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Abraham Becomes President
Abraham is inagurated as prsident -
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The Civil War
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Confederate forces fire on fort Sumter
The Confederates fired shells into the for until Anderson was forced to surrender. -
Battle of Bull Run
General Irvin McDowell clashed with confederate forces headed by general Pierre Beauregard near a little creek called Bull Run norh of Manassas. In the North, this batle came to be known as the First Battle of Bull Run -
Battle Of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh i Tennesse turned into the fierecest fighting the Civil War had yet seen. -
New Orleans falls to Union forces
New Orleans then falls into Union forces. -
Battle of Antietem
The bloodest battle of American History. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This document freed slaves in the south -
Battle of Gettysburg
It was the turning point in the civil war. -
Union takes Vicksburg
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Grant is put in charge of all Union armies
Grant becomes in charge of union army forces. -
Lincoln is reelected
Licoln is reelected. -
Union takes Richmond and Lee surrenders
Lee surrenders at the Appomattax house. -
Lincoln gets assaassinated
Licoln gets shot while watching a play. He was shot by a man named Booth.
