South Carolina secedes from the Union and within a couple months same with Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas
The Confederate States of America is formed and Jefferson Davis is elected President
The Confederates attacked Fort Sumter
Lincoln issues a proclamation for 75,000 militiamen and a special session for congress on 4th of july
virginia secedes from the union as well as Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina within five weeks after Virginia
The Union loses The Bull Run Battle
victory by General Ulysses S. Grant in Tennesse capturing Fort Henry
President Lincoln is filled with grief because his 11 year old son died from a fever
Confederates sink two Union wooden ships and with that made wooden ships obsolete
Confederates had a surprise attack on Ulysses S. Grant in Shiloh on the Tennessee River
17 Union ships sail up the Mississippi river to capture New Orlens
The Battle of Seven Pines Confederates nearly win but Gen. Johnston is wounded
General Robert E. Lee takes command from the wounded Johnston
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The Seven Days Battles as Lee attacks McClellan near Richmond
Second Battle of Bull Run again Won by The Confederates and the Union retreats to Washington
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Lee invades the North with 50,000 confederate soldiers heading to Harpers Ferry
General Lee was stopped in Antietam and he retreats to Virginia
Preliminary Emancipation Proclaimation is issued by President Lincoln
Preident changes the General to Burnside
General Burnside suffers a Terrible edfeat in Fredricksburg losing 12,653 soldiers
President Lincoln issues the Final draft of the Emancipation Proclaimation freeing all the slaves in the Confederate territories and asks for black soldiers
President Lincoln assigns Joseph Hooker as the New General
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General Hooker loses the Battle of Chancellorsville and General Stonewall was wounded by his own men
South takes a huge blow as General Stonewall dies from his wounds
General Lee launches another invasion to the north heading to Pennsylvannia
the President replaces General Hooker with General George G. Meade
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The Battle of Gettysburg with the victory of the Union
Vicksburg is Lost by the Confederates and the Confederacy is effectly split into two
The president meets up with abolitionist Fredrick Douglass fighting for equality for black soldiers
Victory for the Confederates in the Battle of Chickamunga leaving some Union soldiers trapped there
president Lincoln gives a two minute speech called the Gettysburg Address
Victory by the Union at the Battle of Chattanooga
The President Appoints General Grant command of his whole army
General Grant starts advancing to Richmond
General Grant makes a decision that costs 7000 Union soldiers in Cold Harbor
The Union miss their chance to capture Petersburg resulting in a nine month siege of Petersburg
Democrats nominated George B. McClellan for President
Atlanta is under control of the Union
Abraham Lincoln is Re-elected for president 4 MORE YEARS
After destroying atlantas warehouses Union soldiers start the march to the sea
Union soldiers Crush a Rebellion in Nashville
The U.S Congress approves the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution to Abolish Slavery
President Lincoln meets up with the confederate vice President Alexander Stephen for a peace conference
Inauguration ceremonies for President Lincoln in Washington
General Lee's last offensive begins with attacking Grants forces in Petersburg
Grants forces Kill one of the Confederate generals and Lee retreats to Richmond which gets evacuated
President Lincoln takes a tour to richmond to go to the Confederate White House
General Robert E. Lee surrenders his confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant
Celebration breaks out
Abraham Lincoln is shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth
