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South Seceeds
When Lincoln won the presidental election. They argued that they had lost their political voice in the federal government. -
First Shots
Fort Sumter -
Bull Run
One of the first bloodiest battles of the war that ended in southern victory -
Battle of Shiloh
It made diving the confederacy seem possible. -
Battle of New Orleans
union won. important because it is in the south by the mississippi, which makes transportation easier for the north. South was hurt by this because the north had the river -
Emancipation of Proclamation
This was made by Licoln to free the slaves, however freedom was not immediately granted because it applied to the slaves behind confederate lines where they considered Jefferson Davis president. -
Grant’s capture of Richmond
The significance is that Richmond was the Confederate capital. -
Gettysburg
It was the most decisive battle in the civil war. The north won. -
Lincoln’s assassination
In 1865 President Lincoln went to the theater to watch a play, and during the third act John Wilkes Booth managed to sneak up behind him and shot him in the head. Booth managed to escape until Union cavalry found him 12 days later.
