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Civil War

By Madison Cooke
  • Lincoln elected as President

    Lincoln elected as President

    Lincoln wanted to end slavery.
    The South didn't want him to become president or end slavery.
  • Battle of Fort Sumter

    Battle of Fort Sumter

    Major Anderson didn't surrender so General Beauregard began firing at him.
    This event began the Civil War.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    It was made to free slaves, but only about 50,000 of the 4 million slaves were set free immediately.
    Slaves in the border states had to wait until the war was over.
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg

    Robert E. Lee invaded the North, trying to defeat the Union Army, but the North won.
    It was the deadliest battle of the war.
  • Gettysburg Address

    Gettysburg Address

    It is a speech about bringing equality to every citizen.

    Lincoln also talks about the soldiers who died in the war.
  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    General Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union Army at Appomattox, Virginia.

    General Lee and General Grant (a Union general) met to discuss the surrender. The exchange was friendly and respectful.
  • Lincoln's Assassination

    Lincoln's Assassination

    He was shot by John Wilkes Booth.
    Major Rathborne tried to stop Booth, but Booth stabbed Rathborne.