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Lincoln is elected president
Lincoln was elected in 1860 on the 19th quadrennial presidential election -
Confederate states of America is formed
The secession of South Carolina was followed by the secession of six more states such as Mississippi,Florida,Alabama,Georgia,Louisiana,and Texas and the threat of secession by four more states such as Virginia,Arkansas,Tennessee,and North Carolina. The eleven states eventually became the Confederate states of America. -
Battle of fort Sumter
Forces from Confederate States of America attacked the United States military garrison at Fort Sumter,South Carolina.Less than two days later, the fort surrendered.Non one was killed. -
President Lincoln declares a blockade of Southern ports
The Union began its blockade of the southern states in an effort to prevent the trade of goods,supplies,and weapons between the confederacy and other nations. -
First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
Its outcome sent northerners who had expected a quick,decisive victory reeling,and gave rejoicing southerners a false hope that they themselves could pull off a swift victory. -
Battle of Shiloh
The battle began when the Confederate Army launched a surprise attack on Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant in southwestern Tennessee. The Union won. -
Battle of Antietam
The deadliest one day battle in American military history,showed that the Union could stand against the Confederate army in the Eastern theater. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The proclamation declared " That all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states" are, and henceforward shall be free". -
Battle of Gettysburg
The unions eventual victory in the battle of Gettysburg would give the north a major morale boost and put a definitive end to Confederate General Robert E. Lees bold plans to invade the North. -
Gettysburg Address
The main message of the Gettysburg Address is that ideals are worth dying for and that it is up to the living to carry on the work of those who died to protect ideals. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
It was to frighten Georgia's civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause. -
13th amendment to Constitution
The 13th amendment to the united states Constitution provides that " Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude ,except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted , shall exist within the unites states , or any place subject to their jurisdiction." -
Lincolns Second Inaugural Address
In the Address he urged people to " bind up the nations wounds" caused by the Civil War and to move toward a lasting peace. -
Surrender at Appomattox Court House
The end of the Civil War fro General Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. -
Lincoln Assassinated
Actor John Wilkes Booth entered the presidential box at Fords Theater in Washington DC and fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln.