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Abraham Lincoln elected as president of United states of America
Abraham Lincoln was elected as 16th president of the United States of America. Lincoln promised that slavery would be eradicated all over the states. Southern states did not want slavery abolished. This would lead to many southern states seceding from the union -
South Carolina secedes from the union
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Mississippi secedes from the union
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Florida secedes from the union
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Alabama secedes from the union
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Georgia secedes from the union
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Louisana secedes from the union
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Texas secedes from the union
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Jefferson Davis inaugurated as president of Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was formed with Jefferson Davis as the president. The Confederacy was almost identical to the union in every way except they allowed slavery. -
Lincoln is officially inaugurated as president
The union is falling apart. The confederates leave Lincoln no choice but to prepare for war in order to preserve the union. -
Confederates attack Fort Sumter
Confederates bombard Fort Sumter for 2 days. The fort was captured with 0 casualties resulting from the direct attack. This signified the offcial beginning of the war. -
Virginia secedes from the union
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Arkansas secedes from the union
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North Carolina secedes from the union
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Tennessee secedes from the union
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Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln declares the 3 million slaves in the south to be free. Not all slaves were freed like the ones in allied states. It also allowed the freed slaves to fight for the Union. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg marked the turning point of the war. The battle had the greatest number of casualties in the entire war. It was the 1st battle fought in Union territory and lasted 3 days. It was a decisive union victory as Lee and his army fled to Virginia. -
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln gives a 2 minute speech to honor all the soldiers that have died in the war. -
Battle of Appomattox Court House
General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox Court House signifying the end of the war. -
Lincoln gets assassinated
John Wilkes Booth shoots Lincoln in the head while he was unguarded in Ford's Theatre and manages to escape. Lincoln dies hours later. -
Andrew Johnson becomes president
After Lincoln was shot, Andrew Johnson was put in charge to as the 17th president of the United States. He would be in charge of Reconstruction after the civil war
