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On December 20, 1860 South Carolina seceded from the Union. It was the first state to seceded with a few more seceding in South Carolina's footsteps. It was an outcry when Abraham Lincoln was elected president. -
On March 4, 1861, The first inagural address was to tell the southern states that he was nit trying to get rid of slavery at the moment but instead trying to keep the country whole and prevent a division. -
Fort sumter was a fort in South carolina but was apart of the union Amry. They were fired upon by confederate soldiers. Apr 12, 1861. There were no casualties. -
On April 27, 1861 Lincoln gave the order to suspend the habeus corpus. This means the army could detain or arrest anyone that they thought were suspicous of dissenting or betryal to the north. -
On May 8, 1861, The captial of the confederacy was moved from the South to Richmond, Virginia. This was due to the many railroads and transportation methods in this area. -
The battle of Bull Run was the first major battle in the American civil war. It took place on July 21, 1861 in Prince William country Virginia. -
On On November 6, 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected preisednt of the newly found Confederate States. He was already a congressman before but now he was elected as president. Also he had no competitiom in the election -
On March 8, 1862, The first wo iron clad ships fought in open water. These were the first all metal ships. This was a revolutionary battle. -
On Apr 6, 1862, The confederate army launched a surprise attack on the Union arym led by Ulysess S. Grant. EVen though the Union army was surprised they still won the battle and it allowed for crucial control of that area. -
On June 1, 1862, RObert E lee was named general for the confederate army. He kept that title until 1865 when they surrendered. -
On September 17, 1862, A battle was fought called the battle of Antietam. It was a decisive battle fought to stop the invasion of maryland from the confederate troops. -
On January 1, 1863, Abarham Lincoln announcaed that all slaves are now to be freed people. -
On Apr 30, 1863, A battle was fought at Spotsylvania in Viginia. This battle is special because it was a decisive victory for the confedereacy. But it was also the battle that Stonewall Jackson was mortally wounded. -
On July 1, 1863,This event was important because Robert E. Lee's plans were foiled in this battle. -
On Jul 11, 1863, many civilians did not wish to participate in the war and rioted and burned in Manhattan. This was because the working class didnt wish to foreit their lives especially since they were making good money. -
On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln made a speech about the soldiers that died on the battlfield. It is now a historic site. -
On July 22, 1864, Atlanta was captures by the union soldiers. This battle was fought for control of atlanta which was a supply route for the confederates. This became an important victory later on. -
On November 8, 1864, Abraham Loncoln won re-election against Mclellan. His campaign proposed sideing and creating peace with the confederates which most people didnt like. -
On November 15, 1864, Union general Sherman pulled away from his supply lines and stared to force his way through Georgia. He burned down all industrial buildings he could find. -
On January 31, 1865, An amendment was passed. It outlawed slavery in all regions of the United States. It was drafted by William Seward -
On March 3, 1865, Abraham Lincoln signs Freedmons bureau. This act made it possible to free slaves and slaves to become illegal. It was the passage from slavery to freedom. -
On March 4, 1865 Abraham Lincoln made another speech addressed to the nation. He spoke of mutual forgivness and the need to get the American nation back together. -
On April 2 1865, Richmond the catpital of the Confederate army fell to the Union soldiers in the battle of Richmond. The final battle was controlled by Ulysses Grant. The finally of a nine month seige. -
On April 9, 1865 Robert E. lee made the decision to surrender his troops and fighting at Appomattox court house. He ended the war with 28,000 troops still under his command but he was being pushed thing by desertions. -
President lincoln was assassinated April 15 1865, He was killed in fords theatre. The assassination was also supposed to include the Secretary of State and Andrew Jackson as well. -
On April 26, 1865, John wilkes booth was supposedly shoot by a union soldier in a barn.