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Election Of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln is elected out and declared that south state rebellion. -
Fort Sumter
A federal outpost in Charleston, S.C. that was attacked by Confederate troops the beginning of the Civil War -
First Battle of Bull Run:
It was the first major battle of the civil war and the Confederates' victory. It is also identified as the First Battle Manassas. It shattered the North's hope of winning the war quickly. -
Second Battle of Bull Run
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's troops met Pope's Union forces on the battlefield . The Union leader was A.H. Nickerson. The three day battle (August 28-August 30) became known as the Second Battle of Bull Run or the Second Battle of Manassas, Confederate leaders. -
Battle of Antietam
This battle is also known as battle of Sharpsburg. It was the most gory and bloodiest single-day battle of the civil war and of U.S history. More soldiers were killed in this battle than the deaths of all Americans in the American Revolution. -
Battle of Gettsyburg
Lee's troops ran right into the Union General George G. Meades Calvary triggering the battle that was a key battle that finally turned the tide against the Confederates. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln worked intensely,thinking, writing, and rewriting then he finally wrote the order. -
Gettysburg Adress
President Lincoln gave a speech called the Gettysburg Address in which he praised the bravery of Union soldiers and renewed the commitment to winning the civil war. -
Surrender of Confederate Forces
Sherman closed in on the last Confederate defenders in North Carolina. Lee was forced to retreat from Richmen. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Conspiracies state he was assassinated because of the new slave laws/ rules he was shot in the Fords Theatre in Washington D.C.
