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Civil war
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Southern state secession dates
south carolina- December 20, 1860
Mississippi- January 9, 1861
Florida- January 10,1861
Alabama- January 11, 1861
Georgia- January 19, 1861
Louisiana-January 26, 1861
Texas- February 1, 1861
Virginia- April 17,1861
Arkansas- May 6, 1861
North carolina- May 20, 1861 -
Lincoln Election
Linclon was elected into office and then reelected in 1865. -
Battle of fort sumter
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Battle of Bull Run
Union army, consisting of 28,000 men, commanded by General McDowell, fought 33,000 Confederates under General Beauregard -
monitor and Merrimack fight
in hampton roads virginia. Both Sides claim Victory -
battle at Shiloh
Also known as battle of pittsburg landing. in southwest tennessee. the confederations had 1,728 killed, 8,012 wounded, 959 captured/missing. -
Battle of Antietam
23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat. The Battle of Antietam ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia’s first invasion into the North and led to Abraham Lincoln’s issuance of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. -
Emancipation Proclamation
American Civil war. to say that all slaves would be freed from rebillion states. but boarder states wouldn't be free. -
battle of fredericksburg
This was found for 4 days. The Union Army began marching on November 15, and the first elements arrived in Falmouth on November 17 -
Battle of Chancellorsville
to May 6. Union had 1,606 killed, 9,672 wounded, 5,919 missing -
Stonewall Jackson Killed
shot by his own men while sleeping on his horse -
battle of vicksburg
union had 77,000 men, Confederates had 33,000 -
west virgina becomes state
breaking away from from virgina -
Battle of gettysburg
found in gettysburg Pennsylvania. largest number of casualties in the American Civil War -
Battle of little roundtop
John Camberlain led them and held off the confederates with a flank -
gettysburg address
it was said for the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery. in gettysburg Pennsylvania. -
Shermans march to the sea
Went to September. With Ulysses S. Grant. -
Grant takes command
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Lincoln re-elected
was elected by an overwhelming amount of people... -
Surrender to appomatox CourtHouse
after 4 years of Civil War. General Robert E. Lee surrended the Confederate Army. -
Lincoln assassination
he was the first president to be assassinated. -
13th Amendment
Slavery done
