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Lincoln elected
The start of a new world, and a new war. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
Confederates use cannons to attack Fort Sumter. The Confedracy is succesful, and it officially starts the Civil War. -
Lincoln Ordered Blockade on South
Blockade cuts off a major section of the Confederacy. Lasted four years. -
1st Battle of Bull Run
First major land battle of the Civil War. -
Monitor vs. Virginia naval battle
One of the biggest sea battles ever recorded. -
Battle of Shiloh
Ninja attack by the Confedrate on the Union. Confederates kill 13k Union, while 10k Confederate soldiers die. -
7 Days Campaign
Lasted til July 1st. Included six major battles of the Civil War. -
2nd Battle of Bull Run
Fought on the same ground as the first, but much more forces involved. -
Antietam
"The bloodiest day in history" -
Emancipation Proclamation
Stated that all slaves are to be freed. -
Emancipation Proclamation takes effect
Well....Uh... The Emancipation Proclamation took effect. -
Battle at Chancellorsville
Lasted until May 6th. Confedrate victofry. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Lasted until July 3rd. The battle with the largest casualties. Turning point in the Civil War. -
Siege of Vicksburg
Union Victory. Army of Tennessee vs Army of Vicksburg. -
Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln's most famous speech. -
Battle at Chattanooga
Grant's army defeats Braxton Bragg's. -
Ulysses S. Grant takes over the Union Army
Lincoln appoints him as General of the Union Army. -
Sherman captures Atlanta
Sherman and his army take over the city of Atlanta, Georgia. -
Lincoln Re-elected.
Self-explanatory. -
Sherman begins march to the sea
Left the captured city of Georgia, to take over Savannah. -
Savannah, GA falls to the Union
Savannah falls to the Union, and no longer supports Confederacy. -
13th Amendment passed
Said slavery was unnaceptable. -
Union Army moves in and occupies Richmond, VA.
The Union Army invades and occupies not onl;y Richmond, but also Petersburg, Virginia. -
Robert E. Lee surrenders
Robert E. Lee has to either face the union and almost for sure lose most fo them, or -
Abraham Lincoln shot and killed
Abraham Lincoln killed by John Wilkes Booth.
