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Abraham Lincoln inaugurated
I, Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as the 16th president. The nation's first Republican President. Many southerners view my victory. -
Confederate Congress adopts Confederate Constitution
The Confederate Congress unanimously adopts the Confederate Constitution. It declared the sovereignty of states and forbids the passage of any bill which outlaws slavery. -
Fort Sumter {the first battle of the Civil war}
Responding to Lincoln's attempt to resupply Fort Sumter, Beauregard open fire on the federal arsenal, in the Charleston harbor, at 4:30 a.m. -
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Civil War
Civil war started 4/12/1862
End 4/9/1865 -
Major Anderson surrendors
After thirty-three hours under attack and when out of supplies, Major Robert Anderson of Fort Sumter surrenders. -
Lincoln calls for end of rebellion
Following the incident at Fort Sumter, Lincoln calls for 75,000 militiamen to put down the rebellion. He declares that the Civil War officially began. -
Virginia secedes
Virginia secedes from the nation,in response to Lincoln's decision to use force in South Carolina, followed by three other upper Southern states: North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas. Four border slave states remain in the Union. -
Lincoln orders blockage
Lincoln orders a blockade of Confederate ports.The first casualties of the Civil War occur in Baltimore, Maryland. People most likely felt greatful because of Lincolns Wis decision. -
Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Bull Run takes place near Manassas, Virginia. Confederate General Beauregard defeats the Union forces under General Irvin McDowell. "Stone Wall" Jackson got his nickname. -
Lincoln's intentions
Lincoln announces to his cabinet his intention to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Second Battle of Bull Run
Generals Stonewall Jackson and Lee prove too much for the Union troops under General John Pope. Who then retreat to Washington, D.C. -
Battle of Antietam Creek
General Lee invades the North in an attempt to isolate Washington, D.C., but finds himself thwarted by General McClellan and the Union forces. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, to go into effect on January 1, 1863. In the document, Lincoln frees all slaves in Confederate or contested areas of the South. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
General Lee and his Confederate troops defeat General Burnside. Union losses number more than 12,600, while Confederate casualties rise to 5,300. -
Emancipation Proclamation starts effect
Emancipation Proclamation starts effect -
Battle of Murfreesboro
The Battle of Murfreesboro occurs. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
General Lee wins a brilliant victory over Union General Joseph Hooker. Following his success, Lee decides to begin a second invasion into the North. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg, the war's greatest engagement, occurs. Lee makes a bid to smash through Union forces and take Washington, D.C., from the west with 75,000 troops. -
Lincoln reelected
Abraham Lincoln is reelected as President of the United States, with Andrew Johnson as his vice president. -
Lincoln shot
Actor and Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth shoots President Lincoln at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C., at around 10:15 p.m. -
Abraham Lincoln dies
Abraham Lincoln dies at 7:22 a.m. in the home of William Petersen. Vice President Andrew Johnson is sworn in as the seventeenth President of the United States.
