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Dred Scott decision
US Supreme Court rules Africans cannot be US citizens. -
Minnesota enters the Union as a free state
Minnesota is now a state of the Union and there against slavery. -
President Abraham Lincoln was elected for president.
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South Carolina secedes from the Union
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Civil War started
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President Licoln issues Genral War Order Number 1
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Battle of Shiloh
This 2 day battle left more then 23,000 dead the worst battle in american history back then. -
The Seven Day Battle
The Seven Days Battles as Lee attacks McClellan near Richmond, resulting in very heavy losses for both armies. McClellan then begins a withdrawal back toward Washington. -
Antietem
the bloodyest day in war history. -
The Battle of Gettysburg started
The battle lasted 3 HUGE days. Over 28,000 Confedereate soldiers died.
Over 23,000 Union soldiers died. Its the first battle the north had won which turned the war around. -
President Lincoln appoints genral Grant to command all of the armys of the US
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civil war ended
The Civil War ended and meny were lost. -
Lincoln gets shot
President Lincoln gets shot by John Wilkes Booth. -
Slavery abolished
They outlawed slavery.
