Civil War

By jthomason

  • Harpers Ferry Raid

  • Abraham Lincoln elected President

  • South Carolina Secedes

  • The Confederation is formed

  • Abraham Lincoln takes Office

  • The South attacks Fort Sumter

  • More states secede

  • Union Blockade

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    Many Battles

    First and Second Bull Run, Battle of Shiloh, Antietam, Battle of Fredericksburg, Monitor vs. Merrimac

  • Emancipation Proclamation

  • Battle of Gettysburg

  • Sherman captures Atlanta

  • General Robert E. Lee surrenders

  • President Lincoln is assassinated

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    Reconstruction of the South

    The South is occupied by Federal troops while state governments, economies, and infrastructure are rebulit.