Civil War

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    Civil War

  • Election of Abraham Lincoln

    The issue of the presidential election of 1860 was against slavery.
  • Secession of South Carolina

    Southeren Secession began with the Secession of South Carolina from the Union.
  • Formation of the Confederate States

    Representatives from the seven states met in Alabama to found the Confederate States.
  • Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Confederate guns shot and that begun the Bloodiest War in American History.
  • Battle of Antietam

    The Union Army confronted Robert Lee's Army of the Northern Virginia at Sharpsburg, Maryland.
  • Battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg

    Both armies stayed at their place with Lee creating a defense.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    It was issued by the President of the United States of America
  • GettysBurg Address

    Lincoln created it to say that everyone is equal.
  • Reelection of Abraham Lincoln

    This election took place during the Civil War time.
  • Surrender at Appomattox Court House

    This was the conclusion of the Bloodiest War and to the end.