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Shots Fired On Fort Sumter
Lincoln learned that the Garrison at Fort Sumter was in trouble on the day that he took office in March of 1861. During the attack on Fort Sumter there was the one shot that brought every soldier to their feet which was the biggest bomb like sound that they had heard scince the whole attack had began.
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The South Secedes
When Abraham Lincoln was elected president, the South Carolina legislature was considered a threat.The secession of South Carolina was followed by the secession of six more states Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas and the threat of secession by four more Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
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Abraham Takes Action
On this date Lincoln takes action. Abraham had issued a war for the union to launch a badly instructed action against the Confederacy. In the act of it all McClellan ignores Lincoln's command and suffers consequences of doing so.
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Emancipation Proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation On January 1,1863, signed by him. The proclamation declared "that all people held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and shall be free." href='http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/ -
Battle of Vicksburb
The battle of Vicksburb was against Grants operations which caused the war to start in May 18 1863 through July 4 of 1863. The Generals of this war included Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, of Tennesse, and Gen. John C. Pemberton of Vicksburb.<ahref='http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/ms011.htm' -
Battle Of Gettysburb
The Battle of Gettysburg was the biggest battle that changed the Civil War. This was claimed the most bloodiest war in about four years. The funniest thing about this war was that it wasnt a scheduled war, it actually happened on accident.<ahref='http://www.history.com/topics/battle-of-gettysburg' -
Gettysburg Address
Gettysburg was located in Pennsylvania. This speech that Abraham Lincoln did on the Gettysburg Address was considerd the most famous speech that he had done. This was said by Charles Sumner, an American polititionist and senator of Massechusetts.
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Grants Wilderness Campaign
In the Civil War there were a series of engagements and the Wilderness Campaign was one of them. The Wilderness Campaign consisted of being clear in order for there to be any fight. This clearing is what Grant had been planning for. This was a success.
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The Fall of Confederacy
The Confederacy began to fall because of transportation problems anad because the trengthening of blockade. Once the blockade became successful the food supply shortened and people on the South began to starve, and once the people in the South were starving their Army started to starve as well. This resulted in a shrinking Army and decrease of population in the South.
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Lee Surrenders to Grant
When Lee found out that his men were to weak and powerless to fight all he could possibly do is surrender to Grant because what good was he to keep the men fighting with no energy. This conflict lasted two and a half hours and was concluded the bloodiest fight in history.
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