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Lincoln became the sixteenth president of the United States of America. He was also the first Republican president.
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James Chestnut becomes the first Southern senator to leave. He would become a figure to be followed by numerous other Southern senators.
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This work, authored by Louis Wigfall, urged the states of the South to seceed. It also called for the formation of a "Southern Confederacy".
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South Carolina secedes from the Union, largely due to Lincolns's election. It was the first state of many to do so.
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The Charleston arsenal falls into the hands of rebels. This would play a crcuial part in the inevitable acts of violence of an incoming war.
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The Confederates attacked Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. This may not be considered a true battle of the Civil War, but it is key to the war's beginning.
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Lincoln begins to conscript militiamen for the Union army. About 75, 000 men were called upon.
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Lincoln declared that the ports of the South were to be blockaded. This was crucial to the Union's industrialized upper hand, as the Confederacy would struggle to resupply.
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Lee believed that he could not "raise his hand against his homland", and thus resigned. He later joined the Confederate army,
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General McDowell faces defeat at the hands pf the Confederate figure, Thomas Jackson. Due to his prowess at holding his ground, Jackson thus gained the nickname, "Stonewall".
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Grant is victorious at capturing Fort Henry (also captured Fprt Donelson later on). These victories helped him gain the nickname, "Unconditional Surrender" Grant.
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Lee was granted control of all Confederate forces of Northern Virginia. This was a key step in Lee's eventual role, which was crucial to the Confederate plight.
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A battle at Shiloh church ends in a Union victory. However, the battle costs both the Union and Confederacy great losses, racking up about 24,000 casualities.
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The Second Battle of Bull Run is won by the Confederates, even though they were outnumbered by about twenty thousand men. This loss for the Union led to John Pope's dismissal by Lincoln, as well.
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The Battle of Antietam is considered the bloodiest single day battle of the American Civil War, The battle had about 26,000 casualities, with the Union technically "winning", although both factions had great losses.
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An act by Lincoln, it proved crucial to the entirety of the American Civil War. It called for the freeing of all slaves, both those of the Union and Confederacy.
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Stonewall Jackson died of pneumonia. This could possibly have been caused by the amputation of his arm.
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This battle ended in a Union victory, led by Meade. For the Confederacy, it was the point in which it was realized that they would never be recognized as a true nation by outside countries.
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Vicksburg, a location of the Confederacy, surrenders to Grant's forces. This marked a point of great distress for the Southern cause.
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This address, given by Abraham Lincoln, spoke of both equality, but also the effects of the Civil War on the country as a whole. This speech is regarded as one of the most notorious works in all of the USA's history.
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Ulysses S. Grant is made the commander of all armies of the USA, and Sherman is placed in command of the West.
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Major General Forrest of the Confedaeracy marches on Fort Pillow. The battle that ensued was considered a massacre, as Confederate troopes killed numerous innocents, both black and white. This atrocity caused the Union's congregations to wish to see the war through.
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Although Union forces lose the battle, they still manage a great accomplishment. They were able to buy enough time for their fellow forces to regroup and counter an attack on Washington, protecting the capital indeffinately.
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The Battle of westport ended in a Union victory. More importantly, it helped end Confederate dealings in Missouri for good.
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Abraham Lincoln is able to defeat the Democratic candidate, George McClellan.
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Lee loses his last supply route from Europe, leading to a struggle within the Confedarcy. This loss was greatly caused by Lee's loss of Fort Fisher, in north Carolina.
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Robert E. Lee is given complete control of the Confederacy's armies.
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Abraham Lincoln died. This event resounded across the United States, both in the North and South, and marked the end of a violent epoch was nearing.
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President Johnson announces that all military aggression towards government has ceased. Therefore, the violence of the Civil War was officially ended.
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Henry Wirz, the man responsible for the atrocities committed at the prison camp of Andersonville, is hanged for war crimes.
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The Thirteenth Amendment is ratified This, in short, abolitioned slavery in all states within the United States of America.
