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Lincoln elected to the presidency
Southern states did not want him as president which resulted as the south to leaving the union due to slavery issues. -
Fort Sumter
Lincoln called for an army from the Northen states to defeat the south but it lead to war, It lasted 4 years and cost 600,000 American lives. -
Emancipation Proclamation Signed
Abraham waited to give the order of the Emancipation Proclamation because he wanted to make it look like a moral victory for the north and even though it was signed, slaves were not set free immediately. -
Battle of Gettysburg
This Battle involved the confederates / Union's army of the Potomac versus the federals, The union won and this battle inspired the "Gettysburg Address". -
Gettysburg Address
This famous speech was said 4 1/2 months later after the union army's defeated those of the confederacy, it was dedicated for the soldiers but not only that, this speech also changed peoples point of view on the war. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Ulysses S. Grant. The battle before this effectively ended the Civil war. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
He got killed by John Wilkes about a week later after the Civil war ended,the reason he was assassinated was because supposedly killing/eliminating the 3 most important people in the union would
