Civil War Events

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  • The Confederation

    The southern States made their own country called the Confederate States of America and Jefferson Davis was president.

  • The Confederation is formed

    The southern states made their own country called the Confederate States of America and Jefferson Davis was their president.

  • President Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln becomes President and wants to get all the states back into the same country.

  • Abraham Lincoln becomes President

    Now that Lincoln is the president, he wanted to get all the states back into the same country.

  • The Civil War Begins

    The South attacks Fort Sumter in South Carolina and starts the war.
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    The Civil War Begins

    The South attacks Fort Sumter South Carolina and starts the war.

  • Union Blockade

    The Union Navy will attempt to keep supplies from entering or leaving the Country. This blockade will weaken the Country later in the war.

  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    A major battle where the North not only wins the battle but starts to win the Civil War.

  • Sherman Captures Atlanta

    General Sherman captures the city of Atlanta, Georgia. Later in the year he would march to the sea and capture Savannah, Ga. On his way, he would destroy and burn much of the land his army passed through.

  • General Robert E. Lee surrenders

    General Lee, the leader of the Confederate Army, surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant at The Appomattox Court House in Virginia.

  • President Lincoln is Assassinated

    While attending the Ford's Theatre, President Lincoln is shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth.