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Confederates take over Fort Sumter.
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Civil War Events
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"Bull Run" Confederates claim victory at the first major bloodshed
Confederates claim victory at the first major bloodshed -
Confederates try to get help from France and Britain. The ship was intercepted by the union in the fall, and they remained neutral
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Both sides issue a conscription, which drafted many people into the army
The confederates started it first in 1862, but in 1863 both sides were doing it -
The Union allows African Americans to be in the military
although they were segregated and placed in bad positions. They were also paid less than white soldiers and were discriminated against. -
Union troops capture forts Henry and Donelson, and defend Shiloh from the Confederates
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The Union takes over New Orleans
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The Union fends off confederates in Antietam, the bloodiest battle of the war
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Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation. It initially freed the slaves in the South so they could fight
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Riots over the draft in New York City leaves over 100 people dead
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Gettysburg day one:
Confederates take over Gettysburg to get shoes and they meet up with General Lee. -
Gettysburg day two:
The Confederates try to take over a hill overlooking Gettysburg and take enourmous casualties. Union hold their lines. -
Gettysburg day 3:
The Confederates launched a failed offensive. They ended up after that to be too weak to fight in the North. The confederates retreated back to Virginia. Gettysburg was a Union victory. -
The Union siezes Vicksburg
It was one out of two confederate cities defending the mississippi river. The confederates surrendered, and it was split in two. -
A ceremony to dedicate a cemetary in Gettysburg
hosted a speech by Abraham Lincoln that "remade America". It was the Gettysburg Adress. -
Confederate troops kill over 200 African American prisoners and some white people as they begged for their lives.
The massacre took place in Fort Pillow, Tennessee. -
In a battle the Union lost roughly two times as much people as the Confederates.
The North could replace the troops though, while the South could not. -
Lincoln rewins the Presidential Election
He beats McClellan in 1864. -
"Appomattox" a Virginia village where the Confederates surrendered.
The Confederate General Lee surrendered to Union General Grant, ending the war.
