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Election of 1860
Lincoln wins election and becomes the 16th President -
Secession
The South secedes -
Fort Sumter
The bombardment was the official start of the Civil War -
Battle of Bull Run
The first major engagement of the civil war -
Battle of Shiloh
Ulysses S. Grant's forces are surprised at town of Shiloh. 13,000 Union casualties and 10,000 Confederate casualties -
Seven Days
Over the course of 7 days fighting, Confederate army attacks Union Army causing Union to withdraw north -
Second Battle of Bull Run
Win for Confederate, Union General John Pope is blamed for the loss and is relieved of his duties -
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Harpers Ferry
nearly 12,400 Union troops that had been stationed at the garrison in Virginia became Confederate prisoners. -
Antietam
Bloodiest day in US history. Over 26,000 are killed, wounded or missing in action -
Emancipation Proclamation
Frees all slaves in territory captured by the Union Army and orders the enlistment of Black Soldiers -
Military Draft
Creates a draft that requires every man to serve in the army -
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Battle of Gettysburg
The battle that happened in Gettysburg that resulted in the win for Union -
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Draft Riots
Riots break out over draft. 120 people, mostly black are killed in New York -
Gettysburg Address
President Lincoln delivers the two-minute address -
Grant takes Command
Lincoln appoints Ulysses S. Grant as commander of all Union Army -
Sherman's March to the Sea
cuts a path of destruction 300 miles long and 60 miles wide through Georgia -
13 Amendment
Ends slavery -
Lee Surrenders
The war is now over -
Lincoln Assassination
Lincoln is shot and passes away -
Johnston Surrenders
leading the largest Confederate Army surrenders in North Carolina
