Civil War Events

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  • Election of 1860

    Election of 1860
    Lincoln wins the presidential election and the North is happy and the South is upset.

  • Secession

    Secession
    The South secede from the Union and form the Confederacy.

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation
    It didn’t free all slaves immoderately. It freed slaves from the states that were in rebellion. It changed the war from restoring the Union to also ending slavery.

  • Gettysburg Address

    Gettysburg Address
    Lincoln’s speech after Gettysburg. He talks about our nation, equality, and liberty. He speaks about a new north of freedom. This encouraged more people to fight for the Union.

  • March to the Sea

    March to the Sea
    Was a destruction path from Atlanta to Savannah led by Sherman. He led Union soldiers through this path and destroyed crops, cities, railroads, etc. It was total war.

  • Appomattox

    Appomattox
    General Lee knows the war is over and the South have lost. He surrenders to General Grant. They end the war on good terms and Grant welcomes Lee back into the Union.

  • Lincoln’s Assassination

    Lincoln’s Assassination
    Lincoln went to Ford Theatre as a celebration of the war ending. There, he was shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth.

  • Reconstruction

    Reconstruction
    Was a rebuild of the USA after the civil war and death of Lincoln. Many acts and amendments were passed during this time period to fix what was wrong with the US.