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Jefferson Davis publicly announces he is in favor of southern secession and later on becomes the president of the Condederate states.
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Abraham Lincoln is elected as the 16th president by the people of the United States. He was the republican candidate.
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Cobb confronted with the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency, resigns from his position of Secretary of the Treasury and urges Georgia to secede from the union.
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Georgia calls for a convention to discuss southern secession and the Southern Confederacy. Only South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama are invited.
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South Carolina is the fist state to secede from the union.
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The confederacy demands that the Union surreners the fort that is located in the Charleston Harbor.
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Robert E. Lee resigns from the United States army and accepts the position of general of the confederate army.
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Tennessee is the last state to join the Confederate States of America.
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1st Battle of Bull Run is the first battle of the civil war.
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McCellan is appointed by President Lincoln as general of the entire union army.
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Davis is officially inaugurated as the Confederate president in the Confederate capital, Ricmond, Virginia.
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The union had a victory at Shiloh. Both the union and confederacy lost many men that day.
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The 17 ships take New Orleans, the South's greatest seaport.
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The Seven Days Battles starts and lasts for seven days. Lee starts The Seven Days Battles by attacking McClellan near Richmond. Both sides suffered many casualties.
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This is the bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War.
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President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation that stated all slaves behind the confederate lines are free.
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Confederate General Stonewall Jackson dies after being shot during the Battle of Chancellorsville.
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The Battle of Gettysburg started and lasted 3 dayts until the confederate suurender on July 3rd 1863. Both sides suffered many casulties.
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Vicksburg surrenders to Grant on the same day the confederates surrender at Gettysburg.
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Lincoln delivers this two minute speech 5 months after the Battle of Gettysburg to honor the people that died in this grusome battle and to try and unite the country.
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Lincoln appoints General Grant as the commander of all Union armies because the previous General had the case of "the slows" ans was fired by Lincoln.
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Confederate General Forest attacked Fort Pillow that was occupied by Union soldiers. They took over the fort and it became a confederate victory.
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Sherman sends Lincoln telegraph that Atlana is captured and this vicotry helps Lincolns re-election.
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Abraham Lincoln defeates Democrat George B. McClellan with 55 percent of the popular vote and 212 of 233 electoral votes.
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Sherman, with 62,000 men begins a March to the Sea. President Lincoln approved of this "march".
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Lincoln meets with Vice President of the Confederate States of America,Alexander Stephens, at Hampton Roads in Virginia, but no agreement is made at this meeting.
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Lincoln inaugurated for the second time after being elected as President of the United States for the second time.
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General Lee surrends his army to General Grant at a village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia
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Abraham Lincoln was assasinated at the Ford Theater by John Wilkes Booth.
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12 days after the assasination of President Lincoln, his assain is captured and killed
