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south carolina secedes
south Carolina adopts a secession ordinance. this is soon followed through January by other states. -
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The civil war
The events of the war -
Battle of fort Sumter
Southern forces under the command of P.G.T Beauregard captures the fort controlling the entrance to Charleston Harbor. -
Virginia secedes.
Virginia secedes from the united states of america, Virginia native Robert E Lee resins from the union army and joins the confederate army. -
Ulysses S Grant is appointed
Ulysses S Grant is appointed colonel of the 21st Illinois volunteer regiment. this started his civil war career -
First battle of bull run
Confederate forces under General Beauregard defeat forces under General Irvin McDowell. this was the first major battle of the civil war. -
Battle of Roanoke island
Union forces under Ambrose Burnside capture Roanoke island from the confederacy. -
Merrimack vs Monitor
The union ironclad Monitor attacks Confederate Ironclad Merrimack. although a draw, this is considered the most important naval battle of the war. -
Siege of Yorktown
Union forces under George B McClellan attempt to capture Yorktown, only for the confederate troops to escape to Williamsburg. -
Battle of Shiloh
Union troops under Grant defeat confederate troops under Albert Sidney Johnston. -
Siege of Corinth
Henry Halleck and his armies capture Corinth Mississippi from P.G.T Beauregard. -
Second battle of Bull Run
Union forces under John Pope are defeated by Robert E Lee. -
Battle of Antietam
Union forces under George B McClellan defeat an invasion force of Robert E Lee. -
Emancipation proclomation
Abraham Lincoln orders that all slaves in the south are free upon leaving southern control. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
Union soldiers under Ambrose Burnside are decisively defeated by Robert E Lee -
Battle of Chancellorsville
After a risky maneuver, Lee decisively defeats an army of more than double his own size under General Joseph Hooker -
Battle of Vicksburg
Ulysses S Grant captures Vicksburg Mississippi from the confederates and the control of the Mississippi river. -
Battle of Gettysburg
A southern attempt to capture Philadelphia is thwarted by general George G Meade. -
Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln gives a speech to honor the fallen of both sides. this goes down as one of the most important speeches in U.S history. -
Battle of Atlanta
The union captured the city of Atlanta, significantly bolstering union morale. -
Appomattox courthouse surrender
The union victory at Appomattox forced Robert E Lee to officially surrender to the united states of america.
