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Republican Party is Formed
founded after the fall of the Whig party and supported the abolition of slavery -
Kansas-Nebraska Act is Passed
The act that eventually led to Bleeding Kansas -
Lincoln is elected
Abraham Lincoln is elected for his first term -
South Carolina Secedes
They offically vote to secede from the Union -
Jefferson Davis is Elected
He is Elected as the first and only president of the Confederate states -
Confederate Army Fires on Fort Sumter
The attacks that started the Civil War -
Richmond Becomes the Capital of the Confederacy
The Capital was moved to Virginia for strategic importance -
The First Battle of Bull Run is Fought
Takes place only 30 miles from Washington DC, U.S. Senators claimed to be able to watch -
Battle of the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia
Took place between March 8-9 and was the first battle between two ironclad warships -
Battle of Shiloh
The Union forces defeat the Coonfederates over a day long battle with over 23,000 deaths -
Robert E. Lee is named Commander of the Northern Virgina Army
Replaces Commander Joseph E. Johnston -
Battle of Antietam
Won by the Union and led to the emancipation proclamation -
Lincoln Suspends Habeas Corpus
Allows Military forces to arrest anyone they deemed a threat -
Battle of Fredericksburg
Led by General Robert E. Lee, the confederates win -
The Emancipation Proclamation is Announced
The issue that gave freedom to all slaves -
Battle of Chancellorsville
Considered General Robert. E Lee's greatest victory, ends May 6, 1863 -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Union wins this battle and this would lead to a turning point in the war -
Confederates Surrender Vicksburg
After holding out for 40 days, the Confederates surrendered -
New York City Draft Riots
This was the cause of deep worker discontent with inequities of conscription -
Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address
A ceremony for the fallen soldiers at the battle of Gettysburg -
Atlanta is Captured
General William T. Sherman captures the South's major distribution center -
Abraham Lincoln is Re-elected
President Lincoln becomes the president for another term -
Sherman begins his March to the Sea
Ended December 21, 1864, started in Atlanta, and was an effort to destroy the population of the south -
Congress Passes the 13th Amendment
This was the amendment that abolished slavery in the US -
Freedman's Bureau is Created
An act that established a bureau that would help refugees, like freed slaves -
Abraham Lincoln delivers second inaugural address
Delivered at the East Portico of the US Capitol -
Richmond Falls to the Union Army
Confederates burn their capitol once the Union Army is about to capture it -
Robert E. Lee Surrenders at the Appomattox House
This surrender marks the effective end of the Civil War -
President Lincoln was Assassinated
Abraham Lincoln is killed by John Wilkes Booth -
John Wilkes Booth death
The man who killed Abraham Lincoln dies