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  Abraham Lincoln is elected he is againats the spread of slavery causing unrest in the south.
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  South Carolina was the first confederate state to seceed from the Union.
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  Many other southern states leave the union and form their own country the Confederate States of America.
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  President Lincoln is inaugurated in his speech he says he will reunited the country.
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  First battle of the war, the Confedrates were able to hold the fort and drive the north away
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  First officiL Battle of the Civil War Confederate victory.
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  First Union win of the War
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  The confederate outnumbered were still able to win the battle.
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  The north was to defedn Washongton D.C. they maintained the objective even though the south won the battle.
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  Bloodiest day in civil war history and there was no clear winner.
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  In this speech Lincoln freed the slaves in the southern states.
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  A southern victory and close to their capitol gave them high moral.
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  Union victory. The union needed this victory after their crushing loss to the confederacy at Fredricksburg
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  Confederate victory, showed Lee's strategic prowes.
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  May 18-July 4 1863, Union Victory
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  First time the Confederates attacked the North. Union victory.
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  Confederate Victory, Confederates able to drive union fores to Chattanooga.
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  President Lincoln is reelected on the promise that he will end this was.
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  lincon's famous speech that he gave after the battle of Gettysburg telling the people that this is indeed a terrible war and stateing the horrors of slavery.
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  Union Victory, Union opened up the door for deeper advances into the south, Such as Sherman's March to The Sea.
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  the battle was inconclusive as to who the victor was. Generals Grant and Lee met on the battle field.
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  Confederates claimed it as a victory, but both armies withdrew
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  Atotal war tactic in which William T. Sherman an dhis men march through George and burned and destroyed everything in their path, ending with burning down atlanta. November 25 -December 21 1864.
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  Lincolns second inauguration, he says the war is close to an end.
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  Lee surrenders his army to Grant at PPomatix court house
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  Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilks Booth at Ford Theatre.
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  The civil war is over the North won.