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Cooper Union
Abraham Lincoln gave a speech that contributed largely to the election of presidency. -
Nominatted
Abraham Lincoln was nominatted to have a chance to be elected president by the republic party. -
Printing Office
Government establishes Printing Office. -
Lincoln Elected President
Abraham Lincoln was elected on this date, and won by 180 electorial votes. -
South Carolina Secedes
South Carolina secedes from the union on this date. -
Confederate Forms
Confederate States of America is formed, and appoints Jefferson Davis as the first and only president the Confederacy will ever see. -
Officially President
Abraham Lincolin is officially inaugerated as president on this date. -
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter is attacked on this date, and officially starts the Civil War. -
Virginia Secedes
Virginia secedes forming an eleven state Confederacy, who's population is now 9 million, with 4 million being slaves. -
First Bull Run
Date of First Bull Run, where Lincoln first realized that the Civil War will be a long one. -
Capturing of the Forts
Captured Fort Henry, and ten years later Fort Donelson was captured by Grant. -
Second Battle of Bull Run
Union Army retreats -
Antietam
Bloodiest battle of the war. CONFEDERATES RETREAT!!! -
Emancipation Proclamation
Freed slaves -
Frederickburg
Army of Potomac suffers costly lose. -
Gettysburg
Takes place for three days, the first through the third. -
Vicksburg
Last Confederate strong hold on the Mississppi River. -
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass meets with Abraham Lincoln. -
Gettysburg Address
On this date Lincoln gives his famous speech "The Gettysburg Address", which is still today considered one of the best speeches in history. -
Chattanooga
Where Union forces took down rebels who were led by General Bragg -
Battle of Spotsylvania
In the month of May General Grant continued to attack Lee, and at the Spotsylvania court house they fought for five days. -
Cold Harbor
Where 7,000 Union lives were lost, which was a costly mistake made by Grant. -
George B. McClellan
On this date the Democrats nominate George B. McClellan to represent their party and run against Lincoln. -
Abraham Lincoln is Re-elected
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. -
Sherman
On this date Sherman left a 300 mile long path of destruction that started in Atlanta then ended at Savannah, Georgia. -
The Confederacy Begins to Fall
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. -
Thank You Sherman!
Union General Sherman moves from Georgia through South Carolina destroying almost everything in his path. -
The Apology is Lost
"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. -
Richmond has fallen
Lee attacked Grant and lost (Petersburg), and then retreated from Richmond due to their defeat. -
Appomattox Courthouse
Where Lee surrendered to Grant, due to the fact that all of his troops were surrounded.
