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Licoln's Elected
Washington DC, -
South Carolina Sececedes
South Carolina
First state to secede from Union -
Confedrate States of America is Formed
Southern US
Jefferson Davis is elected president of COA -
Lincoln's First Inauguration
Lincoln is sworn in as the 16th president of th US -
Attack at Fort Sumter
Confederates take Fort Sumter. Begins Civil War -
Bull Run #1
Union is beaten by confederates in First Battle of Manassas -
Battle of Shiloh
Battle was on the 6 and 7 10,000 Confedrate casualties 13,000 Union casualties -
Second Battle of Bull Run
75,000 Union defeated by 55,000 Confederates in Second Battle of Manassas -
Battle of Fredricksburg
After 14 frontal assaults and 12,653 casualties the Confederates beat the Union -
Battle of Antietem
Bloodiest day in US Military history Mcllelan defeats Lee. 26,000 dead, wounded or missing -
Emancipation Proclimation
Document to free all Confederate slaves and support black Union soldiers. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
Union is defeated by Lee due to Lee's superior experience and strategy. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Changes tide of war when Union defeats Confedartes in Gettysburg, Pa -
Siege of Vicksburg
Confederates finally give up their hold on the Mississippi to the Union after six weeks of holding out -
Battle of Chickamauga
Confederate victory leaves Union trapped amd surrounded in Chattanooga -
Gettysburg Address
Two minute speech honoring those who died in the battle adn also intoducing the new National cemetery -
Chattanooga
Union defeats Bragg;s army after recovering from loss at Chickamauga -
Battle of the Wilderness
Major victory for Confederates -
Battle of Spotsylvania
Major victory for Union -
Lincoln's Reelection
Abraham Lincoln is elected for a second and final time -
Sherman's March to Sea
November 15 - December 21, 1864
March from Atlanta, GA to Savannah,GA where the Union destroyed as much as they could that was military related during the March -
Lincoln's Second Inaguration
Lincoln gives his famous second Inagural Adress -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
Lee surrenders the Confederate Army to Grant -
Lincoln is Assassinated
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Boothe at a play. He dies officially at 7:22 the following morning -
Official End of Civil War
Civil War is over
