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Election Of Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln won 180 of 183 electoral vote
It what caused the south to subside from the union -
Battle of fort sumter
Fort Johnson fired at fort sumter .Major Robert Anderson surrendered fort sumter
It was the first battle of the civil war -
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The Civil War
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First battle of Bull Run
Thomas"stonewall"Jackson , it is also known as the battle of monossus
Was the first major battle of the civil war and it was a confederate victory -
Second battle of bull run
Jackson troops met popes union forces on the battle field It was a major won for the Confederates early in the war -
Battle of Antietam
The Union had suffered more than 12,00 casualties the Confederates had 13,000 A.H Nickerson said I seemed everybody near me was killed
Was the first major battle of the civil war -
Battle of Gettysburg
Due to the lack of information on the union location general lee ran right in to Gearse G. Meade cavalry
A key battle that finally turned the tide against the confederates -
Gettysburg Address
President lincoln referenced the declartion -
Gettysburg Address
President Lincoln referenced the declaration of independence and its ideal of liberty , equality and democracy
The Gettysburg address in which he praised the bravery of union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the civil war -
Emancipation Proclamation
The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves within the rebellion states and hence forward shall be free
It allowed slaves to be free and fight for the union -
Surrender of confederate forces
Trapped by the union army, lee recognized that the situation was hopeless 'There is nothing left fro me to do but go and see General Grant lee said "and I would rather die a thousand deaths
This ended the prolonged four year battle of the civil war -
assassination of abraham lincoln
John Wilkes booth shot and killed Abraham Lincoln in the fords theatre
