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Civil War- First Shots Fired
The south fired upon the American flag and the war had begun. At the beginning, the north had a great advantage over the south. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863 for the purpose of freeing the slaves. -
Sinking of the C.S.S Hunley
On the moonlit night of Febuary 17 , 1864 the tiny sub moved silently through the waters of Charleston harbor. Sudden ly there was a loud explosion and the Union Ship sank to the bottom of the harbor. -
Battle of Mobile Bay
In August 1864 Admiral G. Farragut, a native of Tennessee who had remaned in the U.S. Navy -
Bonus / When The Yankee troops marched into Selma
On April 2, 1865 , the Yankee Troops marched into Selma . The family had just sat down to eat dinner when a group of Union Soliders pushed threw the door. -
Battle of Blakely
Once Spanish Fort and Fort Bakely were overrun, Union troops moved on Mobile. The Mobile garrison surrendered on Mey 5, 1865 -
General Robert E. Lee's surrender
Robert E.Lee had surrendered to U.S general Ulysses S. Grant. The surrender was signed at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia on April 9, 1865. -
President Lincoln's Assassination
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while attending a play at Ford's theater in Washington D.C.