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December 20,1860
South Caroline votes to leave the union, fallowed by Mississippi, Florida Alabama Georgia Louisiana and Texas -
April 12 1861
Confederates fired on fort sumter -
April 17 1861
After fort sumter Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia secede from the union, Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware stayed in the union -
July 21 1861
35,000 confederates met the union troops near manassas junction. confederates hid in high ground behind bull run creek called the first batle of bull run -
July 27 1861
president lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as commander of the department of the potomac, replaceing McDowell -
March 1862
early romance with the war had faded and the harsh effects of the blackade providing for the war effort set in -
June 25- July 1, 1862
the seven days battle. lee attacks McClellan near richmond. -
April 6-7 1862
confederates suprise attack. Ulysses S. Grant unprepared troops at Shiloh on the tennessee river. 13,000 union killed 10,000 confederates killed -
May 31 1862
Battle of seven pines McClellan wins! -
August 29-30 1862
75,000 under general john pope are defeated by 55,000 confederates under general stonewall jackson and james longstreet at second battle of bull run -
september 17 1862
bloodiest day in U.S military history. Antietam in maryland. 26,000 men are dead -
November 7 1862
lincoln replaces McClellan with burnside -
December 13 1862
defeated at fredericksburg lost 12,653 men -
may 1-4 1863
general hooker defeated lee at the battle of chancellorsville -
january 1 1863
Emancipation Proclamation-free slaves!! -
July 1-3 1863
confederates are defeated at the battle of gettysburg -
november 19 1863
gettysburg address -
march 9 1864
william t. sherman succeeds grant as commander in the west -
september 2 1864
atlanta is captured by shermans army -
november 15- december 21 1864
62,000 men march to sea, sherman reaches savannah -
April 9 1865
lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant -
january 31 1865
thirteenth amendment (abolish slavery)