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Lincoln was elected to his first term in 1860. This caused Southern States to leave the Union
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South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union after the elcetion of Abraham Lincoln
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On Feb. 4, 1861, delegates from Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana organized a temporary government.
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Firing at Fort Sumter was considered to be the "opening ball of the revolution."Fort Sumter fell to Confederate bombardment.
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Was fought in Willian County, Virginia, near the city of Manassas. It was the first major land battle of the Civil War.
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The Battle of Antietam forced the Confederate Army to retreat back across the Potomac River. President Lincoln saw the importance of this and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
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The Emancipation Proclamation is an executive order published by Abraham Lincoln that stated freedom for all enslaved african americans.
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The Battle at Vicksburgs, was fought in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Was a Union victory.
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Battle at Gettysburg lasted for three days (July 1-3). It was the bloddiest battle of the Civil War, and was a Union victory.
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The Gettysburg Address was a speech made by President Lincoln
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Northeners voted the leadership and policies of President Abraham Lincoln when they elected him to a second term. With his re-election, any hope for a negotiated settlement with the Confederacy disappeared.
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General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia before it surrendered to the Union Army under Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, and one of the last battles of the American Civil War.
