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Held in May of 1860
16th president of the United States -
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The first secession in the American Civil War
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Met in Montgomery, Alabama
Representatives from the seven seceded states founded the Confederate States of America -
Lasted two days
Near Charleston, South Carolina -
In Virginia
also known as First Manassas -
Three day battle
Till' this day, 240 acres are preserved -
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 -
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 -
Abraham Lincoln was the second speaker of the meeting
Was at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg -
Abraham was running againist Georger B. McClellan
Lincoln won 55 percent of the votes -
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
