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Emancipation Proclamation
This act that Abraham Lincoln put into practice, freed slaves that were in states of rebellion, still. -
The 1st act of Conscription
This was enabling a draft for all men between the ages of 20 and 45, for the civil war. -
The Battle of Chancellorsville
Union General Hooker went acros the Rappahannock River to attack General Lee's Southern army. Hooker surendered to Lee, when Lee surrounded him.. -
General Lee defeats Union
General Lee defeated Union forces at Winchester, Virginia. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Union beat Geneeral Lee in this Battle. -
The Battle of Chickamauga
The South won against the North in this battle near the Chickamauga Creek, on the Tennessee-Georgia line. -
"Gettysburg Address"
President Lincoln gave the "Gettysburg Address", when he donated a portion of the battlefield as a cemetary. -
The Battle of Chattanooga
Confederate General Braxton Bragg's army had surrounded the Chattanooga railroads. The battle lasted 3 days, and in the end, General Grant won for the North. -
Longstreet Withdraw
General Longstreet withdrew himself from the war. He was fighting for the South. -
The Battle of Spotsylvania
This is the battle where General Grant and General Robert E. Lee fought in front of the Spotsylvania court house. They fought for 5 days. General Grat, for the North, promised that he would fight all Summer long, if needed. -
Grant's Promotion
General Grant is promoted to the Commander of the Northern Army. He then plans to go aafter General Lee of the South. -
The Battle of Cold Harbor
This battle was General Robert E. Lee's last victory of the war. The battle was between General Lee and General Grant. 7,000 me died in 20 minutes. Grant lost more soldiers than Lee did. -
Confederate troops go to the Capitol
The Confederate soldiers of General Juabal, go to the capitol, to help out General Lee's ary, but they are held back. -
March to the Sea
General Sherman marched his soldiers to the ocean cutting through Georgia. They walked about 300 miles, and destroyed several buildings, railroads, bridges, and factories. -
President Lincoln Re-Elected
Republican,Abraham Lincoln, is re-elected as president with Andrew Johnson as his Vice President. -
Lincoln assassinated
President Lincoln went to go see a performance of "Our American Cousin", at Ford's Theatre, and was shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth. John Wilkes Booth, was an actor from Maryland whom was attempting to avenge to defeat of the Confederate army. -
Jefferson Davis Captured
Jefferson DAvis was captured in Georgia. This meaning that the final Confederate soltiers were captured -
The Army of the Potomac
The army of the Potomac paraded themselves and then surrendered to the North on May 23, 1865. -
Georgia surrender
The Gerogia Confederate army surrenders on May 24, 1865. -
The Execution of Captain Henry Wirz
Captain Henry Wirz was a famous superintendent of the Confederate prison in Andersonville, Georgia. He was put on trial and hanged in the Old Capitol Prison.
