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Ulysses S. Grant was a graduate of the US Military in West Point NY. -
was admitted to West Point at age 15 and graduated. -
South Carolina leaves the Union.
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Abraham lincoln is elected as the 16th president. -
Grant led the Union forces to capture two confederate forts that had control of western Kentucky. -
The Confederate States of America is formed. -
Fort Sumter is attacked.
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Admiral David Farragut managed to slip 40 ships past 2 confederate forts and within a few days and had captured New Orleans. -
Confederate General Lee attempted an invasion. and McClellan and the Union army successfully defended the invasion. -
George B. McClellan was fired by Lincoln because he was too timid of a commander. -
Atlanta was captured. -
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.
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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. -
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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Vicksburg was captured. -
Lincoln gets Reelected. -
After forcing Confederate forces out of Chattanooga, Union forces were unable to advance into Georgia and were pushed back into Chattanooga and surrounded.
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Lee loses and surrenders to Grant.
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At Ford’s Theater, Lincoln was assassinated.