Civil War

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    1861

  • Lincoln's First Inaugrual Address

  • The First Shots Of The War

    Fort Sumter is attacked

  • Richmond is named the Confederate capital

    Richmond, VA is the Confederate capital

  • Anaconda Plan

    Union blockades the Confederacy

  • West Virginia splits from Virginia

    West Virginia joins the union, saving the white house from being isolated.

  • The Battle of Bull Run

    The first battle of the war, confederate win.
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    1862

  • Nashville Falls

    First confederate capital falls

  • Monitor and Merimac

    The 2 ironclads battle, tie.

  • Shiloh

    bloodiest 2 day battle. 23k+ casualties

  • Homestead Act

    Accelerates the settlement of western territory

  • Antietam

    the bloodiest 1 day battle. 21k+ casualties.
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    1863

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    it was issued by Lincoln ordering that all slaves are free, including confederate slaves.

  • Gettysburg

    Deadliest 3 day battle, and the turning point of the civil war.

  • Little Round Top

    defended by the 20th Maine with Joshua Chamberlain

  • Battle of Vicksburg

    this Union victory splits the Confederacy in 2

  • Fore score and 7 years ago

    The Gettysburg Address
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    1864

  • General Grant was promoted to general of Union army

    lincoln promoted him due to him winning vicksburg

  • March to the Sea

    General sherman marched from alanta to savannah
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    1865

  • Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address

    A famous speech by lincoln

  • Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse

    This surrender effectively ended the war.

  • Lincoln's Assationation

    Lincoln is shot and killed by John W. Booth.