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Abraham Lincoln elected president
significance- was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its greatest constitutional, military, and moral crises -
Battle at Fort Sumter
winner- confederate
sagnifagance- First battle of the American Civil War. -
Lincoln blockades the south
winner- union
sagnificance- The Union blockade took place during the American Civil War, when the Union Navy maintained a strenuous effort on the Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the Confederate States of America designed to prevent south poeple from getting in. -
1st Battle of Bull Run
winner- south
sagnifigance- Union and Confederate armies had fought near Manassas Junction, Virginia, in the first major land battle of the American Civil War. -
Monitor vs. Virginia naval battle
winner- confederate
significance- It was the most noted and arguably most important naval battle of the American Civil War from the standpoint of the development of navies. -
Battle of Shiloh
winner- Confederates won the first day and the Union won the second day
significance- the Union are getting closer to thier goal by taking over the Mississippi River fought April 6 – 7, 1862 -
7 days campain
sagnifigance- six battles that lasted 7 days -
2nd Battle of Bull Run
winner- confederate
significance- It was fought on August 28–30, 1862, during the American Civil War. It was much larger in scale and in the number of casualties than the first -
Antietam
winner- Union
significnace- It is the single deadliest battle every fought by any American army. -
Emancipation Proclamation takes effect
significance- President Lincoln did encourage the southern states to free the slaves, a year later the slaves were declared free. -
Emancipation Proclamation issued
sagnifigance- President Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation in the midst of the Civil War, announcing on September 22, 1862, that if the rebels did not end the fighting and rejoin the Union by January 1, 1863, all slaves in the rebellious states would be free. -
Battle at Chancellorsville
winner- confedarate
significance- It was Lee's most brilliant display of tactical genius April 30 to May 6, 1863 -
Battle of Gettysburg
winner- union
sagnifigance- It was the battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War and is often described as the war's turning point -
Siege of Vicksburg
winner-Union
significance- gave control over the Mississippi River May 18 – July 4, 1863 -
Gettysburg Address
significance- is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, one of the best-known speeches of all time. -
Battle at Chattanooga
winner- confedarate
significance- It was a turning point for the civil war, because it gave the Union the ability to move further down South. November 23, 1863 to November 25, 1863 -
Ulysses S. Grant takes over the Union Army
sagnifigance- the most successful Union or Confederate generals during the American Civil War which help the union -
Sherman captures Atlanta
sagnifigance- A major manufacturing center and railroad hub, a huge loss for the Confederacy by the work of General William T. Sherman. -
Abraham Lincoln re-elected
sagnifigance- it was the first election after the Civil War -
Sherman begins march to the sea
winner-Union
significance- captured Atlanta, Goerga November 15 to December 21, 1864 -
Savannah, GA falls to the Union
winner- Union
significance- Sherman took over Savannah which was a huge city -
13th Amendment passed
significance- officially ending the institution of slavery passed by the Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified by the states on December 6, 1865 -
Union Army moves in and occupies Richmond, VA
winner- union
sagnifigance- Union troops occupy Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia. -
Robert E. Lee surrenders
significance- Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant which basicly ended the war. -
Abraham Lincoln shot and killed
signifigance- Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated and was killed in Fords Theatre
