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Confederate States of America is Formed
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Jefferson Davis is nominated as President of the Confederacy. He was a former U.S. Army officer. -
Attack on Fort Sumter
Link: Fort Sumter - ushistory.org
On the 12th of April, in the year of 1861, at 4:30am, the Confederate army opened fire on Fort Sumter. This marked the start of the Civil War. -
Bloody Antietam
Link: Bloody Antietam
This event occured five days prior to the creation of the Emancipation Proclamation. This day stands in history as the bloodiest day America has ever seen. Over 22,000 soldiers were killed, wounded, or missing. This victory proved to the British that the Union was capable of defeating the Confederate States of America. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Link: Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a document issued by Lincoln as a result of the prior events in the Civil War, such as Bloody Antietam, and the Siege of Fort Sumter. It took effect on January 1st, 1863. Lincoln stated tha unless if the Confederate States returned to the Union prior to then, their slaves would be "thenceforward and forever free." -
The Battle of Vicksburg
Link:Battle of Vicksburg
The Battle of Vicksburg took place in the year of 1863 when General Grant and his forces closed in on the Confederate Army. There was a total of approximately 29,491 casualties, including those surrendered by Pemberton. This battle lasted from May 18, 1863 to July 4, 1863. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
Link: Gettysburg
The largest battle ever fought on the North American continent. 170,000 soldiers fought and 40,000 were casualties. -
Gettysburg Address
Link: Gettysburg Address
This was Abraham Lincoln's speech to address the destruction of the Battle at Gettysburg. -
The Road To Appomattox
Link: The Road To Appomattox
As the end of the war neared, the Confederacy's effort to survive was relentless. Their army's size was decreasing tenfold and food rations were scarce. The Union troops led by Ulysses S. Grant grew to over 120,000. The war was now over. -
Civil War Ends
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Grant and Lee signed the surrender for the Army of Northern Virginia on April 9, 1865, in Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Grant offered a peaceful surrender. He would grant them immunity from prosecution for treason. The surrender is often called the Gentleman's Agreement. because of the character shown by both generals. -
Assassination of President Lincoln
Link: Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
President Lincoln decided to celebrate Lee's capitulation of the Civil War by attending a British play, Our American Cousin. Grant was expected to attend the play as well, but he visited his son in New Jersey. John Wilkes Booth held a Derringer pistol six inches away from President Lincoln's head, and fired. He then stabbed Henry Rathbone in his arm and jumped over the President's Box.
