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Lincoln was elected president in 1860. He took office following this election. -
South Carolina voted to secede from the United States. After Lincoln was elected, many wanted disunion but South Carolina was the first to succeed in secede. -
On February 9th, Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederacy. This means the South official see themselves apart from the North because they wanted their own leader. -
The Confederates fired up on Fort Sumter. In less than a day, the Confederates took Fort Sumter after the Union surrendered. -
An early attempt at to suppress the Confederacy. The Union wanted to isolate the Confederacy. -
The Capital of the Confederacy was changed from the City of Montgomery to Richmond. This was due to the strategic importance of Virginia. -
This battle was fought 30 miles from Washington D.C. This battle was thought an easy win for the Union, but ended up losing. -
This fight was a naval engagement at Hampton Roads. This fight was the first between ironclads and inspired a new era of naval warfare. -
The Unions victory destroyed the Confederacy's hopes of blocking the Union's advance into Mississippi. The Confederates also lost Albert Sidney Johnston, their commander, in the battle. -
Lee was given the role of commander of the Army of Northern Virginia. This was the main Confederate army in the East. -
23,000 soldiers were hurt, killed, or missing. This battle also ended the Confederate Army of North Virginia's first invasion into the North. -
Lincoln suspends the habeas corpus. This was a right which protects against unlawful imprisonment. -
This battle was fought in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The Union Army lost about 12,500 soldiers while the Confederates only lost 6,000. -
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation the first day of 1863. It stated that all people held as slaves would be free within the rebellious states. -
General Stonewall Jackson died which was a huge loss to the Confederates. The victory caused General Lee to move North into Maryland and Pennsylvania. -
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought at Gettysburg. This battle had the largest number of casualties in the whole Civil War. -
The Confederates surrendered at Vicksburg. The Vicksburg campaign started in 1862 and ended with this surrender. -
The first lottery of conscription law was held. The city went quiet, and after the silence there was a great fight that lasted days. -
This was an assault led by the 54th Massachusetts. They were an African American infantry. -
Lincoln gave one of his most famous speeches of all time. It was a shorter speech dedicated to the battlefield cemetery at Gettysburg. -
This battle was part of the Petersburg Campaign. The Union was trying to break through the Confederates defenses. -
The Battle of Atlanta started in July of 1864. It wasn't until September that the Union took control of Atlanta. -
Lincoln beat George McClellan to win re-election. He returned to office following the election of 1864 -
This was the most destructive campaign against civilians in the Civil War. The Union went through the Confederate states and destroyed military and civilian property. -
The 13th amendment passed Congress. No slavery unless being punishment would happen in America. -
The Bureau of Refugees, Abandoned Lands, and Freedmen was established. This group provided help to the previously enslaved people. -
Lincoln delivered his 2nd inaugural speech while the Civil War came to an end. This speech was justifying why slavery should be banned in the constitution. -
The Union Army took control of Richmond. This was the confederacy's capital making it a significant loss for the Confederates. -
Lee surrendered at Appomattox. This was the end of the war for Lee and the Confederate Army of North Virginia. -
Lee surrendered his forces. This ended the war in Virginia. -
On April 15 Lincoln was shot. He was shot by John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor. He was killed because Wilkes Booth was a Confederate and disagreed with Lincoln. -
John Wilkes Booth, who murdered President Lincoln is now dead. Booth was shot by a soldier when he was hiding in a barn.