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Election of Lincoln
The election of Lincoln was significant because it was the last straw for the Confederacy, because they knew that Lincoln would abolish slavery. -
Battle of Fort Sumpter
This battle was significant because the Battle of Fort Sumpter was the first battle of the Civil War. -
Lincoln orders Blockade of the South
The sifnificance of the blockade is that Lincoln wanted to shut off all inports into the South so they would surrender from lack of food, and supplies. -
The First Battle of Bull Run
The Significance of the First Battle of Bull Run is that it was the first major land battles of the armies in Virginia. Jackson earned his name Stonewall in this battle. -
Monitor vs. Virginia naval battle
This was significant because it was a major sea battle between the North and South. The Virginia had previously sunk two Union ships and it was heading up to Chesepake Bay. The Monitor saild out of the Bay and had a big battle there for hours. -
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was significant because at the beginning of the battle the Confederates ambushed the Union forces. Over the time the Union held their own and defeated the weakend Confederate forces. It was the bloodiest battle at the time. -
Union Army moves in and occupies Richmond, VA.
This is significant because it was the Unions first attempt to take over the capital of the Confederate States of America. -
7 Days Campaign
This shows us the general movements of the Northern Virginia army, and the Army of the Potomac. The battle took place outside of Richmon Virginia. -
2nd Battle of Bull Run
This battle was significant because Stonewall Jackson destroied the Union forces. The counterattack was the largest and simultaneous attack in the war. -
Antietam
The battle of Antietam was significant because this battle gave Lincoln the opertunity to adress the Emancipation Proclomation. The battle was between the Potomac Army, and the Confederate. It was the most bloodiest single day in America, but it ended in a draw. -
Emancipation Proclamation Issued
The Emancimation Proclamation was significant because it said that all of the slaves in the rebelious states after January 1st, 1863 would be forever free. It did not free any slaves but it turned the war into reviving the nation into a battle for human freedom. -
Emancipation Proclamation takes effect
This was significant because Lincoln finished signing the last Emancipation Proclomation. The document stated that all of the rebelling states would be free. The document after Anteitem was a perliminary proclomation. -
Battle at Chancellorsville
This battle was significant because Lee and Stonewall Jackson had a major victory during this battle. Stonewall Jackson had taken 30,000 Confederate troops to the Union right flank and conduct an attack. The win at Chancellorsville was said to be Lee's greatest victory. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was significant because General Lee tried to invade the North territory and he failed to do so. On July 3rd, 1863 Lee attacked a Union station, but he had great losses with trying to take it over. -
Siege of Vicksburg
This battle was significant because with the seige of Vicksburg, the Union now had a tight grip on the Mississippi. Also it divided the Confederacy in half. -
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Adress is significant because it was Lincoln's most famous speech. -
Battle at Chattanooga
This battle was significant because there was a railway that had a direct rout to Savannah Georgia. The Union won these battles and the Confederate forces were forced back into Georgia. With the railway under Union command, it paved a direct rout to Savannah. -
Ulysses S. Grant takes over Union Army
This event was significant because one man alone was in charge of the entire Union army, and Lincoln made it so he had more seniority then the other generals. Later General Grant after the war wrote that he never chose the life of a soldier. -
Sherman captures Atlanta
This was significant because Union forcese lend by Willian Sherman took control of the Confederate city of Atlanta. -
Savannah, GA falls to the Union
This was significant because the city wasa a major hub for Confederate forces and now the Union occupied it. The leader of the Union forces that controlled the city was Sherman. Then later in the year Shermans march to the sea begins. -
Lincoln Re-Election
This event was significant because Lincoln thought he would not have been able to have a second term, but there were many, many votes from the North for him to run a second term. -
Sherman Begins March to the Sea
This was significant because when Sherman was leaving Atlanta, he and his army burned down the industrial side of the city. He and his troops marched through Georgia, stating to Grant that the North will Prevail. -
Robert E. Lee Surrenders
This event was significant because when Robert E Lee surrendederd all of his troops to General Grant. The surrender officially ended the Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln shot and killed
This was significant because Abraham Lincoln was killed. -
13th Amendment passed
This event was significant because it finally enabled the slaves to be free anywhere in the United States. -
End of the Civil War
