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Lincolns Inaugural address
Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United Strates in 1860 with 180 electoral votes. -
South Carolina Secedes
South Carolina was the first of the Southern states to secede and join the Confederate States of America. -
Attack on fort sumter
Fort sumter was attacked by the Confederate Soldiers and there were no casualties in this battle. -
Virginia secedes
Virginia followed in South carolinas footsteps by seceding from the union to join the confederate side. -
1st battle of bull run
One of the first major battles of the civil war that gave the confederates a little lead in the war. -
battle of the monitor and the merrimack
In this battle was the first ironclad naval battle in history. It took place between the union and confederates on the merrimack river. -
Battle of Shiloh
The Union was unprepared for this battle when the confederate forces attacked them in Pittsburg Landing. -
mcclellan returns to washington after the peninsula campaign
Mcclellan returned to washinton after his strategy to take the confederate captol of Richmond, VA. -
2nd battle of bull run
This battle was where th confederates were outnumbered but still forced the union to retreat. -
Battle of Antietam
This was known as the bloodiest day in American History where the union and confederates fought. -
Battle of fredericksburg
This battle took place in fredericksburg and was a confederate victory -
Emancipation Proclamtion takes effect
In Lincolns announcement, he said that all northern slaves would be free, giving them the power to fight in the war. -
Battle of Chancellorville
In this battle was a confederate victory lead by the clever tactics of general robert e lee -
battle of gettysburg
In this battle, the Union won by defending their territory and keeping the better location. -
Surrender of vicksburg
After a long time of laying siege to Vicksburg, the Confederate army surrendered. -
Battle at fort wagner
In this battle, the unions 54th regiment attacked the confederate fort wagner. -
Lincoln delivers gettysburg address
In the Gettysburg address, lincoln showed remorse for those who had dies in the war and helped show what they had died for. -
Cold Harbor
The union army launched a surprise attack on the confederate army at Cold Harbor,Virginia. -
Sherman set out for sea
Sherman sent his troops on a march to the sea. -
Atlanta burns to the ground
Sherman used scorched earth policy to burn the city of atlanta, georgia for the union. -
Sherman reaches savannah
Sherman captures the city of Savannah Georgia. -
Lincoln delivers 2nd Inaugural address
In order to be reinstated as the president, Lincoln had to give a second inaugural address to the nation -
Richmond falls
The confederate capitol of Richmond Virginia finally fell to thte union in 1865 after being burned -
Robert E lee surrenders commission
Robert E lee durrendered to Grant and his troops on april 9th 1865. -
Surrender at appotomox
When lee was finally pushed as far as he could go by the union, he was forced to surrender to grant at appotomox courthouses.
