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Battle at Fort Sumter
South Carolina succeeds from the union, when Lincoln refuses to surrender Fort Sumter they open fire on the fort. Union loss -
Battle of Antietam
The bloodiest single day battle of the war. A major victory for the union. Robert E. Lee was the confederate general and George B. McClellan was the union general. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation declaring all slaves in the south were free. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
A four day battle that was a major union victory. The most lethal battle of the civil war resulting in 20,000+ casualties. Turning point of the civil war. -
The Battle of Vicksburg
A union victory that split the confederacy in half. The union gained control of the Mississippi using the anaconda plan. -
Appomattox Court House
Robert E. Lee (confederate general) surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant (union general) at Appomattox Court House ending the civil war. -
Assassination of President Lincoln
Lincoln was shot in the back of the head at Ford's theater by John Wilkes Booth. He lived until 7am the next morning before dying. -
13th Amendment
The complete emancipation of slaves abolition of slavery in the US. -
Civil Rights Acts of 1866
Laid out a processes for rejoining the rebel states back into the union. -
14th Amendement
All US citizens have equal protection under the law. -
15th Amendment
Prohibits the federal and state government from denying a citizen the right to vote.
