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the civil war
timespan for the civil war -
the election of abraham lincoln
lincoln wan election in 1860 running for the republicans he won most popular vote electoral vote and highest percentage aswell he pretty won that election with no argument -
the confederacy of the united states
meaning the 11 states renounce there existining agreement with others of the united states -
fort sumter
a Third System masonry sea fort located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
The fort is best known as the site upon which the shots that started the American Civil War were fired -
first battle of bull run
Union and Confederate armies clashed near Manassas Junction, Virginia, in the first major land battle of the American Civil War -
fort henry
first signifacant union victory of the american civil war
along with his victory at Fort Donelson, paved the way for the Union to capture Nashville, Tennessee -
battle of fort donelson
with the victory of this battle it paved the way for the union to capture nashville tennessee
lasted for 5 days -
battle of shiloh
the battle lasted 2 days, one of the early major engagements of the american civil war -
battle of cold harbor
The battles of Cold Harbor were two American Civil War
took place about 10 miles northeast of Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital
this battle is also known as the battle of gains mills -
second battle of bull run
proved to be the deciding battle in the Civil War campaign waged between Union and Confederate armies in northern Virginia -
battle of antietam
one of the first battles fought on northern soil -
battle of fredericksburg
involved nearly 200,000 combatants, the largest concentration of troops in any Civil War battle -
signing of the emacipation proclamation
pronounced all slaves in the rebelious states to be set free -
battle of chancellorsville
lasted from april 30 to may 6
widely considered to be General Robert E. Lees greatest victory during the American Civil War -
siege of vicksburg
lasted the longest time may 14th to july 4th
Grant launched a series of frontal assaults against Pemberton's fortifications, suffering heavy losses -
battle of gettysburg
lasted from july 1st to july 3rd
is considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War -
battle of fort wagner
the July 11 assault on Fort Wagner failed the first time so they gathered more troops and went at it again the battle lasted from july 18th to septemember 7th -
battle of chickamauga
lasted 2 days the 19th to the 20th of septemember
Braxton Bragg’s Army of Tennessee defeated a Union force commanded by General William Rosecrans in the Battle of Chickamauga -
battle of spotsylvania court house
the battle lasted for the better part of 2 weeks,. included some of the bloodiest fighting of the Civil War -
the re-election of lincoln
the civil war is in its fourth year the small minded american politics came to a relization that lincoln would not be ree -erlected but he was -
shermans march to the sea
lasted from november 17th to december 21st
General William T. Sherman led some 60,000 soldiers on a 285-mile march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia -
battle of sailors creek
Richmond, Lee's army began retreating west with the ultimate goal of re-supplying and moving south -
surrender at the appomattox court house
Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia before it surrendered to the Union Army under Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant -
assasination of abraham lincoln
he was killed while watching a play from his booth at an opera theatre -
the gettysburg address
there five known copies in lincolns hand writing with slightly diffrent text
is one of the most famous speeches givin by president lincoln
