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Missouri Compromise
Missouri allowed to join the Union as a slave state -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner's Rebellion -
Compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1850 -
Shots fired at Fort Sumter
Shots fired at Fort Sumter -
First Battle of Bull Run
The Confederate army defeats the Union army at the First Battle of Bull Run in Virginia -
USS Monitor vs CSS Virginia battle
The ironclad ships USS Monitor and CSS Virginia battle, ending in a draw. -
Lee's invasion of the North end in retreat
Casualties total 26,000 in the Battle of Antietam. Lee's invasion of the North ends in retreat. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President LIncoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation. THis document eventually fress all slaves. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Union army defeats the Confederate army at the Battle of Gettysburg. This is the turning point of the war. -
Surrender of Vicksburg
Confederate troops surrender the town of Vicksburg after 40 days of nonstop cannon assaults from teh Union army. -
Gettysburg Address
President LIncoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at teh dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the battlefield in Gettysburg. -
Union army captures Atlanta, GA
The Union army captures Atlanta, Georgia. The city is burned to the ground by Sherman's troops. -
President Lincoln re-elected
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General Lee surrenders
Confederate General Lee surrenders to Union General Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia -
Lincoln assassinated
Before President LIncoln can help restore the South to the Union, he is assassinated.