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Lincoln Elected
This is when the new president Abraham Lincoln was Elected. He was going to be the president of the United States of America in Chicago. -
South Carolina Secedes
The big reason why south Carolina secede was because they what to keep slavery in their state. Is is a big reason that the civil war started. -
Confederation Formed
In February 8th 1861 the confederation was made into state. It was formed because the issue of slavery because they what'd to keep slavery in their states and system. -
Civil War Begins
It all stared because of the Confederate army that was fired on the fort Sumter at the South Carolina’s harbor. This is what cased the beginning of the civil war In America. -
First Battle of Bull Run
The first battle of Bull Run Started when the union army meet with the confederate army then they started to fight. This stared at Manassas Junction Virginia. The confederate army won the first battle. -
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was in Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee. From the national Geographic society says that “ The two-day conflict was at that point the bloodiest battle in American history, with more than 23,000 dead and wounded.”. This Is a battle that the union won against the confederation army. -
Naval Battles: Monitor
A monitor is a slow battle ship but with a lot of fire power in its guns.” On March 9, 1862, one of the most famous naval battles in American history occurs as two ironclads, the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia, fight to a draw off Hampton Roads, Virginia. The ships pounded each other all morning but their armor plates easily deflected the cannon shots, signaling a new era of steam-powered iron ships.” From the history sum the first encounter. The two ships while but nether ship sink. -
Second Battle of Bull Run
The second Battle started in Prince William county in Virginia. In quote “ Despite heavy Confederate casualties (9,000), the Battle of Second Bull Run (known as Second Manassas in the South) was a decisive victory for the rebels, as Lee had managed a strategic offensive against an enemy force (Pope and McClellan's) twice the size of his own.” The Confederate Army won the second Battle as well as the first battle of Bull Run. -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was said to be the deadliest battle in America history. This was said from the American Battlefield trust. The winter of the battle was the union Army. -
Emancipation Proclamation
It was made by Abraham Lincoln to free the slaves. This paper freed the slaves in the annual 3 year of the civil war. The Emancipation Proclamation was a important Part of the civil war. -
Siege of Vicksburg
The Siege of Vicksburg was a part of the Anaconda plan to spit the confederation in half. Here is a quote from battlefield.org “Vicksburg’s strategic location on the Mississippi River made it a critical win for both the Union and the Confederacy. The Confederate surrender there ensured Union control of the Mississippi River and cleaved the South in two.”. The plan was to gain control of Mississippi. -
Lincoln Re-elected
The Lincoln Re-elected was the re election of president Lincoln. The north voted Lincoln to be in office again to got rid of the confederation. This quote sums it up “ Northern voters overwhelmingly endorse the leadership and policies of President Abraham Lincoln when they elect him to a second term. With his re-election, any hope for a negotiated settlement with the Confederacy vanished.”. -
Robert E. Lee Surrenders
On April 9th 1865 this is when Robert E. Lee Surrenders to the union. so this means that the confederation surrenders and there end of the war. “ In retreating from the Union army’s Appomattox Campaign, the Army of Northern Virginia had stumbled through the Virginia countryside stripped of food and supplies. At one point, Union cavalry forces under General Philip Sheridan had actually outrun Lee’s army, blocking their retreat and taking 6,000 prisoners at Sayler’s Creek.”. From history -
Lincoln Assassination
The Assassination of president Lincoln was a great hit the the USA at the time of the event. “The assassination of President Lincoln was just one part of a larger plot to decapitate the federal government of the U.S. after the Civil War. Lincoln never lived to enact this policy. He died the following morning on April 15, 1865. His successor Andrew Johnson assumed office and presided over Reconstruction.“ from the history. -
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Reconstruction of the South
The Reconstruction of the South Was a long and needed part of the America today.” Much of the Southern United States was destroyed during the Civil war. Farms and plantations were burned down and their crops destroyed. Also, many people had Confederate money which was now worthless and the local governments were in disarray.” From duckster. This is the way that they started to reconstruction of the destruction of the war.