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It was the last straw for the South when Lincoln was elected president because he was comepletely against slavery and the South was afraid he'd abolish slavery throughout all of the states.
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Went until April 14th. Confederate victory that started the whole Civil War.
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It was important in the Civil war because it put pressure on the Atlantic and Gulf coast so that it was more difficult for the Confederates to import and export goods.
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Richmond was the South's capitol, the Union took down a huge supply center and government establishment.
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First major land battle of the Civil War
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It was a tie between the two ships, but it represented a major leap in industralizing warfare.
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Through April 7. With the ending of this war it was realized that the Civil War would not end quickly. Union win.
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Throught the 8th. The Union moved farther South breaking them down.
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In the 7 days of battle no one was really winning until the Union was able to push back the Confederates to retreating safely and Richmond was saved from being taken over. It was the first major series of battles the Union won.
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Though the 30th of August. It was the end of a long string of battles won by the Confederates, and also caused the General Pope to be dismissed.
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The battle of Antietam had the highest count of casualties in the civil war, nearly 1 in 4 soldiers were killed.
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The Emancipation Proclamation wasn't the law, but it was what led to the 13th Admendment to the Constitution which ended slavery.
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Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation which officially ended slavery in all states in the US.
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Through May 6th. Resulted in the death of Stonewall Jackson, one of their best strategic planners.
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Goes through the 3rd of July. The Battle of Gettysburg was a big turning point in the war. Up until then the South was winning, but the Union succesfully cut off the South's supplies and emerged victorious.
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The Union took control of the Mississippi by the end of this siege which was and is a major transportation waterway.
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Abraham Lincoln gave this speech and it became one of the most famous speeches in history. It inspired the soldiers and citizens against slavery to fight for human equality.
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The previous general, George Mead, wasn't producing good enough results. So they put Grant in command and he went on to win many key battles.
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Atlanta was a huge supply center, lots of railroads ran through there. This Union victory represented the North taking control of transportation.
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Through December 21st. Sherman led his troops from the captured city of Atlanta. He destroyed many of the military targets behind enemy lines.
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It allowed the Union to comeplet their east to west barrier against the south so that it was more difficult to transport supplies.
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Richmond was the Confederate's capitol, when the Union took it over it was a great morale boost for the soldiers and it was a huge victory for the Union
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Efficiently ended the Civil War
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Lincoln represented a large amount of the people fighting for slaves' rights. If he would've stayed alive he probably would've given freed slaves full US citizenship rights. One of the many reasons he was assinated.
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Officially ended slavery in the US, and marked the reunification and end of the war.
