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Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln gets elected. -
Southern Manifesto
A manifesto is issued that said that the South could secede -
Crittenden Compromise
John Crittenden proposed a plan to stop the secession. It did not work. -
Mississippi Secedes
Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union -
Jefferson Davis is Inaugurated
Jefferson Davis became the first and last president of the Confederate States of America. This is also my birthday. -
The First Battle of Bull Run
The 1st Battle of Bull Run is fought. Confederates were driven back to Henry Hill. There, they made the Union forces retreat back to Washington after a crazy battle. -
Slavery Abolished in DC
Compensation was given to slave owners. This was the start of the end of slavery. Washington DC was free. -
Robert E. Lee Becomes General
Lee became the general of the Army of Northern Virginia. McClellan thinks he will be weak. -
Battle of Antietam
McClellan attacked Confederate forces, but didn't do a good job. The Union later got reinforcements and started winning. He didn't want to take out the Confederates because he thought they would destroy his army. The Confederate Army was extremely weak and barely survived the fight. -
Emmancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln issues this. It frees all African Americans and lets them become part of the Union Army. It was a huge step toward Union victory. -
Siege of Vicksburg
Ulysses S Grant's forces lay siege to Vicksburg. They keep them without any supplies for almost a month. Pemberton surrendered the city on July 4th. -
Gettysburg Address
This is possibly Abraham Lincoln's most famous speech. It is about the soldiers that died in the Battle of Gettysburg not dying in vain. The ground is hallowed and all the dead that rest there must be honored. It said that we must not let this was end without resolution. -
Grant Appointed Commander-in-Chief
Abe Lincoln appointed Grant to this position for all armies. Sherman took over in the West. Grant's main goal was to take out General Lee. -
Lincoln is Reellected
Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election of 1864 against his old general, George McClellan. -
Sherman Captures Savannah
General Sherman captured Savannah. The Confederates abandoned the city on December 22nd. This was a Christmas gift from Sherman to Lincoln. -
The Thirteenth Amendment is Approved
Congress approved Amendment 13 which stated that slavery would be abolished. It was submitted for ratification. -
Lee Surrenders at Appomatix
Union troops had just beat the Confederates. Grant wanted Lee to surrender. Grant was very generous and eventually surrendered at Appomatix Courthouse. -
Lincoln Assassinated
John Wilkes Booth shoots Lincoln in the head while he is watching a play. Lincoln dies the next morning.