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Seven Southern States Concede From Union
The new rebellious states mean buisness and have left the Union. http://www.google.com/search?q=seven+states+suceed+in+north+1861&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS451US451&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=h6kSUazACqPr2QXp3oGoBA&biw=1280&bih=890&sei=jqkSUfHGHIij2QWkq4HICw#imgrc=9mUyOomrS5kHbM%3A%3BfCUJl0TrtRKFSM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.phschool.com%252Fcurriculum_support%252Ftaks%252Fimages%252FTANU5_ques8.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.phschool.com%252Fcurriculum_support%252Ftaks%252Ftan_1 -
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The year and who you think won the year.
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Rebels shell Fort Sumter, war has started.
The bombardment lasted 34 hours, until Anderson surrended to CSA General P.G.T Beauregard. -
Lincoln calls 75,000 volunteers
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Robert E. Lee turns down union command
President Lincold offered Lee to come and be commander of U.S.A but he turned it down. -
First income tax in U.S. history levied in North
In attempt to help pay for an expensive and ever-widening war, Congress has levied the first income tax in our history.
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Civil War 1862
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Battle betweeen ironclad ships
A new age of navl history has begun, wooden ships are obselete. http://www.google.com/search?q=Battle+betweeen+ironclad+ships&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS451US451&aq=f&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=V60SUY-tFImA2gXKooDwCg&biw=1280&bih=890&sei=W60SUYbLKITo2QW1qYDYCQ#imgrc=csDqeY08scClRM%3A%3BU8dXy-71S0KguM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.history.navy.mil%252Fphotos%252Fimages%252Fh42000%252Fh42211.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.voxinghistory.com%252F%253Fp%253D230%3B740%3B560 -
Grant wins decisive battle at Shiloh
The Union has another vital win in the west, but has a lot of human cost. http://www.google.com/search?q=Grant+wins+decisive+battle+at+Shiloh&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS451US451&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=oq4SUc_PDqPm2gXxyoEQ&biw=1280&bih=890&sei=pK4SUbbJNI2A2AXs_YHgBw#imgrc=k-yajqegwf5uPM%3A%3BYg3UVZLfVdVwUM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fcdn.dipity.com%252Fuploads%252Fevents%252F3a4097a8a4b606d2bf0d7dfb3321c1c8_1M.png%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.dipity.com%252FNikki%252FCivil_war_history_ -
Admiral Farragut captures New Orleans for Union
The Union has control of a vital confederate city and a new hero. http://www.google.com/search?q=Admiral+Farragut+captures+New+Orleans+for+Union&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS451US451&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=PawSUe3tJtG_2QWh7YC4DQ&biw=1280&bih=933&sei=QawSUdGGJMLu2gWEyYDgAg#imgrc=-oJ7vc9_tNr7mM%3A%3BVQfyv6vqdsN7kM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252F4.bp.blogspot.com%252F--XZBpH8QKMk%252FT5rldp7b19I%252FAAAAAAAABSc%252FpRuCdI8nYkM%252Fs1600%252F1862%252BBattle%252Bof%252BNew%252BOrleans.jpg%3B -
Sioux uprising put down Minnesota
As the war raged in the east another war- on the frontier-continues also. http://www.google.com/search?q=Sioux+uprising+put+down+Minnesota&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS451US451&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=1q8SUdOCK8em2gWYloCoDg&biw=1280&bih=890&sei=2a8SUfAs5b_ZBfi8gbgO#imgrc=9UcE5sycxpz6oM%3A%3BO178DmvF19B6RM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252F4.bp.blogspot.com%252F_KgBT8kIRgBo%252FSHxAYyKerJI%252FAAAAAAAACzk%252FQixVJtGNJ18%252Fs320%252FWarphoto.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Ffreedominourtime.blogspo -
Bloody Antietam gives Union victory
Lincoln may use this victory for diplomatic advantages. http://www.google.com/search?q=Bloody+Antietam+gives+Union+victory&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS451US451&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=h7ASUdjqKaas2wXzvoCgBw&biw=1280&bih=890&sei=jLASUYmgIs7y2gWI14DAAw#imgrc=heJvf3IRHvCHfM%3A%3BFPa2KfSh7TG6TM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fnetnebraska.org%252Fsites%252Fdefault%252Ffiles%252Fstyles%252Flargepopup%252Fpublic%252Fexternal_news_images%252Fantietam2_wide-3f547081a9eabce6248ea9d95d68b0224bc54e6 -
President issues proclamation to free slaves.
