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  • The Democratic National Convention

    The Democratic National Convention
    The Democratic National Convention was healed in South Carolina to choose a Democratic nominee. No one was choose. The convention lased from April 23- May 3, 1860.
  • The Republican Convention

    The Republican Convention
    The Republican Convention is healed in Chicago, Illinois. Abraham Linclion was choose to be the nomined for the Republican party. the convention was healed over a 2 day span.
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  • South Carolina conciders secession

    South Carolina conciders secession
    Governor William Henry Gist informs other South states that South Carolina is considering secession as an option.
  • Lincon elected 16th presendet

    Lincon elected 16th presendet
    On this day aberaham lincon was elected the 16th united states presedent. he was part of the republican party.
  • South Carolinia secedes

    South Carolinia secedes
    South Caroline was the firt state to secede from the United States on December 20, 1860. This began the confederciy.
  • The Confederate States of America is formed

    The Confederate States of America is formed
    The Confederate States of America is formed. Jefferson Davis is elected the presendent of the The Confederate States of America.
  • Abraham Lincoln is sworn

    Abraham Lincoln is sworn
    Abraham Lincoln is sworn as the 16th united states president on March 4, 1862.
  • The Battle of Fort Sumter

    The Battle of Fort Sumter
    The Battle of Fort Sumter took place near Charleston for 2 days. The South ended up winning this battle and shocking the North with the win.
  • April 20, 1861 - Robert E. Lee resigns

    April 20, 1861 - Robert E. Lee resigns
    Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army. He goes to virgina and takes the joba as command of the military and naval forces of Virginia.
  • Battle of Bull Run

    Battle of Bull Run
    The first day of the Battle of Bull run was July 21, 1861. The south won the battle of Bull Run.
  • Victory for General Ulysses S. Grant

    Victory for General Ulysses S. Grant
    Victory for General Ulysses S. Grant, he captures Fort Henry in Tennessee. he won a battle for the north.
  • President Lincoln loses his son

    President Lincoln loses his son
    On February 20, 1862 President Lincoln loses his son william. he died at age 11 from a fever.
  • The Battle of Shiloh

    The Battle of Shiloh
    The Battle of Shiloh took place near Phitsburg, Tennessee. The battle lastest 2 days and the Norht won the battle.
  • North takes New Orlens Souths seaport

    North takes New Orlens Souths seaport
    North takes New Orlens most important seaport. the seaport is taken by Flag Officer David Farragut’s Union ships.
  • The Battle of Antietam

    The Battle of Antietam
    The Battle of Antietam took place on September 17, 1862 in Maryland, along Antietam Creek. Many Casulties were suffered from this Battle the north suffered with 12,000 and the south suffered from 10,000. The North won the Battle of Antietam.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation
    Linclion issues the Emancipation Proclamation, the freeing of all slaves. he declared that all slaves in areas still in rebellion were, in the eyes of the federal goverment.
  • The Battle of Chancellorsville

    The Battle of Chancellorsville
    The confederates suprised the union. Giving the South a victory, but it was the Confederates' most costly victory in terms of casualties.
  • West Virginia becomes the 35th state

    West Virginia becomes the 35th state
    West Virginia becomes the 35th state to become a part of the united states. the first to enter where the terms slave and free no longer matter what.
  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg
    The Battle of Gettysburg was a 3 day Battle that took place in Pennsylvania. The Battle was concited the most important Battle of the Cival War. The North won the battle.
  • The Battle of Chickamauga

    The Battle of Chickamauga
    The Battle of Chickamauga was faugh on september 19-20,1863. Union and Confederate forces met on the Tennessee-Georgia border. Union forces retreated to Chattanooga, and the Confederacy maintained control of the battlefield.
  • Battle at the Wilderness

    Battle at the Wilderness
    Battle at the Wilderness was from May 5- May 7, 1864. The battle was inconclusive on who won.
  • The Battle of Spotsylvania

    The Battle of Spotsylvania
    The Battle of Spotsylvania was from May 8- May 21, 1864. The battle was inconclusive on who won.
  • The Battle of Cold Harbor

    The Battle of Cold Harbor
    The Battle of Cold Harbor was from may 31- june 12, 1864. Grant again attacked Confederate forces at Cold Harbor, losing over 7,000 men in twenty minutes. The Confederates won the battle.
  • Abraham Lincoln was Re-elected as president

    Abraham Lincoln was Re-elected as president
    On November 8, 1864 Abraham Lincoln was Re-elected as presendent of the United States. He ran aganest George B. McClellan but he won.
  • Sherman's March to the Sea

    Sherman's March to the Sea
    Sherman's March to the Sea during this Sherman's forces destroyed military targets as well as industry, infrastructure, and civilian property.
  • Attack on Fort Fisher

    Attack on Fort Fisher
    On January 15, 1865 the Fort Fisher an important base in North Carolinia. It got attacked by the union.
  • The 13th Amendment is passed

    The 13th Amendment is passed
    The 13th Amendment is passed on January 31, 1865, it gave the right that slavery was no longer legial and all slaves were able to be set free.
  • The Fall of the Confederacy.

    The Fall of the Confederacy.
    On April 9, 1865 the souths general lee finally surrenders in a courthouse in virginia.
  • The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

    The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
    The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln took place in Washington dc at the fords theather. Lincoln was shot in the head. he died early the next morning.
  • The Execution of Captain Henry Wirz

    The Execution of Captain Henry Wirz
    The Execution of Captain Henry Wirz was on November 10, 1865. he was excuated because he was a notourous prison officer at the confiderate prison Andersonville.