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Seven Southern States Secede from Union
Image CreditThis helps the South win because the North (the Union) was losing people and the South then had a better chance. -
Rebels Shell Fort Sumter; War is On
Image CreditThe North surrendered. The South had won this battle. -
Lincoln needs 75,000 people from the North
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Robert E. Lee turns down Command of the Union
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Bull Run
Image CreditThe Confederates and Union troops fought the Civil War's first major pitched battle and it produced a Rebel victory. -
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Jackson becomes a Confederate Legend
Image CreditLee wanted to do a "Not Lose" strategy but Jackson staged a brilliant campaign- he forced the Union to divert troops from other areas to protect Washington. -
McClellan loses Seven Days' Battle
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Sioux uprising put down in Minnesota
Image CreditMinnesota's Sioux Indians tried to eliminate white settlers from their ancestral lands. This helps the South because the North had to fight the Sioux as well as the South. -
Union disaster at Fredericksburg
Image CreditThe South wins this one, because Lee defended the city from a line of fortified hills called Marye's Heights. -
Lincoln Issues a Proclomation to Free Slaves
Image Credit Slaves are happy that this event is happening. They could be freed. The South has way more slaves and likes slaves to help them. The South would lose way more people. -
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Lincoln signs first Draft Law
Image CreditAll males between the ages of 20-45 have to be in the war. The North will have way more people and have the choice to get out of it because they have money. The South cannot get out of it, because most of the people have no money. The South will also not have many people joining. -
North wins Gettysburg!
Image Credit North wins this "crucial" victory ,here, at Gettsburg in Pennsylvania. -
Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Adress
Image Credit This helps the North, because the North feels empowered and Lincoln ccaptures the Union's noble cause. -
Union forces win Chattanooga
Image Credit The North gets control of Chattanooga and can move into states close to it. Now they can further split the South. -
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North Wins!
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Grant starts commanding the Union
Image CreditThis helps the North, because the Union listen to Grant and things go well in the war from then on. -
Lincoln nominated for 2nd Term
Image CreditThis helps the North because Lincoln is a good president and supports and funds the North. Andrew Jackson is also nominated for vice-president -
Confederate Draft Expands
Image CreditThis helps the North because more Confederates who may not be qualified are going into the war to get hurt. -
Farragut captures key port of Mobile Bay
Image CreditThe victory at Mobile Bay by Admiral David Farragut displayed once more the Union's superior at sea. The North wins a battle which helps them win 1864. -
Sherman captures Atlanta
Image Credit Another split was made in the Confederacy.This helps the North succeed in splitting the Confederacy and helps them to succeed in winning 1864, and maybe, possibly, the war. -
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Federals occupy Richmond; Federals take Petersburg
Image CreditUnion troops enter and occupy the Confederate Capital. This helps the North because now they have beaten Lee at Petersburg. -
President tours Rebel Capital
Image CreditThis helps the North, because Lincoln sees that the Confederate resistance is nearly over. The South doesn't have their guard up and Lincoln can see their city and others' thoughts and opinions. -
Saylor's Creek-Last Battle?
Image CreditThis helps the North because the South has a mass surender and the war's end is near. The South seems like they are giving up and the North is going to win (it seems like). -
Lee Surrenders to Grant
Image CreditThis helps the North win, because this means they won the war. The war is over and all of their hard work paid off. -
President Lincoln dies from Assasination
Image CreditLincoln was watching a play called "Our American Cousin" and Lincoln was shot in the skull by John Wilkes Booth at about 10:20 pm. Lincoln then died at 7:22 am on April 15, 1865. This helps the North because it brings them closer together and unites them and the South as a whole.
