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Abraham Lincoln Elected as President
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The Civil War
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Southern States Secede the Union
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Confederate States of America is formed
Jefferson Davis acts as president -
Civil War Begins
Confederates open fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. -
Robert E. Lee becomes Confederate General
"I cannot raise my hand against my birthplace, my home, my children." R.E.L Resigns his commision in the US Army -
Union Defeated at Bull Run
Confederate Gen. Thomas J. Jackson earns the nickname "Stonewall" as his brigade resists union attacks. -
Union Captures Fort Henry
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Confederates Surprise Attack at Shiloh
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's unprepared troops attacked at Shiloh on the Tennessee River results in a bitter struggle with 13,000 Union killed and wounded and 10,000 Confederates, more men than in all previous American wars combined. -
Second Battle of Bull Run
75,000 Federals under Gen. John Pope are defeated by 55,000 Confederates under Gen. Stonewall Jackson and Gen. James Longstreet at the second battle of Bull Run in northern Virginia. Once again the Union Army retreats to Washington. The president then relieves Pope. -
Antietam
The bloodiest day in U.S. Military History as General Robert E. Lee and Confederate troops are stopped at Antietam Maryland by McClellan and other Union forces. By nightfall 26,000 are dead, wounded or missing. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The tide of war turns against the South when Confederate troops are defeated at the battle of gettysburg in Pennsylvania -
Gettysburg Address
Linoln Dedicates the Battlefield of Gettysburg as a national cemetery -
Atlanta Captured by Union
Atlanta is captured by Sherman's Army. "Atlanta is ours, and fairly won," Sherman telegraphs Lincoln. The victory greatly helps President Lincoln's bid for re-election. -
Congress Approves 13th Amendment
It is then sent to the States for ratification -
Civil War Ends
General Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to General Ulysses S Grant. -
Pres. Lincoln Shot!
John Wilkes Booth Shoots President Lincoln at Fords Theater -
SLAVERY ABOLISHED!
The 13th ammendment is ratified and slavery is abolished.
