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Lincoln's Election
-lincoln says he will stop expansion of slaver.
-7 southern states secede from the union.
-lincoln's inaugural seech pleads for south to stay -
Fort Sumter
-south leave the union and take over union forts
-lincoln sends reinforcements
-south attacks fort and frce them to surrender
-4 more southern states leave
-beginning of civil war -
Battle of Bull Run
-lincoln calls for 90 day enistments
-lincoln wants to take confederate capitol-righmond
-union winning first half but pushed bakc by confederates
-turning point-north realizes not a short war
-lincoln calls for thoughsands of more volunteers, 3 year enlistment -
Battle of Antietam
-confederate general lee attacks the north
-the single bloodiest day in civil war-over 22, 500
-union victory, but dont finish off southern army
-turning point-due to struggles of war northerners begin looking for new reason to fight
-emancipation proclamation -
Battle of Gettysburg
-lee invades the north
-bring war north, convince themto call for peace, and secure European aide
-1/3 of army lost-Pickett's chagre
-turning point of the war
-lee loses abililty play offence and stays on defense -
Siege of Vicksburg
-confederate guns controlled river
-43 day siege of mississippi stronghold
-turning point-completes the anaconda plan
-nion gains coplete control of mississippi river
-grant is promoted to union general -
Sherman's March
-marched through georgi destroyng all war
-burned down city of atlanta
-destroyed a path 60 miles wide through georgia
-heled get lincoln reelected
-turning pont-used total war to destroy everything of militrary value and destroy southern will -
Appomattox
-grant puts city of petersburg under siege
-siege last for 10 months
-lee is forced to surrender because the union broke through his defenses capturing petersburg and richmond
-grants surrender terms ask them to lay down their weapons and return home
-war officially ends on April 9, 865
