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succession declared illegal
Lincoln declared that succession was illegal and that he would hold federal forts in the South. -
Fort Sumter
The attack on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina by Confederate forces started the civil war. -
blockade against Southern ports
President Lincoln orders the blockade against Southern ports. This blockade limited the rural South's ability to remain well equipped during the war against the industrialized North. -
First Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run took place on July 21, 1861. -
Union takes New Orleans
17 Union ships move up the Mississippi River then take New Orleans, which was the South's greatest seaport. -
Seven Days Battles
The Seven Days Battles was a series of battles. -
Second Battle of Bull Run
In the second Battle of Bull Run in northern Virginia, 75,000 Federals under Gen. John Pope are defeated by 55,000 Confederates under Gen. -
Emancipation Proclamation
the final Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in territories held by Confederates is issued by President Lincoln. -
Gettysburg
July 1-3, 1863 - Confederate soldiers came upon a Union brigade guarding the Town of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. -
Vicksburg
The last Confederate stronghold, Vicksburg, on the Mississippi River surrendered to the Union forces after a six week siege. -
The Union won
The Union battled the confederates and won. -
Confederates surrender
Robert E. lee surrendered to the Union
