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Abraham Lincoln elected president
Abraham Lincoln was elected president -
Emancipation Proclamation issued
was an order issued to all segments of the Executive branch -
Confederate Constitution
In Montgomery, Alabama seven states created the confederate constitution much like the US Constitution -
Fort Sumter
attacked Charleston, S. Carolina -
Lincoln orders blockade of the south
Lincoln ordered blackade of the South -
First Bull Run
Union suffers defeat -
Monitor vs. Virginia naval battle
Naval Battle -
Shiloh
Confederate surprise attack -
7 Days Campaign
Was a series of 6 major battles over the 7 days from June 25 to July 1862. -
2nd Bull Run
Once again Union suffers defeat -
Antietam
Bloodiest battle in history- Union wins -
Fredericksburg
Virginia Confederate losses=5,309 -
Emancipation Proclamation takes effect
Slaves were freed -
Chancellorsville
Gen. Hooker defeated Gen. Lee- Union wins -
Gettysburg
Confederates defeated War turns against South -
Chickamauga
decisive Confederate victory-Union army trapped in Tenn. -
Gettysburg Address
it was a speech given by lincoln -
Chattanooga
Union troops avange their previous defeat -
Ulysses S. Grant takes over the Union Army
Ulysses S. Grant takes over the Union Army -
13th Amendment passed
The 13th Amendment was passed -
Cold Harbor
Mistake by Grant results in 7,000 Union casualties -
Seige of Vicksburg
was the final major military action in theVicksburg Campaign -
Atlanta
Battle during Civil War -
Lincoln re-elected
Lincoln is re-elected -
March to the Sea
Sherman led-destroyed Atlanta warehouses & railroad facilities -
Savannah Falls
Sherman's Union army has captured Savannah, Georgia -
Union Army moves in and occupies Richmond, VA.
Richmond=Capital of Conf. -
Lee Surrenders
his Confederate army to Gen. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia -
Abraham Lincoln shot and killed
Abe Lincoln was shot and killed
