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Abraham Lincoln elected president
He stoped slavery when he was president -
Battle at Fort Sumter
significance By forcing the Union soldiers within to surrender, the seige gave the Southerners confidence that they might win a War of Secession, giving them a reason to raise troops -
Lincoln orders blockade of the south
significance: the blockade had a significant impact on the South -
1st Battle of Bull Run
significance: battle. wake up call to the North -
Monitor vs. Virginia naval battle
The battle received worldwide attention, and it had immediate effects on navies around the world -
Battle of Shiloh
major Union Victory in the west -
7 Days Campaign
significance: Northern Virginia would deliver blow after blow at Beaver Dam Creek, Gaines’ Mill, Savage Station, Glendale, and Malvern Hill -
2nd Battle of Bull Run (or 2nd battle of Manassas
it was the most decisive battle -
Antietam
deadliest battle every fought by any American army -
Emancipation Proclamation takes effect
free the slaves -
Emancipation Proclamation issued
significance:a year later all slaves free -
Battle at Chancellorsville
Genral Lee great idea -
5. Battle of Gettysburg
significance: significant defeat for the South. After three years of war, the South had not yet defeated the North, they had not won their independence and they had not convinced any foreign powers to recognize them. -
Siege of Vicksburg
It was a big loss for the Confederacy -
Gettysburg Address
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Battle at Chattanooga
Ulysses S. Grant defeated Confederate General Braxton Bragg -
Sherman captures Atlanta
significance: Unwilling to attack Atlanta's strong defenses, U.S. forces swept west and south around the city -
Sherman begins march to the sea
Sherman's forces destroyed military targets -
Savannah, GA falls to the Union
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13th Amendment passed
outlawed slavery in the US -
Abraham Lincoln re-elected
significance Lincoln reached out to War Democrats and managed his own re-election in the 1864 presidential election -
Robert E. Lee surrenders
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Abraham Lincoln shot and killed
He was shot and killed -
Union Army moves in and occupies Richmond, VA.
significance focus for most of the military campaigns in the war's Eastern Theater -
Ulysses S. Grant takes over the Union Army
significance: he became president
