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Republican party forms
Also known as the GOP, 4 original founders (Horace Greeley, Alvan E. Bovay, Henry Jarvis Raymond, and Francis Preston Blair. Became the political rival of the Democrat party -
Kansas-Nebraska Act passed
Act reversed the Missouri Compromise, established two new states, and allowed popular sovereignty (The right to vote for whether they wanted to be a slave state or not). Also, lead to bleeding Kansas. -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
Lincoln wins the electoral college (180) and the popular vote (1,866,452). Beats Democratic candidate John C. Breckinridge -
South Carolina votes to secede from the Union
The election of 1864 elects Lincoln as president (Anti-slavery) scares southern states to threaten to leave the United States -
Richmond becomes the capital of the Confederacy
When Virginia cseades from the union they decide to make their capital their second-largest state to solidify the separation from the union. -
Confederates attack Fort Sumter
Confederates attempted to attack the fort to attack the U.S. military. No casualties, but is the battle that initiates the Civil War. -
First Battle of Bull Run is Fought
Union and Confederate Armies battle at the Bull Run River in Virginia. During the time, seen as the bloodiest battle fought. Lead to a confederate victory, and had roughly 3,000 Union soldiers killed, and 2,000 Confederates. -
Jefferson Davis voted as president of the Confederacy
1861 the Confederates came together and decided the former Secretary of War for the U.S. would be the leader of the confederacy -
Emancipation Proclamation is announced
Statment made by Lincoln essentially saying everywhere there is slavery in the union, it will be abolished. -
The Merrimack and the Monitor fight off the Virginia Coast
One of the most famous naval battles in America. Was fought off the coast of Virginia, and both sides drew with no winner. -
Battle of Shiloh
Lasted two days, and took place in Tennessee. Ended with the defeat of the Confederate army -
Robert E.Lee is named Commander of the Army of Northern Virgina
The last and most known leader of the Confederacy -
Battle of Antietam
Fought between Lee's army, and McClellan's army. This resulted in a Union victory and had heavy casualties for both sides. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
The battle was fought in Virginia. Seen as one of the best Confederate victories in the Civil war. Boosted the morale of confederate people -
Battle of Chancellorsville
Lee's "perfect battle". Divided his army against the union forces, and was able to defeat the union. Also, the battle where Stonewall Jackson is mortally wounded -
Battle of Gettysburg
After the battle of Chancellorsville Lee wanted to enact his "Gettysburg Campaign" and attempt to invade the North. Lee was unsuccessful in his attempts to capture Gettysburg and was defeated by George Meade's army. -
Confederates surrender at Vicksburg
Part of the Vicksburg campaign resulted in the Union controlling the Mississippi River. Dividing confederate territory. -
New York City draft riots
Riots occurring in Manhattan, the result of laws being passed by Congress to draft men into war -
Lincoln gives Gettysburg Adress
Speech delivered by Lincoln during the civil war was intended to inspire, comfort, and pay respects to the soldier who died -
Richmond falls to the Union Army
Captured by Ulysses S.Grant, and was intended to stop supplies getting into the confederacy. City burned by their own confederates. -
Atlanta is captured
Captured by the Union after a series of battles, this capture was a major embarrassment to the South. Seen as the center of the confederacy. -
Abraham Lincoln Defeats George McCellan to win re-election
Wins by another landslide, Electoral: 212 Popular: 2,213,665. Beats the democratic parties candidate: Geroge B. McClellan in the election of 1864 -
Sherman begins his March to the sea
The campaign by General Sherman to destroy the industrialized areas of the confederacy, and to cut off supplies from the South. -
Congress passes the 13th amendment
Abolished Slavery, and servitude. If you are jailed for a crime, however, you are considered a slave. -
Lincoln suspends Habeas Corpus
A right for a person under arrest to be fairly judged by the government, and used to enforce martial law in Confederate land. -
Freedman's Bureau is created
Was created to aid in protecting the freedoms of former slaves -
Lincoln gives his second Inaugural address
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Robert E.Lee surrenders at Appomattox
Ends the Civil War, with Lee surrendering his 28,000 troops to S. Grant. -
President Lincoln assassinated
Actor John Wilkes Booth assassinates Abraham Lincoln. Was killed by Booth- who believed the confederacy could still be restored. -
John Wilkes Booth is Killed
Tracked by Union soldiers and killed for murdering Abraham Lincoln
