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Benjamin Henry finally perfects the rifle that will be used by most of the union through out the whole civil war. The Henry rifle is a lever-action magazine rifle.
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civil war
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Abe Lincoln gave a speech, against slavery in New York. This caused him to become very popular in the North, and led him to run for president.
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Five points was a slum in America, while visiting Lincoln spent time with children at Sunday school helping them learn. This was later written about in the news paper, which helped boost his popularity with the election.
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Most people did not actively campaign for themselves during this time, Lincoln used posters and a few other things to get his name out there. This was used so he could get more popularity votes and beat the campaigners.
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Abe Lincoln is elected as the 16th president. He received 180 electoral collage votes, and 40% of the popularity votes.
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The first meeting to help decide to leave the union or not is held. It took place Columbia, SC, and later was the first state to secede.
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South Carolina holds a meeting to discuss if they should secede from the union. It is approved three days later and they start to take action.
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The was going to be a compromise between slave supports and people who were against slavery, it was introduced by John Crittenden. What it was going to do was allow slave territories in the north, but it was never put into effect, for it was not supported by the North.
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South Carolina is the first state to secede from the union. After this other states begin to follow and also leave the union.
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Charleston is notified by telegraph that troops on on their way ready for war. These troops are heading to Fort Sumter to bombard the confederates with cannons.
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Mississippi decides to follow South Carolina and secede from the Union and becomes a confederate state.
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The states that have seceded created their own form of government to follow. This is when the Confederate States of America is officially formed. At this point seven states have joined the confederates.
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Abraham Lincoln officially becomes the President of the united states of american
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This was the first battle of the civil war, lasting 34 hours, with 86 soldiers surrendering. The confederates bombarded the union and it was left as an unfinished battle.
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President Lincoln calls for 75,000 troops to stop the rebel militia, this causes four additional states to leave the union. He then later only ask 43,000 volunteers, but they must serve for three years.
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Lincoln calls for the Union to form a blockade at southern ports. This makes it hard for the south to stay well supplied and limits them through the rest of the war.
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Tennessee is the last confederate state to follow and leave the union. The state feared they would no longer have slavery with Abe Lincoln as president and wanted to fight to keep their was of life.
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Abe gives a speech defending his decision of the blockades of the militia to congress.
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Battle of bull run was fought in Virginia and was a victory for the Confederates. This was shock, since the Northern army had more power and money, but were easily taken down.
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Lincoln realizes just how long this war will be and says "its damed bad". The Union army faces defeat when Stonewall Jackson resisted attacks, this causes the Union army to retreat back to D.C
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Lincoln issues a war general order. He needs naval and land forces to get a general advance before Febuary 22nd.
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A Victory for general Ulysses S. Grant in Tennessee. This where he earns the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" when he took Fort Henry.
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Lincoln is grieving over the loss of his eleven year old son. His son dies due to drinking dirty water at the White house.
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Merrimack attacks three union warships and sinks them. The next day the Monitor fights Merrimack until they backed off and the battle ends in a draw.
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Shiloh was a two day battle where the confederates make a surprise attack on Grants troops, who are not prepared. The Union had 13,000 dead or wounded and the Confederates had 10,000
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In the Spring McClellan moves his army down the Potomac river and reaches the Chesapeake bay. Lee started to move against these troops which started the seven day battle.
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Battles were fought in Richmond VA. The South had less men and lost more men than the north did, but McClellan still had the north retreat.
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This was the bloodiest singe day battle with over 500 men dying in less than 10 minutes. Antietam was a standoff battle, and McClellan does not pursue the unsupplied army, retreats again, and it later fired.
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Burnside tries to capture the confederate zone under General Lee's command.
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The army under General Burnside's command had a costly defeat at this battle, where 12,653 men are lost, and 5,309 confederates are lost. A Union soldier compared this to hell.
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Lincoln finalizes this which is freeing all slaves in confederate territories. He also pushes to have freed slaved be allowed to enlist in the union army, this is the start to abolishing slavery.
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A confederate ship carrying supplies is captured by the Union naval forces at the Charleston Harbor.
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U.S congress enforces a draft which will effect men aged 20 to around 45. The only way to not get drafted is to pay $300 or provide someone to replace your spot in war.
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Drafting officially begins for the Union forces. It had been happening for a year already on the Confederate side.
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The union army id defeated be a much smaller Confederate army, causing confidence to be lost in the Union side. Stonewall Jackson is wounded by how own soldiers here as well.
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The south suffers a huge a loss when Jackson dies from his wounds he got from Chancellorsville. His last words were "Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of trees".
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The end of the battle resulted in a Union victory. Over 57,000 casualties total with over 28,000 of them being from the Confederate side.
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Riots all over NY break out in order to fight the idea of a draft. Over 120 people are killed in this riot and around $2 million of damage is caused.
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On day 3 of Gettysburg General Lee orders Pickett to charge at Union forces. Half of the 12,000 confederate soldiers who participated died.
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In Gettysburg, PA, Lincoln delivers a speech about bring the North and south together again and have unity as a nation. He sees this as being important because many people are losing their lives in battle from both sides.
