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Election of 1860
Lincoln Wins the election despite not having the popular vote -
South Carolina Secedes from the Union
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Jefferson Davis is appointed President of the Confederate States of America
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Lincoln gives his inauguration address
Lincoln is officially the president of the United States and expresses how he will not tolerate any of the southern states to secede. -
Confederate Constitution Signed
The new Confederate Constitution is signed in Montgomery, Alabama -
Civil War Begins
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Union Surrender at Fort Sumter
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Lincoln Requests an Army
Lincoln asks Congress for the enlistment of 500,000 soldiers to join the army. Congress authorized this action. -
The territory of West Virginia is formed
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First Battle of Bull Run
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Lexington falls to Confederate Forces
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General Robert E. Lee assumes command of Confederate forces in Virginia
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Lincoln issue a Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
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Union Army suffers a Defeat at Fredericksburg
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Lincoln Issues the Emancipation Proclamation
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Congress creates the first Military Draft
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Stonewall Jackson Dies
The general died after accidentally being shot by one of his own men -
Battle of Gettysburg
The union won the battle and this was ultimately a turning point as it marked the furthest North the Confederate Army ever marched -
Gettysburg Address
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Lincoln appoints Ulysses S. Grant as the Commander of the Union Army
