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New President
Abraham Lincoln is elected to be president. He was a republican and the first president to oppose the spread of slavery in the US -
First Secession Convention
The first secession convention takes place in South Carolina -
First State to Secede
South Carolina becomes the first state to secede, just 3 days after the secession convention -
Confederate States of America Forms
The seceeded southern states form a government in Montgomery, Alabama -
Official Start of the Civil War
Southern forces attack in Fort Sumter, South Carolina -
The Battle of Bull Run
Fought in Manassas, Virginia. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson earns place in history -
Battle of Wilson's Creek
In Wilson's Creek, Missouri, the Confederate victory established a strong presence west of the Mississpi -
Battle of Mill Springs
The Union victory severely hurts the Confederate hold on Kentucky -
Battle of Shiloh
The first major battle in Tennessee -
Battle of Fredericksburg
General Lee of the Confederate Army gets the victory -
Battle of Chancellorsville
General Lee's greatest victory. Stonewall Jackson is shot and dies a week later -
Battle of Gettysburg
The bloodiest battle of the Civil War -
Battle of Sones River
Fought between the Union Army of the Cumberland under General William Rosecrans, and General Braxton Bragg of the Confederate Army -
Battle of Cedar Creek
A successful early morning surprise attack by the Confederate -
Final Battle of the Civil War
Palmito Ranch, Texas -
Surrender!
General Simon Bolivar Buckner signs a surrender of the Army of Trans-Mississippi -
Official End of Civial War
Surrender papers agreed upon and signed. War is over officially
