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13th Amendment
This provides that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." -
Jefferson Davis inaugurated as president of Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis was elected Provisional President and Alexander Stephens was elected Vice President. He went into office on February 18, 1861. On March 11, 1861, a permanent constitution was adopted. -
Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860 and won in a four-way contest. He received less than 40% of the popular vote. A popular majority in the North where states already had ended and abolished slavery. -
Confederate States Form
The secession of S.C. was followed by the secession of the following states, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and finally Texas. The threat was followed by four more states, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. -
Fort Sumter
Charleston blazed a path towards secession to preserve slavery, and construction on a new fort, Fort Sumter, proceeded. On April 12, 1861, opened the Civil War, which redefined American freedom. -
First Battle of Bull run
The battle was a Confederate victory and was followed by a disorganized pos-battle retreat of the Union forces. The Department of V.A. -
The Battle of Shiloh
This was also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing and it was one of the major battles in the American Civil War. The fights took place in Southwestern Tennessee. -
Battle of Antietam
This was one of the deadliest one-day battles in American Military history. This ended the Confederate Army. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation, whenever the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. It declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." -
Battle of Vicksburg
The siege of Vicksburg was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. -
Battle of Gettysburg
This was a three-day battle in the American Civil War fough between the Union and Confederate forces and started July 1st, and ended July 3rd, 1863. -
Gettysburg Address
This is a speech that Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the Dedication of the solders National Cemetery. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
This was a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until December 21, 2864. -
Appomattox Court house
This was trapped by the Federals near Appomattox Court House, Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union general Ulysses S. Grant. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
He was an American Lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.