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The Election of 1860
the election of 1860 It was the time where the North And South were arguing over abolishing slavery in the South. If Abraham Licoln was to win the election, the South said they would secede from the Union. In 1860, Abraham LIncoln was elected President of the United States. -
The South Secedes
south secedes On December 20, 1860, South Carolina seceded from the Union. On February 1, 1861, Alabama, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Georgia had seceded, too. -
confederates states of america
confederate states of america Three days after to states had seceded form the Union, the South had made a Confederacy named the Confederate States of America. They wrote the their own Constitution and elected Jefferson Davis as their president. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Fort Sumter The Confederates had attacked Fort Sumter on August 12, 1861. The fort had surrendered. Lincoln had said the Southern states were in rebellion and the Civil War had began. -
Battle of Bull Run
battle of bull run The first battle during the Civil War was the Battle of Bull Run. It was 25 miles southwest of Washington. At first, the Union had pushed the Confederates back. The Confederaes came back when more Confederate soilders came and General Thomas Jackson and Union troops retreated. -
Battle of Shiloh
battle of shiloh General Ulysses Grant had led his groups in Tennessee. The Confederates had caught Grant by surprise. During the night, more Union troops had arrived. The next morning, Grant counterattacked and the Confederates were forced to retreat. -
Battle of Bull Run 2
battle of bull run 2 General George McClellan has sent the Union troops back to Virginia. Robert E. Lee had left the U.S. army to fight with the Confederates. He had attacked the troops on June 26, 1862. McClellan had retreated. Lincoln made General John Pope to go to Washington. Lee had attacked them off guard and the Union troops fell apart. -
Battle of Antietam
<ahref='http://www.nps.gov/anti/historyculture/upload/Battle history.pdf' >Battle of Antietam</a> The Confederates had been in Maryland. They had met Union while crossing the Antietam Creek. The two armies broke out in war. Union army had won. It was said to be the bloodiest one- day battle in the war. -
Emancipation Proclamation
emancipation proclamation The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln on Setempber 22, 1863. It said that all slaves that rebelled against Union to be free on January 1, 1863. About 180,000 slaves had to serve in the Union army. -
Battle of Gettysburg
battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg was in Pennsylvania. It was when the Confederates and Union clashed and started the battle. General George Pickett was a Confederade who was to attck on July 3. At least 15,000 troops were killed or captured. -
Battle of Vicksburg
<a href='http://www.monacorarecoins.com/rare-coin-articles/civil-war-battle-of-vicksburg/' >battle of vicksburg</ Officer David Farragut had captured New Orleans. He headed towards Mississippi. He had reached Vicksburg, Mississippi and Ulysses Grant attacked the Confederates. The Confederates surrendered on July 4, 1863. -
Habeas Corpus
habeas corpus President Lincoln suspended the Hebeas Corpus in 1863. It was when people would be imprisoned unlawfully. -
Gettysburg Address
<ahref='http://myloc.gov/exhibitions/gettysburgaddress/pages/default.aspx' >gettysburg address</a> The Gettysburg Address was issued by Lincoln to dedicate Union with their victory of the Battle of Gettysburg. The Union army had captured Vicksburg on the same day as their victory of Gettysburg. -
Appomatox Courthouse
appomattox courthouse Lee and the Confederates were fighting Grant and the Union army at Petersburg. Lee soon realized he couldn't fight anymore so he surrendered to Grant in the town of Appomattox Courthouse. This was the end to the bloody battle of the Civil War.
