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Election of Abraham Lincoln
Held in May of 1860
16th president of the United States -
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Civil War Timeline
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Secession of South Carolina
The first secession in the American Civil War -
Formation of the Confederate States
Met in Montgomery, Alabama
Representatives from the seven seceded states founded the Confederate States of America -
Firing of Fort Sumter
Lasted two days
Near Charleston, South Carolina -
First Battle of Bull Run
In Virginia
also known as First Manassas -
Battle of Antietam
Three day battle
Till' this day, 240 acres are preserved -
Emancipation Proclamation
Adressed by Abraham Lincoln
The declaration highlighted freedom of all slaves within any state that did not submit to Union control and specified the states where the proclamation was to be unconditionally applied -
The Battle of Gettysburg and Vicksburg
Gettysburg
In Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Lasted three days
Vicksburg
From May 18 to July 4
On July 4, Vicksburg surrendered after prolonged siege operations. This was the culmination of one of the most brilliant military campaigns of the war -
Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln was the second speaker of the meeting
Was at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg -
Re Election of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham was running againist Georger B. McClellan
Lincoln won 55 percent of the votes -
Surrender of Appomattox Cour House
The final engagement of Confederate States Army General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia before it surrendered to the Union Army under Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, and one of the last battles of the American Civil War.
Final campaign of Richmond, Virginia
