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Grant graduates military school
Ulysses S. Grant was a graduate of the US Military in West Point NY. -
George B. McClellan
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Secession
South Carolina leaves the Union. -
Election
Abraham lincoln is elected as the 16th president. -
Grant Captures Forts
Grant led the Union forces to capture two confederate forts that had control of western Kentucky. -
Confederates
The Confederate States of America is formed. -
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Civil War begins
Fort Sumter is attacked. -
New Orleans Captured
Admiral David Farragut managed to slip 40 ships past 2 confederate forts and within a few days and had captured New Orleans. -
The Battle of Antietam
Confederate General Lee attempted an invasion. and McClellan and the Union army successfully defended the invasion. -
Lincoln fires general
George B. McClellan was fired by Lincoln because he was too timid of a commander. -
City Capture
Atlanta was captured. -
The Union seals harbors
In the spring the union navy managed to seal off every major Southern harbor along the Atlantic coast except for Charleston, South Carolina, and Wilmington, North Carolina. -
The Peninsula campaign
The primary objective in the east was to capture Richmond. These Battles were the Union’s first actual attempt and ended in a massive disappointment. -
Conscritpion
The South introduced conscription for all white men between the ages of 18 and 35, excluding teachers, government workers, and some planters. -
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The Western Theater
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City Capture
Vicksburg was captured. -
Election
Lincoln gets Reelected. -
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City Capture
After forcing Confederate forces out of Chattanooga, Union forces were unable to advance into Georgia and were pushed back into Chattanooga and surrounded. -
Surrender
Lee loses and surrenders to Grant. -
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Assassination
At Ford’s Theater, Lincoln was assassinated.