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Abraham Lincoln is elected President.
His election was important because the South thought the election would lead to demise and that is what started the Civil War. -
South Carolina secede from the union.
They formed the Confederacy. -
President Lincoln issues a Proclamation of Blockade against Southern Ports.
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The First Bull Run
The Union Army under Gen Irvin Mcdowell suffers defeat at Bull Run -
Abraham Lincoln issues general war ordered no.
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Confederate surprise attack
On Gen.Ulysses s.Grant unprepared troops at Shiloh on Tennessee river. -
Second Bull Run
75,000 Federals under Gen. John Pope are defeated by 55,000 Confederates under Gen. -
Antietam
The bloodiest day in U.S. military history as Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Armies are stopped at Antietam. -
Gettysburg
The tide of war turns against the South as the Confederates are defeated at the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. -
Chickamauge
A decisive Confederate victory by Gen. -
Chattanooga
The Rebel siege of Chattanooga ends as Union forces under Grant defeat the siege army of Gen. -
Cold Harbor
A costly mistake by Grant results in 7,000 Union casualties in twenty minutes during an offensive against fortified Rebels at Cold Harbor in Virginia. -
March to the sea
After destroying Atlanta's warehouses and railroad facilities, Sherman, with 62,000 men begins a March to the Sea. President Lincoln on advice from Grant approved the idea. -
Lee Surenders
Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to Gen. -
Lincoln Shot
That night, Lincoln and his wife Mary see the play "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater. At 10:13 p.m., during the third act of the play, John Wilkes Booth shoots the president in the head.