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Presedential Election of 1860
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Abraham Lincoln (Republican) was elected president. The south had threatened to seceed if a Republican was elected president. -
South Carolina Seceeds
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South Carolina seceeds from the Union because a Republican was elected president. -
The South Seceeds
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The south seceeds from the Union forming The Confederate States of America because a Republican was elected president. -
Confederates Attack Fort Sumter
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The Confederates attacked Fort Sumter, a federal fort at the Entrance of Charleston Harbor in South Carolina. The fort wassurrendered to the Confederates. -
Civil War Begins
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After Fort Sumter was attacked, Lincoln declared that the Confederates were in Rebellion, starting the Civil War -
The First Battle of Bull Run
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The Battle of Bull Run was the first clash between the two sides. It took place at a river named Bull Run. It was 25 miles southwest of Washington.The union troops drove the Confederates back, but the Confederates got more troops and pushed the Union back. The Confederates were led by General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. The idea of a quick end to the war was gone. -
Battle of Shiloh
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The Union wanted control of the Mississippi River. Ulysses S. Grant led his troops into Tennessee. The Confederates caught him by suprise and pushed the Union back, but the Union got reinforcements during the night and forced the Confederates to retreat. -
The Capture of New Orleans
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David Farragut captured New Orleans, then capturing more port cities along the Mississippi. -
Seige at Vicksburg, Mississippi Starts
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Vicksburg, Mississippi was the last port to win before the Union had control of the Mississippi River. General Grant started a seige on Vicksburg. -
The Seven Days' Battle
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McClellan and the Union army moved back into Viginia during the spring of 1862. Confederate soldiers attacked the Union under the command of General Robert E. Lee. The Confederates suffered but forced the Union to retreat. -
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Second Battle of Bull Run
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John Pope was ordered to lead the Union to advance on Richmond from Washingto. Lee caught them off guard. Pope's aremy fell apart. -
The Battle of Antietam
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Lee started moving into Maryland, hoping to win a victory of Union soil. The armies met at Antietam Creek in Maryland.It was the bloodiest single-day battle in US history. The nion won, and Lee lost one third of his troops, mking him unable to advance. -
Emancipation Proclimation Issued
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Lincols issued the Emancipation Proclimation. This document freed all of the slaves in areas not in rebellion. Congress allowed slaves to fight in the army. -
Emancipation Proclimation Freed Slaves
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The slaves issued to be freed by the Emancipation Proclimation were freed. -
Battle of Gettysburg
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General Lee had been advancing to southern Pennsylvania, and the sides started a battle in the town of Gettysburg. The Confederates were pushing the Union back, but the Union fought hard the next day and started pushing the Confederates back. General George Pickett was ordered by Lee to send his troops to attack on July 3. Most of his 15,000 men were killed. Lincols said the Union was winning by giving the Gettysburg Address. -
Lee's Surrender
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Lincols had placed Grant in command of all Union activities, so he fought Lee causing Lee's supplies to run low quickly. General William Tecumseh had capture Atalnta, Georgia in September 1964. Continued through Georgia and the Carolinas. Grant broke through Lees defences in 1865, causing Lee to surrender. He surrendered in Appomattox Courthouse. 620,000 people were killed during the war.
