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First Battle of Bull Run
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Battle of Antietam
It took place near Sharpsburg, Maryland. The Southern forces were being led by General Robert E. Lee and the Northern forces were led being by General George B. McClellan. In the end General George B. McClellan was fired even though they won the battle -
Emancipation Proclamation
The emancipation proclamation was when president Lincoln freed all slaves by signing the Emancipation Proclamation -
Formation of the 54th Mass
The 54th mass was the first all African american regiment in the union -
Defeat of Vicksburg
After defeating a Confederate force near Jackson, Grant turned back to Vicksburg. On May 16, he defeated a force under General John C. Pemberton (1814-81) at Champion Hill. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The largest military conflict in North American history begins this day when Union and Confederate forces meet at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle lasted three days and ended in a retreat to Virginia by Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. -
New York City Draft Riots
The New York City draft riots (July 13–16, 1863) were violent disturbances in Lower Manhattan, widely regarded as the culmination of working-class discontent with new laws passed by Congress that year to draft men to fight in the American Civil War. -
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address is a speech given by Abraham Lincoln on the November 19, 1863. He addressed all the lives that have been lost during the war -
Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman's March to the Sea (also known as the Savannah Campaign) was a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia -
Creation of Freedman’s Bureau
This was an organization that helped now freed slaves after the union won the war and gave them shelter food and a chance at an education -
Surrender at Appotmatox Courthouse
General Robert E. Lee surrendered himself and his army -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
the day Abraham Lincoln was assassinated during a play -
Congress passes the 13th Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment was an amendment to the United States Constitution, meaning that it was a change to the basic and most important laws that govern the United States. It abolished slavery in the United States. -
14th Amendment
the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified. The amendment grants citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States" which included former slaves who had just been freed after the Civil War. -
15th Amendment
Passed by Congress February 26, 1869, and ratified February 3, 1870, the 15th amendment granted African American men the right to vote. -
End of Reconstruction
The end of reconstruction after the war -
Supreme Court Case Plessy vs Ferguson
It upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality -
fort sumter
first battle of the war