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Lincoln is elected president
Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the U.S. on November 6, 1860 when the country was divided, and was viewed as the beginning of a the chain of events that led to the civil war. -
Confederate states of America is formed
the Confederate states of America was formed when South Carolina seceded from the U.S., and the other southern states seceded and later they form the Confederate states of America -
Battle of Fort Sumter
Forces from the Confederate States of America attacked the United States military garrison at Fort Sumter. Less that 2 days later, the fort surrendered. -
President Lincoln declares a blockade of Southern ports
Lincoln and his military advisors made a decision to begin a blockade along the Southern states to prevent trade between the Confederacy and other countries. -
First Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Bull Run was the first major land battle of the Civil War. The Battle consisted of 35,000 Union troops that marched down from Washington D.C. to a small river known as bull run where their was 20,000 Confederate troops. It ended up being a major South victory. -
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh took place in Tennese , it started when the Confederate forces launched a suprise attack on the Union. Confederates could not hold their positions so it ended up being a Union victory -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was on of the deadliest one-day battle in US history, and after the one day of fighting it led to a Union victory, and gave Lincoln the opportunity to announce the Emancipation Proclamation -
Emancipation proclamation
The Emancipation proclamation was issued by Lincoln that declared all slaves in rebel states to be free -
Battle of Gettysburg
The battle started when the Confederate army launched their second suprise attack of the war. The battle ended up a win for the Union and a huge loss for the South. The South lost 28,000 men which was a third of General Robert E. Lee army. -
Gettysburg Address
A 272 speech delivered by President Lincoln at the battlefield near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. -
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Sherman’s March to the Sea was a movement of the Union army troops from Atlanta to the Georgia seacost while destroying confederate supplies. -
13th amendment to Constitution
The 13 amendment to the US constitution stopped slavery, and involuntary servitude over the country -
Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address
In Lincolns Second Inaugural he acknowledges slavery as a real cause of the ongoing war, and laments the suffering caused by war. -
Surrender at Appomattox Court House
The Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to the Union general Ulysses S, Grant near the Appomattox Court House -
Lincoln Assassinated
Lincoln was at a play and a man named John Wilkes Booth shot him in the head with a pistol.