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Republican Party is formed
The Republican Party is now one of the two main political parties known today. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act passed
Thi act repealed the Missouri compromise and created the territories known as Kansas and Nebraska. -
Abraham Lincoln elected president
Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election. -
South Carolina votes to secede from the United States
South Carolina didn't like how President Lincoln was voted into office. They decided to secede from the union. -
Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter
Over 3,300 shells were shot at the fort in a 34-hour long bombardment. -
Lincoln suspends habeas corpus
Lincoln did this to give military authorities the necessary power to silence dissenters and rebels. -
Richmond becomes the capital of the Confederacy
The confederate congress voted to move their capital to Richmond. -
First Battle of Bull Run is fought
This was the first of two battles fought at the stream Bull Run. -
Jefferson Davis elected president of the Confederacy
He was voted in as a compromise between moderates and rascals. -
The Merrimack and the Monitor fight of the Virginia coast
This was a naval battle fought known as the first battle fought with ironclad warships. -
Battle of Shiloh
This was a crucial victory for the union at the end of the battle. -
Robert E. Lee is named commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
General Lee was now the leader and commander of the southern army. -
Battle of Antietam
The battle ended the Confederate Army's first invasion into the North. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
It was fought in the Eastern Theater of the war. -
Emancipation Proclamation is announced
This proclamation set every slave free from their work. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
It was a huge battle in the Civil War and was the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville campaign. -
Battle of Gettysburg
It was the turning point of the Civil War where General Lee tried to make an end to the war but immediately failed. -
Confederates surrender at Vicksburg
They surrendered because they lost their general John C. -
New York City draft riots
New Yorkers were so angry over the new draft law that they held extremely bloody riots for 5 days. -
Lincoln gives his Gettysburg Address
This is one of the most famous speeches ever. it addressed the victory in the Battle of Gettysburg. -
Atlanta is captured
Atalanta was captured in the Battle of Atlanta by the union -
Abraham Lincoln defeats George McClellan to win re-election
Abraham Lincoln won the election again and went on to serve his second term in office. -
Sherman begins his March to the Sea
General William T. Sherman begins his expedition across Georgia by torching the industrial section of Atlanta. -
Congress passes the 13th Amendment
The 13th amendment abolished slavery in the United States. -
Lincoln gives his second inaugural address
In his second inaugural address, he wanted to unify the broken nation. -
Freedman’s Bureau is created
Freedman's Bureau was an agency of early Reconstruction assisting freedmen in the South. -
Richmond falls to the Union Army
Confederate lines near Petersburg broke after a nine-month siege leaving their capital defenseless. -
Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox
Officials in the confederate government fled as they knew they were going to have to surrender. -
President Lincoln Assassinated
President Lincoln was shot in the back of the head while watching a play in a theater. -
John Wilkes Booth is killed
John Wilkes Booth was the killer of President Lincoln.