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Jefferson Davis
Confederate states of the U.S is formed by Jefferson Davis. -
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln is sworn to be the 16th president of the U.S. -
Fort Sumter attacked
At 4:30 in am Pierre Beauregard and confederates open fire. They used 50 cannons in the Fort. This happened in Charleston, South Carolina, The civil war starts. -
Abraham Lincoln's son
Lincoln's 11 year old son named Willie dies from a fevor. People say that it was caused by polluted water in the white house. -
General Jospeh e Johnston
Battle of 7 pines. General Joseph E. Johnston had his army attack mcClellan's troops in Richmond. Johnston is wounded badly. -
7 day battle
7 day battle. Lee attacks McCellan by Richmond. Lost a lot of people in both armies. McCellan goes back to Washington. Ended July 1,1862 -
Henry w. Halleck
President Lincoln hands the task general in chief over to Henry w. Halleck. -
Lee
Lee invaded the North. 50,000 confederates, they go to Harper's Ferry. This went on for five days..ended Sep. 9,1862 -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln issued the last emancipation proclamation. This frees all slaves in the territories. The war becomes a revolutionary struggle. -
General Grant
General Grant took command of the army in the West. order say to capture Vicksburg. -
south suffers
Stonewell Jackson died from his wounds, the South suffers. Jackson's last words were "Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees." -
Tide of War
There was a drastic change in the war, also known as "The tide of war" This was between the South and the confederates defeated at the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. -
President Lincoln
President Lincoln commands all operations in the Western theater. -
Gettysburg
Lincoln delivered a two minute Gettysburg address at a ceremony. Dedicated the Battlefield as a National Cemetery. -
John B, Hood
John B. Hood is now the commander, he replaced Johnston. In Atlanta Sherman's forces fight the Rebels. -
Democrats vote
Democrats vote for Geroge B. McClellan for president to run up against the republicans and Abramham Lincoln. -
13th amendment
United States congress approved the 13th amendment. They did this to get rid of slavery. The amendment is then submitted to the states. -
Lee's army
Lee's army of Northern Virginia began an attack on Grant's forces in Petersburg. The attack stopped four hours later. -
Washington
There is celebrations happening in Washington. -
President Lincoln's death
Abraham Lincoln died at 7:22 a.m. Andrew Johnson was vice president, replaces Lincoln's position.
