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Civil War Timespan
timespan & events of the civil war. -
Battle at Fort Sumter
Planned to send supplies. he told the state in advance to avoid problems. The commander of the fort Robert Anderson surrendered immeadiately. -
Lincoln Orders Blockades of the South
Lincoln orders a blockade of the ports in the seceded states of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. The states' status affects that provision of the Constitution which requires duties to be uniform throughout the United States. -
Battle Of Bull Run
Just months after the start of the war at Fort Sumter, the Northern public clamored for a march against the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, which they expected to bring an early end to the "rebellion". -
Monitor VS. Virginia Naval Battle
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Seven Day Campaign
The Seven Days Battles was a series of six major battles over the seven days from June 25 to July 1, 1862, near Richmond, Virginia during the American Civil War. Confederate General Robert E. Lee drove the invading Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, away from Richmond and into a retreat down the Virginia Peninsula. -
Emancipation Proclamation Issued
The Emancipation Proclamation is an executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War using his war powers. -
The Battle Of Gettysburg
This was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War,[7] it is often described as the war's turning point. -
Ulysses S. Grant Takes Over the Union Army
Lincoln tells general Grant to command all armies of the United States. William T. Sherman accepts Grant as a commander. -
Abraham Lincoln Re-Elected
He ran against George McClean. Elections were held in the Union states & he won by more than 400,000 votes -
Sherman Captures Atlanta
Captured Atlanta which was a majaor confederate railroad junction. -
Union Army Moves In & Occupies Richmond, VA
Union troops take over Richmond VA -
Abraham Lincoln, Shot & Killed.
Shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth, a member of the group to kill Lincoln,
