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Lincoln elected to the presidency
Lincoln taking office made the south mad and the south wanted to leave the union because he wanted to end slavery -
Fort Sumter
General Beauregard sent Major Anderson a message saying that he would that he would fire in a hour if Anderson wouldn't surrender, the south bombed from all sides -
Battle of bull run
The confederates won but both sides suffered,- Lincoln signed a bill that authorized and established ment of 500,000 new union soilders -
Battle of Antietam
neither side won the battle ,Lincoln was disappointed that general McClellan's did not pursue the confederate army -
Battle of Vicksburg
Last major port held by the south- If north won confederacy would be cut off from supply lines to the west -
Emancipation Proclamation signed
it only freed the slaves that were not under union control - but eventually it did free all the slaves -
Battle of Gettysburg
most important battle for the north -46000 casualties including nearly 8000 deaths -
Gettysburg Address
President Lincoln attended the declaration of the soldiers national cementery -His speech lasted only 2 minutes -
Shermans march (to the sea)
March through Georgia -from Atlanta to Savannah-$100M in damage -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
The last general that surrenders was General Stand Watie -President Andrew Johnson signed document stating that war was over -
Assassination of Lincoln**
Shot by John Wilkes Booth- Lincoln had told his bodyguard that he had dreamt that he would be assassinated the day he got shot
