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Abraham Lincoln is President
Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as the 16th President of the United States of America -
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Civil War 1861-1865
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Civil War begins
Confederates open fire with 50 cannons upon Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina - The Civil War begins -
state confederacy
Virginia secedes from the Union, followed by several other states within five weeks. Forming the eleven state Confederacy - population of 9 million, this includes 4 million slaves -
Blockage of the South
President Lincoln issues a blockade against the South ports. Blockade limits the South of staying well supplied for the war against the industrialized North. -
Virginia accepts war
Robert E. Lee resigns from the United States army . Lee goes to Richmond, Virginia and offers the command of the military and naval forces - they accept -
men for war
Lincoln gives a speech for the war, requesting 500,000 men -
Surprise attack at Shiloh
Confederate surprise attack on Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's unsuspecting troops a Shiloh on the Tennessee river- 13,000 Union Killed and wounded and 10,000 Confederates ( more than any of the other wars combined ) -
Battle of Seven Pines
The Battle of Seven Pines as Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's Army attacks McClellan's troops in front of Richmond and almost defeats them. Gen. Johnston is wounded -
The Seven Day Battle
the Seven Day Battle , Lee attacks McClellan near Richmond. This results in a massive amount of losses from both sides of the armies -
Bloodiest day
the bloodiest day in U.S. military history as Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Armies are stopped at Antietam in Maryland by McClellan and Union Forces - by nightfall 26,000 men are dead, wounded, or missing -
Final Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln Issues the final Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves in territories held by Confederation - enlisting black soldiers in the Union Army -
Battle of Chancellorsville
Union Army under Gen. Hooker is decisively defeated by Lee's smaller forces at Chancellorsville. Gen. Stonewall is wounded by his own soldiers. Hooker losses are 17,000 killed, wounded or missing out of 130,000. Confederates 13,000 out of 60,000 -
tides change
The tides of war turn against the South as the Confederates are defeated at the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania -
Chattanooga
The Rebel siege of Chattanooga ends as Union forces defeat the siege army during battle - most dramatic moment of the war - Yelling " Chickamauga! Chickamauga! " -
Coordination Campaign
Massive coordinated campaign involving all of the Union Armies. In Virginia, Grant with an army of 120,000 begins to advance toward Richmond to engage with Lee's army of the North, now numbering at 64,000 -
the Cold Harbor
Mistake was made by Grant and as a result 7,000 Union casualties in just twenty minutes during an offensive fortified rebel on the Cold Harbor in Virginia -
Victory for the Union
decisive victory by the Union was made by Gen. Philip H. Sheridan in Shenandoah Valley over the Jubal Early's troops -
Thirteenth Amendment
U.S. congress approves the Thirteenth Amendment, Abolishing slavery. -
Last offence
the last offensive for Lee's army of the North Virginia begins with an attack on Grant's center forces. Four hours in the attack is broken -
Surrender
Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate Army in Virginia. -
Celebration
Celebration breaks out in Washington -
Free slaves
The thirteenth amendment to the United States Constitution. Slavery is final Abolished -
Crushed at Nashville
Hood's rebel army of 23,000 is crushed as Nashville by 55,000 federals. The Confederate army of Tennessee ceases as an effective fighting force
