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Lincoln elected president
Lincoln was elected president of the united states -
Battle of Ft. Sumter
bombarded and surrenders to South Carolina troops led by P. G. T. Beauregard. -
Lincoln orders blockade
Lincoln orders a blockade of all Confederate ports. -
Battle at Manassas or 1st Battle ( Bull Run)
Confederate forces win a victory at the First Battle of Manassas. -
Battle at Shiloh
General Ulysses S. Grant prevails at the Battle of Shiloh,TN -
7 Days Campaign
Lee forces McClellan’s army to retreat, ending the threat to Richmond in the Seven Days’ campaign. -
Battle at Gettysburg
General George G. Meade compromises his victory by allowing Lee to retreat South -
Emancipation Proclamation issued
declares that slaves in the seceded states are now free. -
Battle at Chancellorsville
Lee hands the Army of the Potomac another serious loss at the Battle of Chancellorsville. -
Battle at Chancellorsville
Lee hands the Army of the Potomac another serious loss at the Battle of Chancellorsville. -
Battle at Gettysburg
General George G. Meade compromises his victory by allowing Lee to retreat South -
Vicksburg Battle
They surrenedered because of lack of food, supplies-many lives were lost -
Gettyburgs Address
Lincoln delivers his Gettysburg Address, in which he reiterates the nation’s fundamental principle that all men are created equal. -
Sherman captures Atlanta
At Jonesboro they cut the last railroad supplying Atlanta, forcing General John Bell Hood's Confederates to abandon the city. -
Lincoln re-elcted
Lincoln is reelected President, with Andrew Johnson as Vice President. -
13th Amendment passed
Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment -
Columbia, S.C. burned
destroyed by fire, most likely set by Sherman’s troops. -
Lee surrenders
Robert E. Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox. -
Lincoln Shot
John Wilkes Booth shoots President Lincoln at Ford’s Theater -
Lincoln Dies
Lincoln dies, and Andrew Johnson becomes President.
