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Election of Abraham Lincoln
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Secession of South Carolina
South Carolina Secedes "The First To Act" December 20, 1860 The doctrine of state's rights, the legality of secession, and the institution of black slavery had been issues of debate in the United States for decades before the election of Abraham Lincoln brought on the secession of the Southern states.
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Firing on Fort Sumter
At night the fire from the fort stopped, but the confederates still lobbed an occasional shell in Sumter.
Although they had been confined inside Fort Sumter for more than three months, unsupplied and poorly nourished, the men of the Union garrison vigorously defended their post from the Confederate bombardment that began on the morning of April 12, 1861. Several times, red-hod cannonballs had lodged in the fort's wooden barracks and started fires.
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Formation of the Confederate States
As the Southern states began to secede, their leaders in the U.S. Congress resigned their positions and headed home, both eager and anxious. Their home states had done a mighty and wondrous thing, but the chore of government was only just beginning.
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First Battle of Bull Run
First Major Battle of the Civil War. Fought in northern Virginia. Began when about 30,000 inexperienced Union troops attacked an inexperienced confederate forces. -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam marked the culmination of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the Northern states. Guiding his Army of Northern Virginia across the Potomac River in early September 1862, the great general daringly divided his men, sending half of them, under the command of General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, to capture the Union garrison at Harper's Ferry. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation is an executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War using his war powers. It proclaimed the freedom of 3.1 million of the nation's 4 million slaves, and immediately freed 50,000 of them, with nearly all the rest freed as Union armies advanced. The Proclamation did not compensate the owners; it did not make the ex-slaves, called Freedmen, citizens -
Gettysburg Address
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Battle of gettysburg and Vicksburg
While the U.S. Civil War (1861-65) battles of Vicksburg and Gettysburg were both fought during the first week of July, 1863, they could not have been more different from one another. Union General Ulysses S. Grant's seizure of the vital Confederate seaport of Vicksburg, Mississippi, was the result of brilliant military strategy. What occurred at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on the other hand, was a complete accident. Still, both battles turned the tide of the war in the North's favor and ensured U -
Gettysburg Address
On November 20 of that same year, a battlefield cemetery was dedicated at Gettysburg. Edward Everett, a well-regarded and prominent speaker, was the main feature of the event. President Lincoln followed Everett's two hour speech with what came to be known as the Gettysburg Address. In about two minutes, Lincoln gave his speech; though the newspapers of the time had much to say about Everett's speech and relegated Lincoln to the back pages, -
Reelection of Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln's chances for reelection appeared dim for much of 1864. No president had won a second term since Andrew Jackson more than 30 years ago. More importantly, Lincoln was weakened by widespread criticism of his handling of the war. The Union had suffered a long string of disappointments and many faulted the president's strategy. -
Surrender at Appotomax Courthouse
:Early on April 9, the remnants of John Broun Gordon’s corps and Fitzhugh Lee’s cavalry formed line of battle at Appomattox Court House. Gen. Robert E. Lee determined to make one last attempt to escape the closing Union pincers and reach his supplies at Lynchburg.