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Election of 1860
•Lincoln won the election and it caused the south to secede. -
Fort Sumter
In south Carolina and the south won
First battle of the civil war -
Battle of Bull Run
Happened in Virginia, close to the city of Manassas. First major battle of the Civil War. Confederates won. -
General Robert E. Lee
General Robert E. Lee takes command of the Army of Northern Virginia -
Battle of Shiloh
Union won. Confederates wanted to win so they started to fight harder. -
Battle of Williamsburg
The confederate retreated from Yorktown, Hooker's division encountered the Confederate rearguard near Williamsburg. -
Battle of Antietam
Happened in Maryland
The north wins -
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Battle of Chancellorsville
Happened in Virginia
The south wins -
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Battle of Vicksburg
Happens in Mississippi
North wins -
Battle of Gettysburg
Happened in Pennsylvania
North wins -
Gettysburg address
Gettysburg Pennsylvania
Most famous speech given by Lincoln in honor to all the men who died at the battle of Gettysburg -
Battle of Atlanta
Happened in Georgia
North wins -
Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman marched to Savannah with his troop and burned down everything on the way. -
Appomattox courthouse
The south surrenders -
Lincoln's assassination
John Wilkes Booth assassinates Lincoln