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Lincoln Orders Blockade of the South
Blocking people from getting in/out
Signifigance: Stopped South from importing goods to and from the Union.
Victory: Union -
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Abraham Lincoln elected president
Presidental Election
Signifigance: He was the first republican elected president. Lincoln received only 40 percent of the popular vote but handily defeated the three other candidates. -
Savannah, GA falls to the Union
Signifigance: Georgia became one of seven states to form the Confederate States of America. -
Union Army moves in and occupies Richmond, VA.
Signifigance: President Abraham Lincoln called for troops from all states still in the Union in response to the Confederate capture of Fort Sumter. -
Battle at Fort Sumter
Battle During the Civil War
Signifigance: Lincoln called on state militias to put down the rebellion. The battle for control of Fort Sumter marked the beginning of the Civil War
Victory: Confederates -
1st Battle of Bull Run
Battle during the Civil War
Signifigance: Union Forces were routed by Beuregards forces. t was an indication that this would be a long and bloody war. Victory: Confederate -
Monitor vs. Virginia Naval Battle
Naval Battle
Signifigance: First naval battle that used many weapons that changed how we use naval ships and weapons.
Victory: Unknown -
Battle of Shiloh
Battle during the Civil War
Signifigance: It moved the Union closer to its "western goal" of gaining control of the Mississippi River thus "dividing and conquering the South"
Victory: Union -
7 Days Campaign
Battle during the Civlil War
Signifigance: The battles were intense, bloody affairs, with neither side gaining much of an advantage. Victory: Confederate -
Antietam
Battle during the Civil War
Signifigance: It was the deadliest battle.
Victory: Unknown -
Emancipation Proclamation issued
A speech by President Linconl about freeing slaves
Signifigance: Freeing the slaves. -
2nd Battle of Bull Run (or 2nd battle of Manassas)
Battle during the Civil War
Signifigance: 75,000 soldiers under General John Pope are defeated by 55,000 Confederates under General Stonewall Jackson and General James Longstreet.
Victory: Confederate -
Emancipation Proclamation takes effect
Date slaves we freed
Signifigance: The act signaled an important shift in the Union's Civil War aims, expanding the goal of the war from reunification to include the eradication of slavery. -
Battle at Chancellorsville
Battle during the Civil War
Signifigance: This battle was considered by many historians to be Lee’s greatest victory.
Victory: Confederate -
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle during the Civil War
Signifigance: It was a major turning point in the war.
Victory: Union -
Siege of Vicksburg
Battle during the Civil War
Signifigance: Victory in the battle of Vicksburg gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union.
Victory: Union -
Gettysburg Address
Speech about the Gettysburg battle
Signifigance: It was the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg. -
Battle at Chattanooga
Battle during the Civil War
Signifigance: It gave the Union the ability to move further down South.
Victory: Union -
Ulysses S. Grant takes over the Union Army
Change in the Union hour
Signifigance: President Lincold had to sign a document for this to be allowed. -
Sherman captures Atlanta
Battle during the Civil War
Signifigance: Ulysses S. Grant's position as General-in-chief of the Union armies was in jeopardy. -
Abraham Lincoln re-elected
President was re-elected as president
Sigifigance: The war was now in its fourth year, and many were questioning if the South could ever be fully conquered militarily. -
Sherman Begins March to the Sea
Battle during the Civil War
Signifigance: Sherman captured Atlanta
Victory: Union -
13th Amendment Passed
Ammendment to the constitution Signifigance: It officially ended the institution of slavery. -
Robert E. Lee Surrenders
Army is done
Signifance: Lee sent a message to Grant announcing his willingness to surrender. He surrendered his 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. -
Abraham Lincoln shot and killed
President was assasinated
Signifigance: Happend five days after the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia,
