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civil war timeline

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  • Abraham Lincoln elected president

    Abraham Lincoln elected president

    Abe became the 16th president beating out stephen A. douglas he's going to change a bunch of things
  • fort sumter

    fort sumter

    the first battle of the civil war and south said the fort was theres and the north said it was theres. started the war
  • blockade of the south

    blockade of the south

    The north used the blockade to prevent passage of supplies, goods, and arms to and from the south limited the south of places to go and supplies that they recive
  • 1st battle of bull run

    1st battle of bull run

    first big land battle of the civil war first big battle of the civil war
  • Monitor vs. Virginia naval battle

    Monitor vs. Virginia naval battle

    The battle between the two ended in a stalemate that the new ships could change alot of things
  • Battle of Shiloh

    Battle of Shiloh

    The first major battle on union soil ended the hope of the south from keeping the union from coming into northern mississippi
  • 7 days campaign

    7 days campaign

    series of six major battles over the seven days of june 25 to july 1st that the north could not get to richmond
  • Antietam

    Antietam

    The first major battle to take place on union soil the bloodest battle of the civil war
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    The freedom of slaves in the ten states led slaves go and fight
  • 2nd Battle of Bull Run

    2nd Battle of Bull Run

    battle of much larger scale and numbers form the first battle one of the confederates victory's
  • Emancipation Proclamation takes effect

    Emancipation Proclamation takes effect

    The blacks were able to fight for very little pay the blacks are now able to fight and get payed
  • Battle at Chancellorsville

    Battle at Chancellorsville

    known as lee's prefect batttle he divided his forces and defeated the bigger force Lee's command led the south to another victory
  • battle of gettysburg

    battle of gettysburg

    The battle with the most number of deaths in the civil war made Lee's army retreat
  • Siege of Vicksburg

    Siege of Vicksburg

    grant went on defence and used it to his advantage that grant was a good leader
  • Gettysburg Address

    Gettysburg Address

    one of the most well know speeches in us history, abe talked about new freedom talked about ending the war
  • Battle at Chattanooga

    Battle at Chattanooga

    series of plans and battles in october and november opened a part of the south
  • Ulysses S. Grant takes over the Union Army

    Ulysses S. Grant takes over the Union Army

    defeated Robert E. Lee after apointed that he could defeat lee
  • Sherman takes Atlanta

    Sherman takes Atlanta

    Union won hastening the end of the war the battle started the end of the war
  • Sherman begins march to the sea

    Sherman begins march to the sea

    Sherman let atlanta and went and captured savannah drove the lines shut between the north and the south
  • Abraham Lincoln re-elected

    Abraham Lincoln re-elected

    The election was held during the civil war and lincoln won that he got a second term
  • Savannah, GA falls to the Union

    Savannah, GA falls to the Union

    They captured savannah and made a barrier that led to the east to the west shutting the lines
  • 13th Amendment passed

    13th Amendment passed

    otlawed slavery officially not letting anyone to be a slave again
  • Union Army moves in and occupies Richmond, VA.

    Union Army moves in and occupies Richmond, VA.

    The union army occupies Richmond, VA richmond was the confederates leadership and the north took richmond
  • Robert E. Lee surrenders

    Robert E. Lee surrenders

    he was going to make a push but then he saw to sets of infantry and then he had to choice but to surender the end of the war
  • Abe lincoln shot and killed

    Abe lincoln shot and killed

    Abe lincoln shot and died the next mourning shot by john wilkes booth started everything over again