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Civil War Timeline
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Abraham Lincoln elected president
Lincoln was elected. South agreed. -
Battle of Fort Sumpter
The Civil war began. Confederates win, some casualties, no deaths. -
Lincoln orders blockade of the south
Lincoln signed a docoment that offically blockade the South. It blocked the ports of the South. -
1st Battle of Bull Run
It was significant because it was the first major battle of the Civil War. -
Monitor vs. Virginia naval battle
The naval battle between the Monitor and the Virginia and they used ironclads. -
Battle of Shiloh
The amount of casulities schocked the public. Both North and Souht had a lot of loses. It was one of the bloodest wars in the civil war. -
7 Days Campaign
It was 7 days and there was 6 major majors. It was considered a "half defeat" because although they didnt lose much military they lost a lot of their eastam. -
Antietam
It was the first major battle in the civil war to take place on Union soil. The significance it is the single deadliest battle every fought by any American army. -
2nd Bull Run
It was the 2nd bull run in the civil war. The confederates won. It was imporant because of all the staterys the used in that war. -
Emancipation Proclamation issued
It freed 50,000 slaves and nearly the rest into union armies. -
Emancipation take effect
It freed over 50,000 slaves. -
Vicksburg
Was the finial major military action. -
Chancellorsville
It was a major battle of the Civil War. The significance It was Lee's most brilliant display of tactical genius. -
Battle of Gettysburg
It was a turning point in the war. It was the furthest North the Confederate Army gotten. -
Gettysburg Address
It was a speech that was delived by President Lincoln. It was consided one the most famoust speeches. -
Chattanooga
Was a Union victory. -
Ulysses S. Grant takes over the Union Army
Ulyesses took over the army and then we got control of some of the forts and became president of the North. -
Lincoln re-elected
He was re-elected because they won the battle of Atlanata. -
Atlanata
It was to take down the complex system of the railroad. -
March to sea
They hoped they could draw men around Vigina. It was Sherman Marched from Atlanta to Savannah. -
Savannah Falls
Sherman's army captured Savannah so now the confederates troops cannot move troops and supplies though the area. -
13th Amend.
It is officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery. It was imporant cause it stopped all slavery around the U.S and kept it from happening again. -
Occupy Raymond
Union soldiers capture the capital of Virginia which was the Confederate capital -
Lee Surrenders
Robert E. Lee surrenders his troops after four bloody years of the Civil War -
Lincoln Shot
Abe Lincoln was assasinated by John Wilkes Booth.
