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16th President
Abraham Loncoln took office -
Period: to
Civil War
The result of a long-standing controversy over slavery -
First Battle of Bull Run
battle in Prince William County, Virginia resulting in confederate victory -
Gen Winfield's Replacement
George B McClellan took command of the union army -
Battle of Shiloh
major battle in the Western Theater resulting in union victory -
Battle of Gettysburg
battle fought in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania resulting in union victory -
Freedman's Bureau
Congress formed the freedman's bureau -
End of War
General Lee surrendered his army at the appomatox court house -
Lincoln's death
Abe Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's theater -
Congress
congress passed the 14th amendment -
15th Amendment
gave all black men the right to vote -
Reconstruction Ends
union soldiers leave the south