Civil War Events

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  • Lincoln's Election

    President Lincoln was elected as President of the U.S.A.

  • South Carolina Secedes

    South Carolina is the first state to secede from the Union.

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Lincoln gives the Emancipation Proclamation speech, saying that after the war is over with, slaves will be freed.

  • The Draft Began

    The drafting of soldiers began in the Northern states.

  • The Black Codes

    The first of the Black Codes were put in place by Mississippi.

  • Lincoln's Assassination

    Lincoln was murdered by John Wilkes Booth.

  • Reconstruction Acts

    After overriding a Presidential veto, the Reconstructions Act was put into place.