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The South Cecedes
After Abraham Lincoln became president, southern states begin to cecede -
Fort Sumter
Lincoln sends supplies to Fort Sumter, but fearing trickery the Confederates attack the fort. The total amount of troops the union had was 80 in all, the confederates totaled 500. -
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Civil War
The timespan of the civil war -
The First Battle of Bull Run
One of the first major battles in the civil war, the Union lost, showing just how unprepared and ill fated the begining of their campaign was. -
Peninsular campaign
First major campaign by the Union to take Richmond, went well at first until general Robert e. Lee came and humiliated the north in a seven day battle, resulting in Confederate victory. -
Capturing New Orleans
The Union navy took their mortar boats and destroyed the forts Jackson and St. Philip. They were then able to move their boats up to New Orleans and easily take it over. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln states the Emancipation Proclamation, fueling the war on both sides, and cementing Union ideals. -
The Battle at Gettysburg
Starting on July 1st and lasting until the 3rd, Gettysburg was a hard fought battle won by the Union, resulting in a second failure by the Confederates to attack the northern borders. -
The Gettysburg Address
Famous speech given by president Abraham Lincoln at the dedication a cemetary four and a half months after the Union defeated the Confederates at the battle of Gettysburg. -
Shermans March
Sheman took 62,0000 troops and pilaged the south from Atlanta to Savannah and ruined Confederate morale and its economy -
The surrender of the Confederacy
The Confederate general Robert E. Lee admits defeat and surrenders to the Union. -
The end of the Confederate government
Jefferson Davis officially dissolves the confederate government in Washington, Georgia.