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first states secede
South Carolina holds a secession convention and finally secedes, and becomes the first state to do so, -
Major Robert Anderson's Troops
Maj. Robert Anderson moves his troops to Fort Sumter because he fears for their safety at Fort Moultrie -
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Civil War
The Civil War was fought for 4 long years. Finally Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, ending the war.
about 618,000 men died in the Civil War -
President Lincoln's inaugurated
President Lincoln is inaugurated and gives hope to the seceding states. -
Surrender!
Confederate Brig. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard demands that Maj. Robert Anderson surrenders Fort Sumter.
No men were harmed or killed. -
it begins
Confederate troops fire on Fort Sumter, which is now held by union troops.President Lincoln requested that each Confederate state provide men to help them fight. Only 4 joined, making a grand total of 11 confederate troops. -
final surrender
Maj. Robert Anderson finally surrenders Fort Sumter. 1 man was killed and another was wounded during a 50 gun salute for Brig. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard's men. -
New General
Brigadier General David Twiggs is appointed Major General in the Provisional Army of the Confederacy. -
Bull Run
Confederate soldiers win the First battle of Bull Run, also named Manassas. -
troops
as of January 1, 527,204 Union Troops were avaible for duty and only 209,852 Confederates. -
Battle of Antietam
Union soldiers win the Battle of Antietam, one of the bloodiest days in American History. -
Vicksburg
Confederate General John C. Pemberton surrenders Vicksburg to Union General Ulysses S. Grant -
Troops
By Jan. 1, 1864, 611,250 Union troops were avaible.
Only 233,586 Confederate -
13th Admendment
The 13th Amendment was added to the U.S Constitution, abolishing slavery. -
it's over
after many long, hard years, General Lee surrenders to General Grant, ending the war. -
Lincoln's Assination
Lincoln attends Our American Cousin with his wife and was shot during the performance, by actor John Wilkes Booth. He died the next morning.
