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Lincoln Gets Elected
Abraham Lincoln was elected president over Stephen Douglass. He was elected over him, because people liked Republicans. He did this without carrying a single Southern vote. -
South Carolina Secedes
After the Abraham Lincoln election South Carolina seceded. This is because, that they wanted slavery and Abraham did not. -
Civil War Begins
The Civil War began over slavery. Southern and Northern States fought over having slaves. This happened in the United States, it was affected by most of the World. -
First battle of Bullpen
The first battle of Bullpen was in Virginia. It was one of the first battles of the Civil War. It ended with a Confederate Victory. This came to be because, reinforcements showed up. -
Naval Battles: Monitor and Merrimac
The Northern-built Merrimack, a conventional steam frigate, had been salvaged by the Confederates from the Norfolk navy yard and rechristened the Virginia. The Union ironclad Monitor, under the command of Lieutenant John Worden, arrived the same night. -
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh ended in a Union Army victory. This happened, because of the numbers. The battle was in Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee. -
Second Battle of Bullpen
The battle was in Virginia and was the same outcome for the Confederates. They held them back and pushed them back to D.C. Thomas Jackson and Robert Lee were in the battle helping the Confederates. -
Battle of Antietam
On September 17, 1862. The Battle of Antietam ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led Abraham Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This proclamation stated that Slaves that were in rebellious would be set free. This Proclamation was set in January, 1863. This helped the slaves get away from the people in the rebellious states. -
Siege of Vicksburg
Vicksburg was being controlled by the Union Forces until the Confederacy used shovels to dig into the compound and started fighting. -
Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. -
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Reconstruction of the South
After the Civil War there were 4 million freed people. In early 1866, Congress passed the Freedmen’s Bureau and Civil Rights Bills and sent them to Johnson for his signature. -
Robert E. Lee Surrenders
Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 Confederate troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War. Ulysses Grant won this battle and now had 28,000 Confederates to deal with. -
Lincoln Re-elected
American presidential election held on Nov. 8, 1864, Republican President Abraham Lincoln defeated Democrat George B. McClellan. The Election was in the middle of the Civil War. -
Lincoln Assassination
April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor and Confederate sympathizer, assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. -
Confederation Formed
The Confederation Formed with British Northern American Colonies and Colonies of Nova Scotia. These Colonies made the Confederation.