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The Election of 1860
There was a presidential election with four candidates Stephen Douglas (Northern Democratic), John Bell (Constitutional Union), John Breckinridge (Southern Democratic), and Abraham Lincoln (Republican) -
Confederate States Form
There was a belief among some of the Southern states that they were being made second-class citizens. Then formed The Confederate States in an attempt to revolt in disunion. -
Jefferson Davis inaugurated as President of Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis was called forth to become the first president of the Confederate States of America after the seceding of the South. Davis was also the last president of the confederate States of America. -
Fort Sumter
The battle that started the Civil War. Confederate States forces attacked the US military at Fort Sumter -
First Battle of Bull Run
The battle was a Confederate victory and was followed by a disorganized post-battle retreat of the Union forces. -
Battle of Shiloh
This battle allowed Union troops to penetrate the Confederate interior. -
Battle of Antietam
Antietam, the deadliest one-day battle in American military history, showed that the Union could stand against the Confederate army in the Eastern theater. -
Emancipation Proclamation
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 ending in July 4, 1863. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The death of an estimated 46,000 to 51,000 men from both sides, occurred on this day making it the costliest single day of battle in American history. Lee then began a long, drawn-out retreat to Virginia. -
Gettysburg Address
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered a speech during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery. This speech was the Gettysburg Address. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman's march to the sea was an American Civil War campaign that took place from November 15, 1864 to December 21, 1864. This march continued through Georgia, led by the Union Army's major general, Sherman. -
Appomattox Court House
It marks the beginning of the country's transition to peace and reunification following four years of Civil War. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment states, "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." -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilks Boothe during a play.