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South Carolina secedes from union
they benefited from slavery -
Presidential election of 1860
Abraham lincoln defeated southern democrat John Breckinridge -
forming of confederate states of america
7 states seceded from the union -
Jefferson davis appointed president of the confederacy
he was the only man to serve as president of the confederates -
Lincoln’s first inaugural address
when lincoln took oath to be the 16 president -
Battle of Fort Sumter
the start of the civil war -
Battle of the bull run
the first battle of Manassas -
first battle of the ironclads
first meeting in combat of ironclad warships -
battle of shiloh
the most ironic battle because Shiloh means peace -
siege of new orleans by union
naval action by the union to capture new orleans -
second battle of the bull run
it was fought in prince william county of virginia -
emancipation proclamation
all slaves had to be freed immediately -
battle of gettysburg
robert e lee marches his army from virginia to pennsylvania -
battle of vicksburg
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battle of antietam
it had over 22,000 casualties
