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Abe Lincoln became President
and his goal was to keep the nation together. -
Civil War Starts
Civil War Starts -
The First Major Battle is Bull Run
was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia -
War of the Ironclads
was a fight between the Union and the Confederate at the Atlantic Ocean. Neither ship sank each other. -
Battle of Shiloh
began in Corinth, Mississippi -
Battle of Gettysburg
took place in Pennsylvania 150, 300 people died in this battle from both the Union and the Confederate. -
The battle of Antietam
and about 6,000 soldiers were killed and 17,000 people were badly wounded. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
the union army attacked and they beat the confederate army really bad. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln announced that he would issue the Emancipation Proclamation. This decreed freeing all enslaved people in rebel territory. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
Lee divided his forces in Virginia in response to Generals Hookers having done the same thing. -
National Cemetry
National Cemetery was dedicated to Gettysburg. There Abraham Lincoln spoke the Gettysburg Address. -
Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln gave a speech called the Gettysburg Address and said that every body who died should be remembered. -
Civil War Ends
The Civil War Ends -
Lincolns Assassination
1865 by John Wilkes Booth in Fords Theatre and some other important people got assassinated with the killing of Lincoln
