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Jefferson Davis comes out in favor of succession from the rest of the United States.
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The southern democratic party couldn't decide on a nominee for the election.
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Abraham Lincoln becomes the republican nominee.
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Delegates from the southern states hold a convention in Richmond virginia
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Abraham Lincoln wins the popular vote with 1,865,593 votes for him.
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James Chestnut becomes the first Southerner to resign from congress.
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The weapons stock at Charleston falls into the hands of the southern army's.
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Former President James Buchanan sends a letter to congress calling secession unconstitutional and to make an amendment that allowed southerners to keep there slaves.
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South Carolina leaves the Union and joins the confederation.
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South Carolina starts the trend of rescinding.
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Mississippi left the Union and joins the confederation.
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Florida left the union and joined the confederation.
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Alabama leaves the Union and joins the Confederacy
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Georgia leaves the Union and joins the confederation.
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Louisianan leaves the Union and joins the confederation.
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Texas leaves the Union and joins the confederation.
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Abraham was officially sworn in as the 16 united states president.
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Virginia leaves the Union and joins the confederation.
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Arkansas leaves the Union and joins the confederation.
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One of the first major battle of the civil war and a confederate victory
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Despite disapproving of slavery Robert E Lee fought for the south because it was his home land.
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Grant invaded West Virginia to regain a foothold in the south.
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Over the course of four days Ulysses Grant sieged this fort and won the battle taking the fort by force.
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Abraham Lincoln's son dies on this day and it is a huge blow to Lincoln.
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The Confederate Merrimack ship sinks two Union ships in battle.
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Ulysses set up camp but didn't send out any scouts to see if there was an enemy nearby. They were ambushed and lost about 25,000 men.
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17 Union ships move up the Mississippi river to attack South Orleans.
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McClellan and his army fought with Robert E Lee. The south had less men and lost more men in the battles but McClellan retreated even though he was winning.
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This was the second battle to take place at bull run. The North discovers the south plans in a cigar box which Robert E Lee had lost. Bloodiest single day in the war.
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McClellan is fired by Abraham Lincoln for having "the slows".
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This was Abraham Lincoln's speech that told all slaves that they were free people now.
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Grant is sent to Vicksburg by Lincoln to capture the city.
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The Union took a bad lose against the Confederation and lost 17,000 troop when they out numbered the south.
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Stonewall Jackson dies from wounds inflicted by is own men.
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The Confederation starts its movement north that will lead to Gettysburg.
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This was the first day of the bloodiest battle in the whole war. It started when two opposing army's met on accident and then sent for reinforcements.
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This was when the confederates had a chance to take the high ground of on area but were stopped by the fighting professor Chamberlain.
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The south push forward to try to attack the north and break there lines but they get held up by a fence and are badly hurt by the Unions artillery they then fear and counter attack but none is made the south lose the battle.
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The confederates surrendered at the Mississippi river and the north gain control over it.
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The Gettysburg address was a two minute speech made by president Lincoln. He spoke about the importance of the men who died and hallowed the ground with there blood and tried to talk the south down.
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Ulysses Grant was named the head of the military by Abraham Lincoln because he has been getting positive results in battle despite losing many men.
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Grant begins a massive march of 120,000 men to Virginia to confront Lee's army.
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7,000 Union causalities while assaulting a Confederate fort at cold harbor.
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The Union army missed a chance to cut off Confederate railroads and this lead to a long drawn out nine months of fighting.
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The democratic party choose McClellan to run against Lincoln for president.
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Sherman telegraphs Lincoln telling him that they have won at Atlanta and it is theirs now.
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The Union wins a victory against the south in Shenandoah valley.
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Abraham Lincoln is reelected president of the Union.
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This was a group of military carving a path a destruction and desolation through they south wherever they went. It lasted from November 11th to December 21st.
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Sherman destroys Atlanta and burns don its warehouses and tears up railroads. Then he marches his men to sea.
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There are 270,000 women or more who are employed in the north and are more free to be there own person.
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Congress approves the 13th amendment and slavery is officially on course to be abolished.
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Abraham Lincoln Meets with vice president, Alexander Stephens, of the south to try to talk about peace but it fails.
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Abraham Lincoln makes a speech about his second term how he doesn't want to fight the south and that he has no malice towards them they should end the war.
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Southern General Robert, E, Lee makes his last attempt at an offence on the north and the attack breaks four hours later.
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The Union beats the south back and takes the capital but it has already been evacuated.
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Abraham Lincoln visits Richmond and sits in Davis offices for a while.
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Lee's surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court house.
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Abraham Lincoln was at a lay with his wife and was shot in the back of the head and died the next day.
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Abraham Lincolns funeral is handled and he is laid to rest in his coffin after the ceremony.
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Washington was celebrating the end of the war with the south and their victory.
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Slavery is finally completely abolished as the 13th amendment is ratified completely by congress.
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Congress tries to pass a bill to have military trial for those who deprived blacks of there basic right but it is vetoed.
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Congress denies President Andrew Johns veto of the civil right act.
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Congress buys Fords theater to turn into a museum from the civil war.
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Congress approves the 14th amendment for the constitution.
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Ulysses S Grant is promoted by congress to General of the military and is now a four star general.
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Congress creates the ran of Admiral and appoints David Farragut to it.
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The secret service begins and investigation into the Ku Klux Klan
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Peace was made between the Union and Texas over the civil war.
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Texas denies the 14th amendment
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A fire in Philadelphia destroys a number of the ships that were used in the civil war.
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Blacks in D.C gain the right to vote
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Nebraska becomes a new state
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Mississippi is reconstructed and occupied by the Union
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Denies the president the right to remove officials appointed by congress
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Congress passes the 2nd reconstruction act over the presidents veto.
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William p Seward buys Alaska from Russia for 2 cents a acre.
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Nebraska ratifies the 14th amendment
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President Andrew Johnson demands the resignation of the secretary of war Edward Stanton
