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Lincoln's election
Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln gets elected, serving as the catalyst for the civil war as Lincoln was strongly against slavery. -
Crittenden compromise gets rejected by the north
One of the compromises that gets rejected by the north that suggested a 36 30' N line where under that line all states west of Missouri would be a slave state. -
South Carolina succeeded from America
This was followed by 6 other states, forming the Confederacy. -
First Battle of Bull Run
This was the first major battle of the civil war, driving the Union Army back to Washington. -
Lincoln sworn in as president
The previous president was opposed to conflict with the Confederacy but Lincoln strongly wanted to preserve the Union. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
Southern forces bombarded Fort Sumter, starting the Civil War -
Confederacy led a surprise attack on Fort Shiloh
The Union was moving further into Tennessee when the Confederacy surprised them, but Union won in a bloody battle. -
Ulysses S Grant takes Fort Henry and Fort Donaldson
This opens up the Tennessee river. -
Battle of Hampton Roads
First naval battle with ironclads, revolutionizing naval warfare and making wooden ships redundant. -
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Union unsuccessfully tries to invade
The Confederacy drives them off. -
Battle of Antietam
Confederacy pushes into Maryland but fails in the bloodiest battle in a single day in US history. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln issued an executive order to end slavery. -
Gettysburg Address
Inspirational speech and rallying call by Lincoln. -
Grant captured Vicksburg
This was the last straw for the Confederacy -
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Battle of Gettysburg
Bloodiest Battle in US history, also the turning point in the war. -
Lincoln reelection
Lincoln gets reelected. -
Slavery abolished with 13th Amendment
Slavery was finally abolished. -
Lincoln assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
After a day of celebration, Lincoln gets shot while watching a play by John Wilkes Booth.