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109 Union officers escape from Libby prison after weeks of digging their way out. 48 of the officers who escaped where later captured again.
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In Georgia Andersonville prison opens on Fort Sumter. This prion is best know for its horrible condition, overcrowding of prisoners and very high death rates.
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Ulysses S. Grant is appointed Lieutenant general at the request of the President. After this he assumes command of all union armies.
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The Red River Campaign was where the Union army marched along the river in Louisiana. During this march they completely destroyed the south and causes small battles.
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Confederate Troops shoot more than 200 prisoners. They also shot some whites who begged to live under General Bedfords command.
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This was a Campaign where the Generals of the North and South had to battle against each other, which was a smart move for the North since their army was bigger. There was many causulites for both sides and caused the South to later surrender.
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At this battle the South blocked Union forces under the command of General Philip Sheridan. The Confederates General Stuart was mortally injured here.
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General Grant leads his army to the Cold Harbor. Here they ran into fortified rebels and the Union had 7,000 casualties in under 20 minutes.
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Union Forces fail to see that they can block the confederates at railroad lines. This causes a 9 month siege of Petersburg.
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Atlanta was fairly won by the Victory of General Sherman's army. This win really helps Lincolns popularity for his upcoming campaign.
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The presidential election is help on November 8th, in the middle of the Civil War. Lincoln beats McClellan, who ran for the democrats.
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A meeting is help to hopefully find peace and end the war. Lincoln and Stephens do not agree and the war will continue.
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The Confederate army is falling behind the Union and have much less soldiers. That have to start enlisting slaves in a desperate attempt to keep fighting.
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Confederate forces capture Lees army from the Union. This caused the Union to face many causalities and around 1,000 men captured.
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Grants army begins an advance and get across southern lines. Fires are started and the confederates are evacuated.
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General Lee surrenders to Grant at one of the last battle of the Civil War. This was important because it was anther North victory, since the south surrendered again.
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Lincoln was killed by John Wilkes Booth at Fords theater in Washington D.C. Fords enter the presidential box and killed him around 10 pm during the show.
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After the assassination of Lincoln Andrew Johnson is sworn into office the day after. He will now be an important part to the rebuilding of america post civil war.
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Confederate President meets with cabinet for one last time before there is no longer a confederacy government.
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This is know as the very last battle of the Civil War. This war only last four hours and had a few dozen casualties from the confederate side.
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The secret service is founded in Washington D.C.
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The 13th Amendment is what formally abolished slavery in the United States. It passed the senate in 1864, but was not approved until the end of 1965.
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Black delegate Fredrick Douglas meets with the Union President and tries to advocate for black suffrage. Johnson's states his opposition and the meeting ends with a disagreement.
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The Civil rights act is passed by Congress to make slaves full citizens. Although the 13th amendment abolished slavery, it never gave them rights regular people had.
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Johnson Votes the civil rights act and Freedmen Bureau. A new version of Freedmen Bureau is later passed the the civil rights act is overridden by congress, and passed.
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A serious of three day riots were started when a white officer tried to arrest an ex soldier who was black. Many other blacks come to show support and voice how this is unfair.
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48 people are killed, and a lot of black homes and churches are burned down. Even whites who work in black buildings are also attacked.
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This act was an effort of trying to help farmers at the End of the war, trying to get rid of dept. Since the south was destroyed many farmers lost everything and had to completely start over it also supported blacks being able buy land.
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The War is now over and Tennessee is approved to renter the union. This will be the first state back that left for the confederacy.
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Riots breakout in New Orleans when a white mob attacks blacks and Republicans. This will cause 40 people to die.
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President Johnson starts a tour speaking out to gain support for the reconstruction post war. He will also speak out about the potential candidates for the next election.
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Republicans win majority of the House of Reps and the Senate. Election caused a divide between Johnson and Radicals.
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Johnson had vetoed the right of blacken to vote, but it was over ridden by congress and passed. It was only passed in the District of Columbia, but is a start compared to their previous treatment.
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This was first act passed which officially started reconstruction of the south post war. This placed the south under the Unions military and government, bringing them back together.
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This act made a few changes to first which was passed earlier in the month. The South is divided into five military districts with no regards to race and started the process of readmitting to the United Sates. Each district was appointed a military official and started the removal of the states officials from the South.
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U.S buys Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. This is not seen as a good purchase since they were recovering financially post war.
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Blacks will ride the train in New Orleans in order to protest the segregation that they still face. This is an event that which was reacting the riots against them earlier.
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This will be the first state wide Republican convention, Thirty countries were represented and 125 delegates were there. Almost half of the people that attended were black . This is where Harrison Reed was elected the chairmen of the party.
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The third act will give supreme power to the Union generals who are in the south helping with reconstruction. Johnson wanted all three acts to be vetoed, but were passed by congress anyway and ended up helping America.
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This was a law which was used to restrict what power the President had. This was needed since Johnson started to abuse his power when he suspended the secretary of War during and congressional recess.
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Alaska is officially approved to being a U.S state, the second to last state added.
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The U.S Congress will look into impeaching Johnson since he is not following through with his promises of reconstruction. This must be looked into since he is vetoing all bills relating to helping rebuild the States.
