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Abraham Lincoln becomes president
He became president in November of 1860 and was president only for a short time before the civil war outbreak. He also ended the slavery in the united states. -
south carolina secudes from union
South Carolina was the first one to secede from the union. It was the first state to ever officially secede from the United States. -
seven southern states secede
when lincoln became president seven states secede these states include south Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas. -
the south attacks Ft. Sumter
In April 1861 the confederate forces attack the United States military garrison at fort Sumter, South Carolina. It lasted for less than two days, and no one was killed but the battle started the civil war which was the bloodiest conflict in the American history. Click Here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRWrZ236cxI) -
in the battle of bull run
this battle was significant because it was the first full battle of the civil war, both north and south faced the sobering reality that this war would be long and bloody.
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antietam battle
this is one of the most famous battles of the civil war ans was the bloodiest day as both sides suffered an estimate of 23,000 casualties. -
Lincoln signs the emanicipation proclamation
Lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation on January 1,1863 while the civil war was still happening. It promised them to be protection by the US military and invited them to join the Union Army in the fight against confederacy. -
lincoln delivers the gettysburg address
Lincoln spoke at the dedication ceremony for the national cemetery of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania one of the bloodiest and most decisive battles in the civil war. -
general william invades the south
General Williams troops marched about 258 miles eastward from Atlanta to the coastal town of Savannah. -
Lee surrenders ending the civil war
general lee surrendered his troop to the Unions Ulyssess Grant at the Appomattox courthouse in Virgina ending the four-year American civil war.