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Election of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln is elected president of the united states. Against the South's wishes. -
Southern States Secede From the Union
South Carolina- December 20, 1869
Mississippi- January 9, 1861
Florida- January 10, 1861
Alabama- January 11, 1861
Georgia- January 19, 1861
Louisiana- January 26, 1861
Texas- February 1, 1861
Virginia- April 17, 1861
Arkansas- May 6, 1861
Tennessee- May 6, 1861
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Southern states secede
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Confederate States of America is formed
The Confederate States of America is formed. Jefferson Davis is named the president. -
Attack on Fort Sumter by the Confederacy
General P.G.T. Beauregard leads a Confederate attack on Fort Sumter. Beginning the Civil War. -
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Attack on Fort Sumter by the Confederacy
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Surrender of Fort Sumter
Fort sumter is surrendered to confederate Forces. -
First Battle of Bull Run
First major battle of the Civil War. Fought near the town of Manasscus near Washington D.C. -
General Ulysses S. Grant gets Union victories
Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in Tennessee -
David Farragut and the Union Navy
Captures sea port in New Orleans -
Battle of the Ironclads
The USS Monitor, union ironclad, clashed with The USS Merrimac, confederate ironclad. The day before, the Merrimac had attacked and sunk two union vessels. -
Battle of Shiloh
40,000 confederate soldiers ambushed a line of Union soldiers forcing them back. The union soldier managed to set up a trench and counterattack near pittsburgh landing on the Tennessee landing. -
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Battle of Shiloh
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David Farragut and the Union Navy
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General Robert E. Lee
Given command of the Army of Northern Virginia -
7 Days Battle
Series of 6 major battles near Richmond, Virginia. They occured over the 7 day period between June 25 and July 1. -
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The 7 Days Battle
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Second Battle of Bull Run
t was the culmination of an offensive campaign waged by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia against Union Maj. Gen. John Pope's Army of Virginia, and a battle of much larger scale and numbers than the First Battle of Bull Run (or First Manassas) fought on July 21, 1861 on the same ground. -
Battle of Antietam
The army of the Potomac, under the command of George McClellan, launched a series of attacks on Robert E. Lee's forces. Just as the Federal forces began to collapse the Confederate right, the timely arrival of A.P. Hill’s division from Harpers Ferry helped to drive the Army of the Potomac back once more. This battle ended in a draw. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
Fought Between the Confederate Army of North Virginia, led by Robert E. Lee, and The Union Army of the Potomac, led by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside. -
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Battle of Fredericksburg
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President Abraham Linoln
Issues the Emancipation Proclamation -
First military draft of men for the Union
The union enacts a law creating the first draft of men into the army -
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle between Maj. Gen. Hooker's Army of the Potomac and Robert E. Lee's confederate Army. Ended with the mortal wounding of "Stonewall" Jackson. -
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Battle of Chancellorsville
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Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson
General "Stonewall" Jackson dies -
The Fall Of Vicksburg
The Siege of Vicksburg was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War -
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The Fall of Vicksburg
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Battle of Gettysburg
In the small Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg, 3,000 Union soldiers prepare to face the onslaught of 60,000 advancing Confederate soldiers. The Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, is considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War. -
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Battle of Gettysburg
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Andersonville
Confederate POW camp opens -
Battles at the Wilderness
The Battle of the Wilderness, fought May 5–7, 1864, was the first battle of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War. -
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Battles at the Wilderness
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Battle at Spotsylvania
The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, sometimes more simply referred to as the Battle of Spotsylvania (or the 19th-century spelling Spottsylvania), was the second major battle in Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Overland Campaign of the American Civil War. -
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Battle at Spotsylvania
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Battle at Cold Harbor
Cold Harbor was the final battle of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign, which began in early May 1864 with the Battle of the Wilderness. -
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Battle at Cold Harbor
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Battle at Petersburg
The Battle of Petersburg was a series of battles around the cities of Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia, fought from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865, during the civil war. -
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Battle at Petersburg
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President Abraham Lincoln re-elected
Abraham Lincoln is re-elected for a 2nd term -
Union General William T. Sherman
Burns Atlanta, Georgia to the ground and begins his March to The Sea -
Union General William T. Sherman
Captures Savannah, Georgia finishing his March to the sea -
Richmond Virginia Falls
The confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia is captured by the Union. -
Confederacy Surrenders
The confederacy and Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomatox Courthouse, Virginia -
President Lincoln Dies
President Lincoln dies and Vice President Andrew Johnson takes over as President of the U.S.
