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Lincoln elected 16th president of the United States
Lincoln became the first president to win the republican party. He had only 40 percent of the popular vote -
Battle of Fort Sumter
This battle was what marked the beginning of the Civil War -
Lincoln orders blockade of the south
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Battle of Bull Run
it was the first major land battle of the American Civil War! -
Monitor vs. Virginia naval battle
was the end to wooden battleships -
Battle of Shiloh
this was a major union victory -
Battle of Chattanooga
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7 days campaign
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2nd Battle of Bull Run
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Battle of Antietam
gave Lincloln the oppurtunity to issue the emancipation proclamation -
Emancipation Proclamation issued
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Emancipation Proclamation
it led to the thirteenth amendment for the freedom of slaves -
Battle of Chancellorsville
considered Lee's greatest victory and also the loss of genius Stonewall Jackson -
Battle of Gettysburg
confederate forces were forced to give up their plan to move the war farther North -
Siege of Vicksburg
the confederacy was spit in two and Grant became Union in Cheif of the union armies -
Gettysburg Address
it brought true equality to all citizens -
Ulysses S. Grant takes over the Union Army
What made him so important is the fact that he never stopped pursuing the rebels
He was the leading Union general of the civil war -
13th Amendment passed
this Amendment was very important because it aboished slavery -
Sherman Captures Atlanta
boosted Northern morale and helped get Lincoln re-elected by a large margin -
Abraham Lincoln was re-elected
this was the first election after the Civil War, and the constitution made ammendement to abolish slavery -
Sherman begins march to the sea
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Savannah, Georgia falls to the union
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Union Army occupies Richmand, Va
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Robert E Lee surrenders
after 4 years of fighting and about a million deaths, one of the deadlist wars was over -
Assasination of Abraham Lincolon
Abraham Lincolon was killed by John Wilkes Booth it was the first Presidential assasisnation and it showed the significance of how important protecting the president was
