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Lincoln elected
In 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected as president of the United States with running mate Hannibal Hamlin winning 180 to 72 in electoral votes -
South Carolina secedes
In 1860 South Carolina seceded from the union shortly followed by six more states including, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. -
Confederacy formed
In early 1861 the southern states declared themselves as the Confederate States of America, separating them from the union -
War begins
The civil war has started and its fought between the union and the confederacy over wether slavery should be legal and for land due to the fact the confederacy at the time was a different country than the United States of America -
First battle of bull run
The first battle of bull run, also known as the Battle of First Manassas was one of the first major battles of the civil war and was fought just about 30 miles west-southwest of Washington D.C -
Naval battles- battle of Hampton roads
The battle of Hampton roads was one of the first naval battles of the civil war, it is also known as the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack, or the Battle of Ironclads -
Battle Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh was early on in the western teacher in the civil war fought around a small church named shiloh witch ironically means “place of peace” or “heaven on earth” -
Second battle of bull run
This was the second battle of bull run fought in Prince William County, Virginia from Aug. 28th 1862 - Aug. 30th 1862 -
Battle of Antietam
The battle of Antietam was a battle fought in the southern United States on confederate ground of September 9th 1862 and was a union victory -
Emancipation proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation, or Proclamation 95 was a proclamation made by president Lincoln to free slaves -
Siege of Vicksburg
The siege of Vicksburg was the final major battle of the civil war fought in warren county on May 18th to July 4th, 1863 -
Battle of Gettysburg
The battle of Gettysburg was on of the last battles fought in the civil war in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania resulting in a union victory -
Reconstruction of the south begins
The south was restoring itself near the end of the war from 1863 to 1877 and was a major act in civil rights -
Lincoln re-elected
Lincoln was re elected as president of the United States in 1864 but was assassinated while at a play by John Booth -
Robert E. Lee surrenders ending the war
General Robert E. Lee surrendered and ended the civil war -
South restored
The south was now free of slavery and the confederate states are no more