The Civil War

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    Civil War

  • Abraham Lincoln Elected President

    Abraham Lincoln Elected President
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    Significance: If he wasn't elected the Civil War probably wouldn't have even happened.
  • Battle at Fort Sumter

    Battle at Fort Sumter
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    Significance: It was the start of the Civil War.
  • Lincoln Orders Blockade of the South

    Lincoln Orders Blockade of the South
    Resource Significance: Lincoln set up a blockade which was designed to stop the Confederates from recieving supplies, trade goods, and wepons.
  • First Battle of Bull Run

    First Battle of Bull Run
    Resource Significance: It was the first major land battle of the Civil War.
  • Monitor versus Virginia Naval Battle

    Monitor versus Virginia Naval Battle
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    Significance: It was the first meeting in combat of ironclad warships.
  • Battle of Shiloh

    Battle of Shiloh
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    Significance: Shiloh showed everybody that this was going to be a long and bloody war. It was a moral boost for the Union Army because they won.
  • Seven Days Campaign

    Seven Days Campaign
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    Summary: 7 Days Campaign was a series of major battles that took place from June 26, 1862 until July 1, 1862.
  • Battle of Chattanooga

    Battle of Chattanooga
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    First Battle: June 7-8 1862
    Second Battle: August 21, 1863
    Campaign: November 23-25, 1863
    Significance: It gave the Union the ability to move further South. Therefore they were able to fight more battles.
  • Second Battle of Bull Run

    Second Battle of Bull Run
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    Significance: It was a very important victory for the South. It was the most decisive battle in the Northern Virginia Campaign for the Confederates.
  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam
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    Significance: It was the first Civil War Battle to take place on Union soil. It was also the bloodiest single-day battle in American History. 22,717 wounded, dead, and missing on both sides combined.
  • Emancipation Proclamation Issued

    Emancipation Proclamation Issued
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    Summary: A document that Abraham Lincoln signed that granted freedom to all slaves. It wasn't passed by congress until February of 1865.
  • Emancipation Proclamation Takes Effect

    Emancipation Proclamation Takes Effect
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    Significance: It was an important shift in the Union's expanding their goal to reunification to also include the complete abolishment of slavery EVERYWHERE.
  • Battle at Chancellorsville

    Battle at Chancellorsville
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    Significance: The battle took place from April 30th to May 6th. It was a failed attempt for the Union to try and take over the Confederate Capital.
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg
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    Summary: The Battle of Gettysburg was the battle with the most soldiers killed. President Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address after this turning point in the war.
  • Siege of Vicksburg

    Siege of Vicksburg
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    Significance: It gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union. The Union was now able to control the shipments that go along the Mississippi.
  • Gettysburg Address

    Gettysburg Address
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    Significance: It is one of the best known speaches ever in United States history. It was given by Abraham Lincoln after the major loss of soldiers at the Battle of Gettysburg.
  • Ulysses S. Grant takes over the Union Army

    Ulysses S. Grant takes over the Union Army
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    Summary: Lincoln knew that he needed a new general to lead his army so he prommoted Ulysses S. Grant to Lieutenant-General.
  • 13th Amendment Passed

    13th Amendment Passed
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    Significance: It was a law passed saying that slavery is no longer legal.
  • Robert E. Lee Surrenders

    Robert E. Lee Surrenders
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    Significance: This ended the Civil War.
  • Sherman Captures Atlanta

    Sherman Captures Atlanta
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    Significance: Sherman and his men took the Deep South's major manufacturing center and also the railroad hub.
  • Abraham Lincoln Re-Elected

    Abraham Lincoln Re-Elected
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    Summary: Lincoln's Re-election had a really big impact on the Civil War because Lincoln was the one who wanted to get a rid of slavery.
  • Sherman's March to the Sea

    Sherman's March to the Sea
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    Significance: In Sherman's march he demolished everything along the way. He cut off the supplies going to the Confederate Army.
  • Savannah Georgia Falls to the Union

    Savannah Georgia Falls to the Union
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    Significance: The Union created a barrier preventing supplies to get to the Confederate Army.
  • Union Army moves in and occupies Richmond, VA.

    Union Army moves in and occupies Richmond, VA.
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    Summary: Richmond Virgina was the captial of the Confederates and without the government officials telling the generals what to do the army is basically lost.
  • Abe Lincoln is Shot and Killed

    Abe Lincoln is Shot and Killed
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    Significance: Lincoln was the first President asassinated.