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Presedential Election of 1860
Lincoln won even though he was not on the ballot in Southern States. -
South Carolina Secedes From the Union
South Carolina became the first slave state to declare that it had seceded from the United States. -
Forming of Confederate States of America
6 States representatives met in Alabama to establish a Unified Government. -
Lincoln’s first inaugural address
Taking of the oath of office for his first term as the 16th President of the US. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
First Battle of the American Civil War -
(First) Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
First Major land battle of the armies in Virginia -
Jefferson Davis appointed President of Confederacy
President of Confederate States -
First battle of Ironclads
Naval engagement at Hampton Roads, Virginia and it was the first duel between the ironclad worships and the beginning of new era of naval warfare. -
Battle of Shiloh
Union won with more than 23,000 casualties -
Siege of New Orleans by Union
Naval action by Union Forces seeking to capture the city during the American Civil War -
Second Battle of Bull Run
Similar to the First Battle of Bull Run but had a lot more of casualties and people -
Battle of Antietam
Decisive engagement in the Civil War -
Emancipation Proclamation
Executive Order issued on January 1st 1863 by President Lincoln freeing slaves in all of the United States. -
54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry in combat
Infantry Regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army -
Battle of Gettysburg
Most important engagement of the American Civil War -
Battle of Vicksburg (siege)
One of the best military campaigns of the war -
Draft Riots begin in New York City
Violent disturbances in Lower Manhattan, was focused on working-class dis-content with new laws passed by Congress. -
Sacking of Lawrence, Kansas by Confederates
Attack by the Quantrill's Raiders led by William Quantrill -
Gettysburg Address
Speech by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War speaking about the dedication of a Soldiers cemetery at the Battle of Gettysburg -
First Successful Submarine Attack of the Civil War
First Combat Sub to sink an enemy warship, which altered naval warfare forever -
Battle of the Wilderness Virginia
First Battle of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant -
Fall of Atlanta, Georgia
Union Forces commanded by William T. Sherman wanting to neutralize the important rail and supply hub -
Lincoln wins a second term
Northern voters wanted Lincoln to get re-elected for a second term -
Sherman's Army of Georgia arrives at Savannah, Georgia
Military Campaign conducted through Georgia -
Assault and capture of Fort Fisher, North Carolina
Successful Assault by the Union Army, Navy and the Marine Corps against Fort Fisher -
Lincoln’s 2nd inaugural address
Lincoln Taking Oath at his Second Inaugural Address -
Sherman’s troops occupy Fayetteville, NC
Union Army crossed into NC -
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse (Lee surrenders)
Robert E Lee Surrendered to his army of Northern Virginia -
Lincoln assassinated
Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14th, 1865 in Washington, D.C.
