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Election of Abraham Lincoln
o He ran against Stephen Douglas; Lincoln won the election.
o Lincoln, along with his party, wanted to end slavery. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
o A federal outpost in Charleston, South Carolina. It was attacked by confederate troops.
o It was the first battle to begin the Civil war. -
First Battle of Bull Run
o The first major battle the civil war; the Confederates won.
o Made it official that there was a war going on. -
Second Battle of Bull Run
o Jackson’s troops vs. Pope’s Union forces
o After the Confederates major -
Battle of Antietam
o Most bloodiest one day battle of the civil war an in U.S history
o After Lee’s victory, they wanted to win victory on Northern soil. -
Emancipation Proclamation
o Lincoln wrote it – the order to free the Confederate slaves.
o Only freed slaves in certain areas. -
Battle of Gettysburg
o Turned the tide against the Confederate Army.
o They wanted to get the Confederacy recognized by other nations. -
Surrender of the Confederate forces
o Grant had surrounded Lee’s army and demanded the soldiers to surrender.
o Ended the civil war; Lee surrendered to Grant. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
o John Wilkes Booth, an actor/confederate sympathizer, shot Lincoln.
o 5 days later General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army at Appomattox Court House, Virginia which ended the American civil war. -
Gettysburg Address
o A speech Lincoln gave, he praised the bravery of Union soldiers.
o President Lincoln renewed his commitment to the civil war.
