The War Between the States

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  • Lincoln elected president

    Lincoln elected president

    Lincoln is elected as the 16th presisdent of the United States
  • S.Carolina Seccedes form Union

    S.Carolina Seccedes form Union

  • Mississippi Seccedes From the Union

    Mississippi Seccedes From the Union

  • Florida Seccedes From the Union

    Florida Seccedes From the Union

  • Alabama Seccedes From the Union

    Alabama Seccedes From the Union

  • Georgia Seccedes From the Union

    Georgia Seccedes From the Union

  • Louisiana Seccedes From the union

    Louisiana Seccedes From the union

  • Texas Seccedes From the union

    Texas Seccedes From the union

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    Battle of Ft. Sumter

    First battle of the Civil War. Confederate victory.
  • Lincoln Calls For 75,000 Volunteers to Serve in Union Army

    Lincoln Calls For 75,000 Volunteers to Serve in Union Army

  • virginia Seccedes From the Union

    virginia Seccedes From the Union

  • Arkansas Seccedes From the Union

    Arkansas Seccedes From the Union

  • N. Carolina Seccedes From the Union

    N. Carolina Seccedes From the Union

  • Tennessee Seccedes From the Union

    Tennessee Seccedes From the Union

  • 1st Manassas ( Bull Run)

    1st Manassas ( Bull Run)

    Confederate Victory
  • McCellan is appointed Commander

    McCellan is appointed Commander

    Becomes commander of the Department of the Potomac
  • Gen. Ulysses S. Grant captuers Ft. Henry

    Gen. Ulysses S. Grant captuers Ft. Henry

  • Ulysses S. Grant Captures Ft. Donelson

    Ulysses S. Grant Captures Ft. Donelson

  • Robert E. Lee becomes commander

    Robert E. Lee becomes commander

    Was asked to lead the Union army but declined. He returned to the south and, because he loved virginia, accepted control of the confederate army.
  • Monitor vs. Marrimac

    Monitor vs. Marrimac

    Under the command of Lt. Catesby Jones, The Marrimac, now named the Virginia, was challenged by the Monitor (Lt. John L. Worden). The ships battled for 4 hoursx before coming to a draw.
  • Pope becomes commander

    Pope becomes commander

    Pope became commander because he lead the Army of The Mississppi and successfully captured Island #10.
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    Confederate army suprises Grant's army,leaving 13,000 Union and 10,000 Confederate troops killed and/or wounded.

    The bloodiest battle of this time.
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    2nd Manassas (2nd Bull Run)

    55,000 Confederates defeat 75,000 Union soldiers in Northern Virginia. Gen. John Pope fired.
  • Sharpsburg (Antietam)

    Sharpsburg (Antietam)

    McClellan stops Lee and his army at Antietam. By the time the day's over, 26,000 men are dead, wounded, or missing. The bloodiest day in U.S. history.
  • Gen. Burnside becomes commander

    Gen. Burnside becomes commander

    Bursdide replaces Gen. McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac.
  • Fredericksburg

    Fredericksburg

    The AOP suffers a loss of 12,653 men.
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    Chancellorsville

    Union gets defeated by Lee's smaller forces. Gen. Stonewall Jackson shot by his own men
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    Gettysburg

    Turning point of the war. Union beats the Confederate army.
  • Vicksburg

    Vicksburg

    The last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi. Union is now in control of the Mississippi, cutting the south in half.
  • Atlanta captured

    Atlanta captured

    Sherman's army captures Atlanta.