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Lincoln becomes president
Lincoln is first Republican to receive 180 of 303 possible electoral votes and 40% popular votes. -
The South secedes from the Union.
The south secedes from the Union because they were afraid of the new president. -
Jefferson Davis becomes the president of the south
A former U.S Army officer becomes president of the south. -
Lincoln is sworn in to office.
Lincoln is sworn in as our 16th president. -
Fort Sumter 1861
This battle started the Civil War. The confederate soldiers opened fire with about 50 cannons. -
Lincoln issues a Proclamation
Lincoln summons a special session of Congress for July 4 -
The confederate grows to 11 states
The confederacy has 9 million people where as the union has 20 million people -
proclamation of blockade against southern ports
President Lincoln issues a Proclamation of Blockade against southern ports. -
Robert E Lee resigns from the U.S Army.
Robert E Lee is accepted to lead the south's army and navy. -
Battle of Phippi
Was the first battle of the civil war. -
Big Bethel
First ground battle -
First Bull Run
The union suffers defeat, they retreat back to Washington. Confederate Gen. Thomas J. Jackson was nicknamed "stonewall" because his brigade resist Union attacks. -
Shiloh
Confederate soldiers attacked unsuspected union soldiers at Shiloh. thirteen thousand union troops were killed or wounded. Only ten thousand confederate troops were wounded. -
Second battle of Bull Run
The union gets defeated by the Confederacy. The Union retreats back to Washington again. -
Antietam
The bloodiest day in U.S Military history. Gen. Lee and confederate armies are stopped at Antietam. By nightfall 26,000 soldiers are dead, wounded, or missing. -
Fredericksburg
Army of the Potomac suffers defeat. The confederacy losses 5,309 soldiers.
