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Abraham Lincoln elected president
Said he wouldn't end slavery were it was but was not going to accept secession. It was significant because it showed the south that slavery would soon be demoslished -
Battle at Fort Sumter
68 Union troops got stuck in Fort Sumter. Lincoln sent more supplies for them but the South wouldn't let them so they attacked the fort. It was 68U. vs. 3000C.First battle of the Civil War -
Lincoln orders blockade of the south
Part of the Andaconda Plan which required closure of 3,500 miles of Confederate coastline, 12 major ports. It was signifcant because it got the troops in faster -
1st Battle of Bull Run
North advanced into the South. Was succseful at first but when South got reforcements they eventually won. It was significant because it was one of the first major battles of large armies facing one another and serious bloodshed -
Monitor vs. Virginia naval battle
Confederates wanted to reduce the size of the Union navy. They redid a Union ship and made it their own. The battle became a draw but not before Confederates sunk to wood ships of the Unions. It was significant because the first fight between ironclad ships. -
Battle of Shiloh
Confederates attacked Union forces but Union reinforcements came and the Confederates retreated leading in a win for the Union. It was significant because it was a major Union victory in the west. -
7 days battle
Union and Confederate forces fought many battles. On the July 2 Confederates withdrew to Richmond. It was significant because it ended the Peninsular Campaign. -
Antietam
bloodiest day of war. Covinced the British and French to reserve action. Which led Lincoln the opportunity to issue the Prilmary Emancipation Proclamation.-- Significance -
Emancipation Proclamatin issued
would free all slaves in areas rebelling against the United States It was significant because all of the slaves that were escaping to the North would not be given back to their owners. -
Second Bull Run
~In order to draw Pope’s army into battle, Jackson ordered an attack on a Federal column that was passing across his front on the Warrenton Turnpike on August 28. The fighting at Brawner Farm lasted several hours and resulted in a stalemate. Pope became convinced that he had trapped Jackson and concentrated the bulk of his army against him.
~It was the last of Robert E. Lee's great attack strings in Summer of 1862 -
Emacipation Proclamtion takes effect
Stated that any slaves in the areas of the rebellion were consider free to the federal government. It was significant becasue it would free all slaves that escaped to the North. -
Battle at Chancellorsville
General Hooker crossed the Rappahannock River to attack General Lee's forces but Lee had spilt up his forces and they attacked the Union from 3 sides making the Union retreat. Confederates won. It was significant because it showed the most brillant display of Lee's tactical genius. -
Gettysburg
General Lee had decided to take war to the Unions but his attack failed. It was significant because it ended the hopes the Confedercy had of foriegn government. -
Vicksburg
Was to try and get back control of the Mississippi River. It was significant because it split the Confderacy in 2 -
Gettysburg Address
The speech Lincoln gave at the end of the battle of Gettysburg. It was significant because Lincoln dedicated part of the Battlefield as a national cemetary -
Battle at Chattanooga
The battle lasted till Nov. 25. Union forces pushed Confederate troops out of Chattanooga. The victory set the stage for Shermans capture at Atlanta.--significance -
Grant takes over
He was promted to commander of all Union troops. Planning to end war in one year. It was significant because he pushed the troops to fight harder so they could end the war -
Sherman Captures Atlanta
General Sherman attacked General Johnstons force that were almost twice the size until he was replace by General Hood who surrendered to General Serman. It was significant because favored lincolns reelection. -
Lincoln Re-Elected
He lost votes because of vetoing the Wade-Davis bill which would help states be restored into the Union. When Sherman captured Atlanta it gave him some more votes. It was significant because it showed how much people of the Union trusted him. -
March to Sea
General Sherman led his troops to the sea. He cut off the supplies to his troops and said they were going to live off the land. . His men cut a path 300 miles in length and 60 miles wide as they passed through Georgia, destroying factories, bridges, railroads, and public buildings. It was significant because it was a strike on the heart of the Confderacy. -
Savannah Falls
Captured Savannah, GA after capturing Fort McAllister. Creating a military barrier from west to east. It was significant because the Union gained more land. -
13th amendment
13th admendment is apporoved to abolish slavery. It was significant because it would end slavery in every state. -
Occupy Richmond
Union forces forced Lee's troops to retreat west leaving the Confederate Capital unprotected. The officals took what records they could and fled. The significance was that the Union troops had finally captured the Confederate Capital. -
General Lee Surenders
Lee's troops were surrounded. Grant called for him to surrender. The two commanders met at the Appomattox Courthouse and agreed on the terms of the surrender. Lee and his men were sent home on parole. I was significant because it marked the end of the war. -
Lincoln shot
Lincoln was watching a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. when he was shot by John Wilkes Booth. He died the next morning. Booth escaped to Virginia. Eleven days later he was shot by a Union soldier. It was significant because it showed how angry some people were angry with the how the war ended.
