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Lincoln elected president
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S.Carolina Seccedes form Union
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Mississippi Seccedes From the Union
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Florida Seccedes From the Union
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Alabama Seccedes From the Union
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Georgia Seccedes From the Union
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Louisiana Seccedes From the union
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Texas Seccedes From the union
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Battle of Ft. Sumter
First battle of the Civil War. Confederate victory. -
Lincoln Calls For 75,000 Volunteers to Serve in Union Army
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virginia Seccedes From the Union
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Arkansas Seccedes From the Union
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N. Carolina Seccedes From the Union
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Tennessee Seccedes From the Union
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1st Manassas ( Bull Run)
Confederate Victory -
McCellan is appointed Commander
Becomes commander of the Department of the Potomac -
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant captuers Ft. Henry
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Ulysses S. Grant Captures Ft. Donelson
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Robert E. Lee becomes commander
Was asked to lead the Union army but declined. He returned to the south and, because he loved virginia, accepted control of the confederate army. -
Monitor vs. Marrimac
Under the command of Lt. Catesby Jones, The Marrimac, now named the Virginia, was challenged by the Monitor (Lt. John L. Worden). The ships battled for 4 hoursx before coming to a draw. -
Pope becomes commander
Pope became commander because he lead the Army of The Mississppi and successfully captured Island #10. -
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Confederate army suprises Grant's army,leaving 13,000 Union and 10,000 Confederate troops killed and/or wounded.
The bloodiest battle of this time. -
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2nd Manassas (2nd Bull Run)
55,000 Confederates defeat 75,000 Union soldiers in Northern Virginia. Gen. John Pope fired. -
Sharpsburg (Antietam)
McClellan stops Lee and his army at Antietam. By the time the day's over, 26,000 men are dead, wounded, or missing. The bloodiest day in U.S. history. -
Gen. Burnside becomes commander
Bursdide replaces Gen. McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac. -
Fredericksburg
The AOP suffers a loss of 12,653 men. -
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Chancellorsville
Union gets defeated by Lee's smaller forces. Gen. Stonewall Jackson shot by his own men -
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Gettysburg
Turning point of the war. Union beats the Confederate army. -
Vicksburg
The last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi. Union is now in control of the Mississippi, cutting the south in half. -
Atlanta captured
Sherman's army captures Atlanta.
