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Battle of Fort Sumter
battle that started the civil war, confederate states attack the united states. -
Confederate States of America is formed
southern states separate from the north -
President Lincoln declares a blockade of Southern ports
lincoln includes North Carlina and Virginia in the blockade into the union -
Battle of Shiloh
allowed grant to begin a massive operation in the Mississippi Valley. -
Lincoln is elected President
republican from illinois who said first that he did not want to end slavery but said he did not want it to go west. the southern states did nid not believe him and feared he would end slavery so they succeeded from the union. -
Battle of Antietam
key turning point in the civil war. -
Battle of Gettysburg
crushing defeat for the confederacy. -
Gettysburg Address
commemorated the cemetery in Gettysburg in the civil war -
Lincoln Assassinated
john Wilkes booth assassinates Abraham lincoln -
13th amendment to Constitution
no slavery without crime should be used at all in the united states -
Sherman’s March to the Sea
it was to scare the people in Georgia into abandoning the federate cause -
Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address
Abraham lincoln urged to get people to bind up the nation's wounds and to move forwards to peace -
Surrender at Appomattox Court House
confederate surrenders to the union -
Emancipation Proclamation
declared that all slaves are free. -
First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
confederate states beat the union giving them hope that they might win the war