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Presidential Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln (Republican) v. John C. Breckinridge (Democratic) v. John Bell (Constitutional Union) v. Stephan A. Douglas. Lincoln won with 180 electoral votes. -
South Carolina Secedes from the Union
South Carolina Secedes from the Union -
Forming of Confederate States of America
In Montgomery, Alabama, delegates from South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana convene to establish the Confederate States of America. -
Jefferson Davis appointed president of Confederacy
Jefferson Davis appointed president of Confederacy -
Lincoln’s first inaugural address
Lincoln addresses the seceded states and warns them that any violence will be treated as rebellion. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
The first battle of the Civil War. -
First Battle of Bull Run
First major battle of the Civil War that resulted in Confederate victory. -
First Battle of Ironclads
The first naval battle where the ironclad warships fought. -
Battle of Shiloh
A battle that took place in the Western theater of the United States Civil War. Resulted in Union victory. -
Siege of New Orleans by Union
The Union tried to take New Orleans -
Second Battle of Bull Run
It was much larger and had many more casualties than the first. Confederate victory. -
Battle of Antietam
The first battle in the Eastern theater on Union soil. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln set slaves free in America and gave them citizenship. -
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54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry in combat
The first African American regiment in the Union. -
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Battle of Vicksburg
The final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The war's turning point. Union Victory -
Draft Riots begin in New York City
Riots that occurred after Congress passed a law to draft citizens. -
Sacking of Lawrence, Kansas by Confederates
The attack of a guerilla Confederate group on the Unionist town of Lawrence, Kansas. -
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln's famous speech that was dedicated to the soldiers who died at Gettysburg. -
First Successful Submarine Attack of the Civil War
Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley torpedoed the USS Housatonic -
Battle of the Wilderness Virginia
First battle between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. -
Fall of Atlanta, Georgia
The Union took the important Confederate city of Atlanta. -
Lincoln Reelected
Abraham Lincoln (National Union) v. George B. McClellan (Democratic) -
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Sherman's Army of Georgia arrives at Savannah, Georgia
Sherman marched from Atlanta to Savannah and destroyed military bases and other institutions in an attempt to disrupt the Confederacy. -
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Assault and capture of Fort Fisher, North Carolina
The attack on the last major naval stronghold of the Confederacy -
Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural Address
Lincoln's speech that called for Reconstruction -
Sherman’s troops occupy Fayetteville, NC
Sherman's continuing attempt to disrupt the Confederacy. -
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
Last battle of the American Civil War. -
Lincoln assassinated
Lincoln was murdered in Ford's Theater
