Union vs. Confederate: The Civil War Chyanne #23

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
11/01/1860	Lincoln Becomes President	Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States.
12/20/1860	South Carolina Secedes	South Carolina secedes from the Union.
02/01/1861	More States Secede	The states of Texas, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana secede from the Union.
02/01/1861	The Confederate States of America	The Confederate States of America is formed.
02/01/1861	Confederate President	Jefferson Davis elected President of the Confederate States of America.
04/12/1861	Civil War Begins	The first shot of the Civil War is shot at Fort Sumter by the Confederates.
04/15/1861	Four More States Secede	Within days of the Civil War, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina secede from the Union.
01/01/1863	Emancipation Proclamation	Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect. This allows enslaved African Americans to be freed in rebelling Confederate areas and lets African Americans fight in the war.
07/01/1863	Battle of Gettysburg	Indiana soldiers fought in the Battle of Gettysburg, one of the most important battles in the Civil War.
07/08/1863	Morgan's Raid	John Hunt Morgan's raid terrorizes Indiana.
08/01/1863	Second Battle of Bull Run	Indiana Soldiers fought in the Second Battle of Bull Run, one of the worst battles in the Civil War.
04/09/1865	End of the Civil War	Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders to the Union General Ulysses s. Grant.
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
11/01/1860 to 04/01/1865	The Civil War