President Lincoln declared that all slaves should be free. https://www.google.com/search?q=President+issues+proclamation+to+free+slaves.&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS451US451&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=t-IbUeSWIIXm2QWj-4DABQ&biw=1280&bih=933&sei=uuIbUYzLHaj22QXEm4HoAg#imgrc=KRM5re_AnUdjOM%3A%3BCF5IdH47s-SM9M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.findingdulcinea.com%252Fdocroot%252Fdulcinea%252Ffd_images%252Fnews%252Fon-this-day%252FSept%252FLincoln-Issues-Preliminary-Emancipation-Proclamation% -
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Civil War 1863
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Lee wins phyrric victory at chancellorsville
General Stonewall Jackson was accidentally shot by his own men. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS451US451&q=Lee+wins+pyrrhic+victory+at+chancellorsville&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.42261806,d.b2I&biw=1280&bih=890&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=E-QbUaqEEKfi2gWzrYHQCA -
Mississippi fortress of Vicksburg falls to Grant
The North won the battle and have split the confederates in half. They are now in control of the Mississippi. https://www.google.com/search?q=Mississippi+fortress+of+Vicksburg+falls+to+Grant&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS451US451&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=w-QbUd3mMaLe2AXuzID4Dw&biw=1280&bih=890&sei=xuQbUbSLK6rI2AWfzoHoAQ -
Draft rios erupt in New York City
The Unions war effort seems hampered by protests against national conscription. http://www.google.com/search?q=Draft+rios+erupt+in+New+York+City&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS451US451&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=b7ESUf3kEcSvqgGhxYDgBg&biw=1280&bih=890&sei=crESUeuoEMvwqQG3rICgBw#imgrc=K0nWsyikp6Vz-M%3A%3BuLuLFnXT2WaeGM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fupload.wikimedia.org%252Fwikipedia%252Fcommons%252Fthumb%252F8%252F8e%252FNew_York_Draft_Riots_-_fighting.jpg%252F300px-New_York_Draft_Riots_-_fig -
Confederates win savage battle at chickamauga
The confederates victory slows down the union juggernaut. http://www.google.com/search?q=Confederates+win+savage+battle+at+chickamauga&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS451US451&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=-rESUaa5H4ThqAHinoCYDA&biw=1280&bih=890&sei=_bESUeTwCInlqQGK_YHYBQ#imgrc=FpIRpRXEOOErEM%3A%3BgvzOTs4bctfxfM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.sonofthesouth.net%252FThomas_Nast%252FBattle_Of_Vicksburg.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fmaps.google.com%252Fmaps%252Fms%253Fhl%253Den%2526ie%253DUTF8%2526oe% -
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Command of Union armies given to Grant
The appointment of Grant strengthens the Unions military potential. https://www.google.com/search?q=Mississippi+fortress+of+Vicksburg+falls+to+Grant&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS451US451&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=w-QbUd3mMaLe2AXuzID4Dw&biw=1280&bih=890&sei=xuQbUbSLK6rI2AWfzoHoAQ#um=1&hl=en&tbo=d&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS451US451&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=Command+of+Union+armies+given+to+Grant&oq=Command+of+Union+armies+given+to+Grant&gs_l=img.3...426011.426011.0.426373.1.1.0.0.0.0.97.97.1.1.0...0.0 -
Woods ablaze in wilderness; Spotsylvania carnage
Lee beat the Federals again, but both sides suffered incredible losses. https://www.google.com/search?q=Mississippi+fortress+of+Vicksburg+falls+to+Grant&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS451US451&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=w-QbUd3mMaLe2AXuzID4Dw&biw=1280&bih=890&sei=xuQbUbSLK6rI2AWfzoHoAQ#um=1&hl=en&tbo=d&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS451US451&tbm=isch&spell=1&q=Woods+ablaze+in+wilderness%3B+Spotsylvania+carnage&sa=X&ei=fecbUZPzNMGs2gWH_YGQCw&ved=0CE4QvwUoAA&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.422618 -
Confederate Draft expanded
Ages 17-50 had to be in the army unless medical reasons or if they are out of shape. https://www.google.com/search?q=Mississippi+fortress+of+Vicksburg+falls+to+Grant&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS451US451&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=w-QbUd3mMaLe2AXuzID4Dw&biw=1280&bih=890&sei=xuQbUbSLK6rI2AWfzoHoAQ#um=1&hl=en&tbo=d&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS451US451&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=Confederate+Draft+expanded&oq=Confederate+Draft+expanded&gs_l=img.3...207117.208093.5.208655.2.2.0.0.0.0.117.195.1j1.2.0...0.0... -
Democrat chooses McClellan to face Lincoln
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Sherman's troop begins march through Georgia
Sherman's march to the sea will devastate the confederacy. https://www.google.com/search?q=Democrat+chooses+McClellan+to+face+LincolnDemocrat+chooses+McClellan+to+face+Lincoln&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS451US451&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=FOobUYuALcu0qAHipYDYBA&biw=1280&bih=933&sei=V-obUYW_Lc3uqAGezoDQCw#um=1&hl=en&tbo=d&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS451US451&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=Sherman%27s+troop+begins+march+through+Georgia&oq=Sherman%27s+troop+begins+march+through+Georgia&gs_l=img.3...236478.23 -
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End of Civil War
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Lincoln confers with Rebel Leaders on River Queen.
Lincoln tried to make peace but nothing happened. http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/loadimg.cgi?p=/tour/16382/16382Queen.gif -
Federals take Petersburg and occupy Richmond
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Lincoln tours Rebel capital
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Assassin's bullet kills President Lincoln
[Image Credit](ination.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.documentingreality.com%252Fforum%252Ff240%252Fbullet-killed-abraham-lincoln-skull-fragments-89890%252F%3B640%3B514)The nation mourns the death of its beloved president who died at 7:22 a.m. on April 15. -
CSA President Davis captured in Georgia
Image CreditRebel President Davis is now a prisoner. The confederacy is dead.