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events leading to civil war
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Confederate stetes formed
The Confederate States of America is formed with Jefferson Davis, a West Point graduate and former U.S. Army officer, as president -
abe was elected
abe was elected as a president. he had the idea of getting all the slaves free. eventually it started the war -
abe inagurated as 46 president
on this day abe was inagurated as the 16 official president of the United States -
confederate congres allows 100.000 soldierd
On this day the Confederate Congress authorizes the use of 100,000 volunteer soldiers. -
The war bigins
Fort Sumter is fired upon by the Confederates, and surrenders
on Apr 13 (The War begins) -
abe calls militiaman for war
on this dayabe clls 75.000 militiamen for the war -
lee diclines new job
on this day Lee ofered to command the Union but he diclines -
states joining the Union
April 17 - June 8 Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee secede from the Union. -
Robert e lee joins confederats
Robert E. Lee risigns from US army and joins the confedarets -
Richmond new capital of the confederates
On this dayConfederate Congress votes to move capital to Richmond -
homestead act
U.S. Congress passes the Homestead Act of 1862, offering 160 acres of land to any male settler who will migrate and become a homesteader in the Western United States. -
abe prhibits slavery in US
President Abraham Lincoln signs legislation prohibiting slavery in the territories of the United States -
Seven day battle started
on this day the started Seven Days Battle and it whent until july 2 -
Antientam
Blodiest battle in US Lee stoped here , he was supiriored by men but at the end more than 26.000 people were dead or missing -
batle of gettysburg
on this day to the 3 the battle of gettysburg oquired. it was one of the blodiest battles of all -
final asault on petersburg
on this day the union did its final attck on petersburg -
union win petersburg
on this day the union won the battle and took petersburgt -
Lincon reelected
On this day abe was reelected because of its good job deeling with the war. -
fort fisher goes to union
on this day Fort Fisher falls to Union -
cpngress passes admentment to ablish slavery
on this day the Congress passes 13th Amendment to
abolishing slavery from all US terretory -
richmond got by Union
on this day Richmond evacuated by Lee and occupied by Union forces -
lee surenders
on this day the confederate general surenderd to the norht. (the war was over) -
abe was shot
on this day abe was shot in a theater waching a play. -
abe dies
on this day abe died the wound from the shot ws too sevire so he died