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Abraham Lincoln gave a speech that contributed largely to the election of presidency.
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Abraham Lincoln was nominatted to have a chance to be elected president by the republic party.
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Government establishes Printing Office.
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Abraham Lincoln was elected on this date, and won by 180 electorial votes.
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South Carolina secedes from the union on this date.
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Confederate States of America is formed, and appoints Jefferson Davis as the first and only president the Confederacy will ever see.
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Abraham Lincolin is officially inaugerated as president on this date.
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Fort Sumter is attacked on this date, and officially starts the Civil War.
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Virginia secedes forming an eleven state Confederacy, who's population is now 9 million, with 4 million being slaves.
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Date of First Bull Run, where Lincoln first realized that the Civil War will be a long one.
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Captured Fort Henry, and ten years later Fort Donelson was captured by Grant.
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Union Army retreats
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Bloodiest battle of the war. CONFEDERATES RETREAT!!!
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Freed slaves
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Army of Potomac suffers costly lose.
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Takes place for three days, the first through the third.
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Last Confederate strong hold on the Mississppi River.
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Frederick Douglass meets with Abraham Lincoln.
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On this date Lincoln gives his famous speech "The Gettysburg Address", which is still today considered one of the best speeches in history.
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Where Union forces took down rebels who were led by General Bragg
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In the month of May General Grant continued to attack Lee, and at the Spotsylvania court house they fought for five days.
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Where 7,000 Union lives were lost, which was a costly mistake made by Grant.
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On this date the Democrats nominate George B. McClellan to represent their party and run against Lincoln.
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On this date Abraham Lincoln was re-elected as president, which was actually very surprising. This is because the war was prolonged by Lincoln, and many though by re-electing him that it would grow even longer.
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On this date Sherman left a 300 mile long path of destruction that started in Atlanta then ended at Savannah, Georgia.
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Due to transportation problems and blockades made by the north severe food shortages and lack of supplies in the south. Many soldiers desert the army for this reason.
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Union General Sherman moves from Georgia through South Carolina destroying almost everything in his path.
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"President" Davis sent delagates to a peace conferance with Lincoln and the Secretary of State, but it never happened because they demanded that Lincoln recgonize the south's independence.
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Lee attacked Grant and lost (Petersburg), and then retreated from Richmond due to their defeat.
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Where Lee surrendered to Grant, due to the fact that all of his troops were surrounded.
