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Abraham Lincoln elected president
Lincoln was the 16th president and he was agianst slavery. -
Battle at Fort Sumter
It was might to be the start of the war. -
Union Blockade
The Union tried to take over the Atlantic and Gulf Coast so they could prevent trading good, supply, and guns from the Confederacy. -
First Battle of Bull Run
It was the first major land battle of the American Civil War. The Confederate's won. -
Battle of Hampton Roads
The battle was a part of the effort of the Confederacy to break the Union blockade. -
Battle of Shiloh
At the time the Battle of Shiloh was fought, it was the costliest battle in terms of casualties and deaths in American history. -
Seven Days Battles
They tried to capture the capital and the Confederate won. -
Battle of Antietam
It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with 22,717 dead, wounded and missing on both sides combined. -
Emancipation Proclamation issued
This was used to free all the slaves. -
2nd Battle of Bull Run (or 2nd battle of Manassas)
A battle of much larger scale and numbers than the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) fought in 1861 on the same ground. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln signed an order to free the slaves. And it was in effect. -
Battle at Chancellorsville
This was a Confederate won battle. It was fought about the Chancellorsville Campaign. -
Battle of Gettysburg
It was the battle with the largest number of casualties and the Union won. -
Vicksburg
It was a battle in the civil war witch they union won. -
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address is a speech by President Abraham Lincoln. -
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant joined the Union as a General. -
Battle of Atlanta
With this the Unions won Atlanta. -
Abraham Lincoln re-elected
He was elected for a second term. -
Union Army moves in and occupies Richmond, VA.
It served as the capital of Virginia. And full of Confederate citizens. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
This happened five days after the commander of the Confederate Army surrendered.
