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Mississippi Senator Jefferson Davis presents resolutions as to why slavery should be allowed in the territories. He also gave reasons as to why the nation should protect slaveholders.
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Lincoln gives the Cooper Union Address, in this speech, he validated the Federal Government banning slavery in new territories.
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The Pony Express begins going from Saint Louis, Missouri to Sacremento, California. They made it possible for more letters to be delivered much more quickly.
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The former members of the American and Whig parties meet in Baltimore and form the Constitutional Union Party,
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Abraham Lincoln is elected the sixteenth president of the United States.
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Both South Carolina Senators resign seats in the U.S. Senate.
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Georgia legislature votes $1,000,000 to arm the state.
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Union Maj. Robert Anderson evacuates Ft. Moultrie for Ft. Sumter in Charleston Harbor.
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South Carolina responds to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President by being the first southern state to secede from the Union.
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South Carolina issues their "Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Seccession of South Carolina from the Federal Union".
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Mississippi-January 9, 1861
Florida-January 10, 1861
Alabama-January 11, 1861
Georgia-January 19, 1861
Louisiana-January 26, 1861
Texas-February 1, 1861
Virginia-April 17, 1861
Arkansas-May 6, 1861
North Carolina -May 20, 1861
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Kansas is admitted to the Union and officially becomes the 34th state.
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The Confederate States of America is formed with Jefferson Davis as president.
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Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as 16th President of the United States of America.
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The first battle of the Civil War occurs at Fort Sumter in South Carolina. The battle lasted two days and resulted in a victory for the Confederates.
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Against the Constitution, Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus. This meant that people could now be imprisoned without being seen by a judge and told what their crimes were.
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Also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks or Fair Oaks Station, this battle took place on May 31 and June 1, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War.
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Union forces (under General Ulysses S. Grant), capture Paducah, Kentucky. This gives the union control of the Tennesse River.
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Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as commander of the Union Army,
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Jefferson Davis appoints Judah Benjmamin as his Secretary of War, therefore putting him in charge of the Confederate army.
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Kentucy becomes the 13th Confederate state, By the Confederate states becoming larger and larger, they are gaining more power/resources.
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Gen. Ulysses S. Grant caputures Forty Henry.
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Fort Donelson is attacked by Unions. Grant earns name Unconditional Surrenderer.
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Confederates attack Grant's troops at Shiloh on the Tennessee River. This resulted in 10,000 Confederates and 13,000 Union killed.
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Lincoln gives the position of general-in-chief to General Henry W.
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President Lincoln presents the Emancipation Proclamation to the Cabinet
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Union Army retreats to Washington after 75000 of them are defeated by 55000 Confederates under Jackson.
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The battle of Antietam is the bloodiest single day battle in American history; 110 men died.
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Lincoln's idea for Emancipation is published in the Union newspapers. This gives the slaves hope for their freedom.
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Major General Burnside became commander of the Union army after McClellan was fired.
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Battle of Fredericksburg goes down as one of the greatest Confederate victories of the Civil War.
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Lincoln signs the Emancipation and officially frees 3.1 million slaves. This document only freed slaves that were not under Union control but allowed them to serve in the Union army.
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Lincoln signs this act as it leads to the creation of local banks,
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The National Conscription Act is signed and forces males aged 18-35 into joining the Union Army,
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Stonewall Jackson is killed during this five day battle. Confederates won.
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After this battle, Union is in control of Mississipi after last Confederates surrender to General Grant.
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Gen. E. Lee launches his second invasion in North which will lead to Gettsyburg.
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This battle is the most important of the Civil War. General Meade's Union forces turn back Lee's Confederates during this battle and results in a Union Victory.
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After a defeat at Gettysburg, General Lee sends a letter of resignation to Jefferson Davis. Davis refuse.
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General Rosecran (Union) is captured under the Confederates in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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Lincoln made this speech, dedicating it to those who died at Gettysburg. It was very influential and boosted Northern moral,
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U.S congress approve the thirteenth ammendment to abolish slavery.
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The first 500 prisoners of war arrive at this Confederate prison camp. Conditions were brutal and many did not survive,
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his act states that "In God we Trust" must be inscribed on all coins that are to be used as US currency.
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Lincoln signs a law that states the fee that someone could pay to avoid being drafted into the Union Army.
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General John Bell Hood captured the army of Tennessee. The Union won this battle.
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Confederate spy Belle Boyd is arrested by the Union.
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Democrats nominate McClellan to run for president against Lincoln.
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Lincoln is re-elected president of the United States with 55% of the popular vote.
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Military Savannah Campaign in the American Civil War, conducted through Georgia by Sherman.
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This was a two-day battle in the Franklin-Nashville Campaign that represented the end of large-scale fighting in the Western Theater .
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A peace conference with Lincoln and Alexander Stephens, occurs but fails and the war continues
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The Confederates capture Fort Stedman from the Union. About 2,900 of Lee's men are killed and 1,000 are captured.
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General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant.
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Lincoln and his wifr attend "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theatre. At 10:13 pm, Lincoln is shot by John Wilks Booth.
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Lincoln officially dies the day after he has been shot at 7:22AM
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John Wilkes Booth is finally captured in a barn in Virginia. He is shot and killed by Boston Corbett
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General Granger arrivesdin Texas and told them about the Emancipation Proclamation. It is now celebrated as holiday called Juneteenth.
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Major Henry Wirz, leader of Andersonville, is hanged. He is the only soldier hanged for war crimes.
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The Thirteenth Ammendment is officially ratified.
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The Ku Klux Klan is formed by Jonathan Shank and Barry Ownnby to repress the freed African Americans.
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Johnson vetoes the Civil Rights Act of 1866. Johnson believed it to be unconstitutional.
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Congress formally declares that the US is at peace with Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
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Congress overrides Johnson's veto of the Civil Rights Act
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Congress approves the minting of a five cent piece; this eliminates the half dime.
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Winfield Scott, United States Army general, dies in West Point, New York.
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The 14th Amendment is ratified and all freed African Americans are given civil rights.
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After the Civil War Tennessee becomes the first state readmitted to the Union.
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Ulysses S. Grant becomes the first General of the Army as a rank.
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The Atlantic Cable is created and allows transatlantic telegraph communication for the first time.
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South Carolina rejects the Fourteenth Amendment
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African-Americans in Washington DC earn the right to vote. Congress overrode Johnson's veto in order to pass this bill.
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Congress passes a bill that admits Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisianna, North Carolina and South Carolina into the Union.
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Nebraska officially becomes the 37th state.
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Congress passes the Tenure of Office Act. This prevents the president from removing officials who had been appointed with the consent of Congress.
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The Federal army takes secures military rule over Mississippi for the Second Reconstruction,
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Alaska is purchased. It is the second to last state that the United States purchases.
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After recently becoming a state, Nebraska ratifies the Fourteenth Amendment.
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President Andrew Johnson demands the resignation of Edwin Stanton as Secretary of War.
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Russia officially signs Alaska over to the United States.
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Because of his lack of effectiveness with reconstruction, Congress looks into impeaching President Johnson.
