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Abraham Lincoln Election
Abraham Lincoln was nominated in Chicago Illinois. Most of his votes came from the north. To become president Abraham Lincoln beat John C. Breckinridge. -
The South Carolina Secede
South Carolina was the first state the secede fro the federal Union. The escalation controversy over the expansion of slavery into the Mexico territory. The people that made the decision to leave the union was the four governors. -
Confederate Form.
The confederation form is a written document the established the functions of the national government. The states where South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. -
The Civil War beginnin
The Civil War started when the Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter. Fort Sumter is in South Carolina’s Charleston Harbor. This led to a victory for the confederate, which resulted in a hug support for the Military for both North and South. -
Siege of Vicksburg
The Siege of Vicksburg was a victory for the Union that divided the confederacy and the cemented. The Union won, because they got control of the Mississippi River. The Union general was Ulysses S. Grant. -
First battle of Bull Rush.
It was the battle of the union and confederate armies. The battle was fought Manassas Junction, Virginia. It started when 35,000 Union troops marched from the federal capital in Washington D.C. -
Battles of Naval
The Naval battle was a pitched battle between the naval fleets. The battle was fought near Hampton Roads. It was a confederate effort to break up the union blockade of the southern ports. In all there was only 261 deaths. -
Battle of Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh was a big victory for the union. The battle of Shiloh was fought in Tennessee. The battle was fought in two days, but it was the bloodiest battle in American history with over 23,000 of dead and wounded. -
The Second Bull Rush
The war was fought in Manassas, Virginia. It was waged buy the confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s. This was a victory for the rebels. -
Battle of Antietam
The battle of Antietam, was a big win for the the union, because it paused the invasion of Maryland. It was one of the greatest Confederate threats to Washington D.C. in the battle around 3,500 soldiers were killed. This was a big part in the war because it allowed Grant to begian a massive operation in the Mississippi . -
Emancipation Proclamation
The emancipation proclamation was singed by Abraham Lincoln. The emancipation proclamation was singed to set slaves from any ownership. It was singed in the District of Columbia. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg, was the turning point in the Civil War, because the Confederates were to weak to pursue the north. So lee led his army out of the north. This war costed the Union 23,000. -
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Reconstruction of the South
It was a time after the Civil War were the south was rebuilding its states. It made it hard for the south though, because the union made it illegal to have African American. They got done on March 31, 1877 -
Lincoln Re-elected
It was the reflection for the 20th quadrennial presidential election, near the end of the Civil War. Lincoln easily defeated the Democratic nominee, general George B.. -
Robert E. Lee Surrenders
This was the day that Robert E. Lee Surrenders his army of nothen Virginia. This was the end of the Civil War. He surrendered because he did not want to cause unnecessary distraction to the south. -
Lincoln Assassination
Abraham Lincoln was assassination by John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln was assassinated at the Ford’s theatre in Washington D.C. the assassination was only five days after Robert E. Lee surrendered.