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Presidential Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln,John C. Breckinridge,John Bell , and Stephen A. Douglas ran for president Abraham won -
South Carolina secedes from Union
south Carolina secedes because Lincoln was elected -
Forming of Confederate States of America
the six seceded states met in Montgomery, Alabama, to formally establish a unified government, which they named the Confederate States of America -
Jefferson Davis appointed president of Confederacy
Jefferson Davis was an American politician who served as the only President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. -
Lincoln’s first inaugural address
Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address was delivered on Monday, March 4, 1861, as part of his taking of the oath of office for his first term as the sixteenth President of the United States. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
the Confederate States Army bombarded Fort Sumter near Charleston -
(First) Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
The First Battle of Bull Run, also known as the First Battle of Manassas, was fought on July 21, 1861 in Prince William County, Virginia, just north of the city of Manassas and about 25 miles west-southwest of Washington, D.C. -
First battle of ironclads
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Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was fought on April 6 and 7, 1862, and resulted in a Union victory. With more than 23,000 casualties, Shiloh was the first battle of the Civil War that saw large-scale death and suffering. -
Siege of New Orleans by Union
Battle of New Orleans, naval action by Union forces seeking to capture the city during the American Civil War. ... The permanent loss of New Orleans was considered one of the worst disasters suffered by the Confederacy in the western theatre of the war -
(Second) Battle of Bull Run
Second Battle Of Bull Run Summary: The Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Battle of Manassas) was fought August , during the American Civil War. It was much larger in scale and in the number of casualties than the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) fought in July 1861 on much of the same ground. -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam, a.k.a. Battle of Sharpsburg, resulted in not only the bloodiest day of the American Civil War, but the bloodiest single day in all of American history. Fought primarily on September 17, 1862, between the town of Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek, it ended Gen. Robert E. Lee’s first invasion of a northern state. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation, or Proclamation 95, was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 -
Draft Riots begin in New York City
The New York City draft riots (July 13 to July 16, 1863; known at the time as Draft Week) were violent disturbances in New York City that were the culmination of working-class discontent with new laws passed by Congress that year to draft men to fight in the ongoing American Civil War -
Battle of Gettysburg
the Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, is considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War. After a great victory over Union forces at Chancellorsville, General Robert E. Lee marched his Army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania in late June 1863. -
Battle of Vicksburg (siege)
In May and June of 1863, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's armies converged on Vicksburg, investing the city and entrapping a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John Pemberton. On July 4, Vicksburg surrendered after prolonged siege operations. -
54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry in combat
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Sacking of Lawrence, Kansas by Confederates
The Lawrence massacre (also known as Quantrill's raid) was an attack during the American Civil War (1861–65) by the Quantrill's Raiders, a Confederate guerilla group led by William Quantrill, on the Unionist town of Lawrence, Kansas. -
Gettysburg Address
speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
