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Civil War
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Election of Abraham Lincoln
The Republicans nominated Abraham Lincoln. He won mostly all of the North and his name sometimes didn't eve appear on the South's ballot. -
Secession of South Carolina
May states feared that the government would not orotect Southern Rights. This caused Southern States to secede. -
Formation of the Confederate States
More Southern states seceded, this caused the other states to form the Confederate States of America. They chose Jefferson Davis to be the Confederate President. -
Firing on Fort Sumter
On the day of Lincolns inaugration it recieved a dispatch that FOrt Sumter had been attacked. Jefferson Davis ordered his troops to open fire on Fort Sumter. -
First Battle of Bull Run
This was the first battle of the Civil War fought in Northern Virginia. The Union retreated after losing most of their forces. -
Battle of Antietam
The Union and Confederate armies clashed and fought one of the bloodiest battles of the war. When the fight ended close to 6,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The proclamation stated that all enslaved people in the states controlled by the COnfederacy were freed. This had a major effect on the continuation of the war. -
Battle of Gettysburg and Vicksburg
The Battle of Gettysburg lasted from July 1- July 3. The Union own the battle. The Battle of Vicksburg took place on July 4 when Ulysses S. Grant Union troops attacked Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Union won this battle as well. -
Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln spoke at a cemetary dedication where he spoke for two-minutes. The speech helped the war-weary Americans look beyond the images of the battlefield. -
Reelection of Abraham Lincoln
In the summer of 1864 the chances of Lincolns reelection was looking slim. THen when Union troops attacke Mobile Bay and controled the Gulf of Mexico Lincoln was reelected. -
Surrender at Appomattox Court House
Genneral Lee surrender to Genral Grant in a small Virginia village called the Appomattox Court House. The Confederate soldiers ahd to lay down their arms and Grant let them go without capture and they could ride home on their horses.
