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Abraham Lincoln is elected President
Abraham Lincoln was the president that led the country during the American Civil War. He pushed for the freedom of all slaves. He established the Department of Agriculture. -
Fort Sumter
South Carolina was trying to secede from the union.
The south fired first -
Battle of Bull Run
Confederate soldiers charged with their bayonets at the Union officers.People from the north thought they would win that they even had picnics and watched. -
Battle of Antietam
The Confederates won the battle and the Union had around 87,000 soldiers, while the Confederates had only 38,000. -
Emancipation Proclamation signed
It was a given order and it was signed by Lincoln to free slaves, It did not free the slaves in the loyal border states. -
Battle of Vicksburg
This took way longer then the average battle time. The Battle of Vicksburg was a great victory for the Union. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Robert E. Lee invaded the North and tried to defeat the Union. The Confederates outnumbered the Union the first day and caused them to retreat through the town of Gettysburg to the south side of town -
Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln made a speech that was short, but very inspirational. The speech was given at a dedication for the Soldiers National Cemetery. -
Sherman's March
After establishing control of Atlanta, General Sherman decided to march to Savannah, Georgia and take control of the seaport there. Sherman estimated that his army did $100m in damage -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
Robert E. Lee surrendered signaling the end of the Civil War. The terms of the surrender were generous: Confederate soldiers would have to turn in their rifles, but they could return home immediately and keep their horses or mules. -
Assassination of Lincoln
A confederate John Wilkes Booth was the murderer. The policeman assigned to Abraham wasn't at his post and most likely was at a tavern.
