1800-1876

By ccanfield
  • Election of Abraham Lincoln

    Election of Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. Not long after this eleven states seceded from the Union marking the beginning of the Civil War.
  • Siege of Fort Sumter

    Siege of Fort Sumter

    To begin the War, the Confederacy laid siege to a Union Fort in South Carolina.
  • First battle of Bull Run

    First battle of Bull Run

    This battle was encouraged by President Lincoln. Lincoln pushed his general to mount an offensive into the confederate states.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    Lincoln's speech that ended up freeing the southern slaves.
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    Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg was the beginning of an offensive mounted by Robert E Lee into the Northern states. The bloodiest battle of the war Lee's invasion into the Northern states failed once again.
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    Battle for Chattanooga

    This battle in Tennessee was a sad one for the Confederates. The Confederates took significant losses and the loss of land allowed for the Union Army to march into the south.
  • Lee Surrenders to the Northern forces

    Lee Surrenders to the Northern forces

    General Lee was surrounded by the Northern Troops. Lee surrendered to the troops of Ulysses S. Grant.
  • Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

    Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

    After the forces of General Lee surrendered to Grant John Wilkes Booth snuck into the booth of Abraham Lincoln and shot him in the back of the head.