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On this date lincoln was elected the 16th president of the united states of America. He represented the Republican party.
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South Carolina did not want the freedom of the slaves. A few months after many other states followed after.
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After a few states left the Union, they started up the Confederecy Of The United States with Jefferson Davis as their President.
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Cofederates under General Pierre Beauregard open fire with 50 canons upon Fort Sumter, in Charleston.
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Three more Union states secede into the Confederatcy. The total amount of Eleven Confederacy States.
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Union Army General Irvin McDowell suffers defeat of bullrun, 25 miles from washinton.
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President Lincoln appoints George McClellan as Commander of the Department of Potomac. McClellan replaced McDowell.
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General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Henry, and then ten days later captures Fort Donelson. He got the nickname "Unconditional Surender".
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President Lincolns son Willium dies from a fever possibly caused by polluted water in the white house.
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After four months of his own General-in-cheif President lincoln passes the task on to General Henry W. Halleck.
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The bloodiest day in military History, the Confederecy stopped at Antietam. 26,000 dead, missing or wounded.
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President Licoln replaces McClellan with Ambrose E. Burnside as the new Commander of the army of Potomac. Lincoln was lossing his patientce with McClellans slowness.
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Lincoln passed the Emancimation Proclimation for the slaves held in Confederecy Locations and emphizes the recruiting of Black Uninion Soldiers.
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South suffers from a huge blow as Stonewall Jackson dies from his injury.
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Lincoln replaces Hooker with George Meade. Meade is the 5th replacement in less then a year as the Commander of the Army of Potomac.
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Fredrick douglass meets with President Lincoln to demand full equality to all "black troops".
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Lincoln gives a two minute Gettysburge Adress at a ceremony dedicating the Battlefeild to be a National Cemetery.
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Lincoln appoints General Grnt to command all armies.
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Grant makes a costly mistake resulting in 7,000 casualties in twenty minutes against Forgified Rebels in Cold Harbor.
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Democrats elected George McClellan to go against Lincoln.
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Lincoln won against McClellan for presidency. He won all but 3 states with a 55percent of popular vote.
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Sherman reaches Savannah, Georgia leaving a 600 mile trail of destruction and offers it to lincoln as a christmas present.
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Us Congress approved to abolish slavery.
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A peace conference with President Lincoln and confederecy President Stephens.
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The confederate Capital is for the taking.
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Lincoln was shot in the back at Fords Theatre. He dies at 7:22 am the next morning.
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General Robert Lee surrenders his troops to the Union.
