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Abraham Lincoln Inauguration
Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated in 1860 by winning the popular vote. He became the 16th President of the United States. -
Forming of the Confederacy
The Confederate States were formed through the seceding of the states from the Union. This contained South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. -
Attack on Fort Sumter
The Civil War started when confederate troops fired upon Fort Sumter, SC. Less than 34 hours after the initial firing, Union troops on the island surrendered. -
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Civil War
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1st Battle of Bull Run
The first full-scale battle in the Civil War, it largely boosted Confederate moral with the victory. Happened in Prince William County, Virginia. -
Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack
The first battle of ironclad warships. The Confederate Merrimack fought the Union Monitor. -
2nd Battle of Bull Run
General Stonewall Jackson took Union supply depot in Manassas. This threatened lines of communication for the Union army. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Issue by Abraham Lincoln, it declared that all people held as slaves were to be set free.Some slaves fled right away while some worked for wages. -
Chancellorsville
Robert E. Lee (Confederate General) had the audacious decision to take on Joseph Hookers army which was more than double his own. Resulted in Confederate victory but Stonewall Jackson's last battle due to friendly fire injuries. -
Siege of Vicksburg
General Ulysses S. Grant lays siege to the confederate stronghold of Vicksburg. Victory brought the Union complete control of the Mississippi river. -
Gettysburg
The South tried invading the North but failed. This battle held the most amount of casualties and was a turning point of the war. -
Lincolns Reconstruction Plan
Goal was to reestablish control of seceded states by making pro-Union governments. 10% of Union state citizens had to swear an oath to the Union. -
Burning of Atlanta
General William T. Sherman overtook the Confederate defenses in Atlanta, which was the biggest producer of supplies and armaments to the South. City was ordered to be destroyed. -
Confederate Army Surrenders
The Confederate Army (the South) surrendered on April 9th, 1865. This was largely due to Union victories and heavy Confederate Defeats -
Lincolns Assassination
Lincoln was assassinated in a theater by John Wilkes Booth. This was very short after the war ended and didn't give Lincoln time to try out his reconstruction plan. -
Freedom of Slaves
2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas. These soldiers announced that the more than 250,000 slaves of the state were free.