were a contributing factor to the start of the war, was reelected to lead the union to victory -
shermans march to the sea
shermans march to the sea was important because sherman ordered his me to burn important militant positions in atlanta, but his men got out of hand and burned most of the city to the ground, enraging the south -
end of shermans march to the sea
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battle of franklin
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surrender at appomattox courthouse
at the appomattox courthouse, the surrender was of robert E lee's army of virginia, the most important part of the confederacy, and the best general the south had, has surrendered ending Lees part in the war -
lincoln is assasinated
lincoln is assasinated in washington DC during a play shortly after the civil war ends, and america loses a strong leader
