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Lincoln Elected
Lincoln was elected president of the Untied States/ Union -
South Carolina Secedes
South Carolina candy for the state to leave the Union. This event started everyone else to secede. -
Confederacy is formed
The Confederate states of America is formed -
Attack on Fort Sumter
First actions taken against the Union. The Union surrender the fort -
Lincoln's First Inauguration
Abraham Lincoln's inaugurated as the president of the United States of America -
Battle at Shiloh
Surprise attack by the Confederate Army but the Union pull out the win and start there invasion on Mississippi. -
Seven Days Battle
Series of battle by Lee to push back the Union away from Richmond. -
Battle of Antietam
First major battle on Union soil and the turning point of the war. Lee was forced to retreat. This victory gave Lincoln the pride to launch his Proclmation. -
Battle if Fredricksburg
Union tried to cross the Rappahonnock river to Richmond but failed. -
Battle of Stones River
Confederacy forced back to AL after heavy and the Union gained reinforcements. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln's proclamation to free the slaves heavy blow to the south. -
Battle of Chancellorville
Lee outnumber 2:1 but split army, Stonewall killed by friendly fire, Union forced to retreat back North -
Siege of Vicksburg Begins
Grant starts his siege to Vicksburg, Mississippi. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Lee and Meads forces clash and causes the result of the heaviest losses of all the war. Lee forced to retreat another turning point of the war -
Siege if Vicksburg Ends
The Union forces gained control if the Mississippi River which cuts off Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas -
Battle if Chickamauga
Largest Defeat for the Union in the western theatre -
Gettysburg Address
Linking gave his speech to dedicate national cemetery at Gettysburg . Vowed to not let this nation parish from this earth -
Battle of Chattanooga
The Union Army receives reinforcement forcing the Confederate Army to retreat gaining to see for all the union -
Battle of Spotsylania
30,000 losses nothing gained though fighting -
Lincoln Reelected
He is Reelected -
Sherman's March to Sea Begins
Sherman lead a group of men 60 miles to Savannah. -
Battle of Franklin
Worst loss for the South -
Sherman's March Ends
The 60 mile journey ended in Savannah -
Surrender Appomattox Court House
Lee's Army is forced to surrender to grant peaceful surrender -
Official End of civil War
The terms of surrender were finalized -
Lincoln Assassinated
John Wilkes Booth assassinate Abraham Lincoln at Ford's theater in Washington -
Lincoln's second Inauguration
Sworn in to president -
First Battle of Bull Run
First major battle of The Civil War. Heavy casualties on both sides but the union is forced to retreat back to Washington.