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Southern congressman makes a speech stating that "slavery is the corner-stone of the industrial, social, and political fabrics of the south..."
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Lincoln makes a speech at coopers institute attacking slavery and stating that the federal government has complete power.
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While campaning for presidency, honest abe makes a speech defending the right to strike.
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United States Congress passes the Pre-emption bill which provides free land to settlers in the west.
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Abraham Lincoln was a representitive from Illinois. He became president as a republican.
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Georgia calls for a southern states meeting to discuss becoming an independent nation.
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South Carolina becomes the first state to seceed from the union.
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After hearing that the secretary of war John Floyd resignation, he requestes to resign as well.
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The arsenal at charelston falls into the hands of the union.
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Southern troops at Charleston get notified by telegraph that union troops are on their way to attck.
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The USS Star of the west fired on fort sumter in Charleston harbor.
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Florida seceeds from the union to become a part of the confederate states of america.
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Jefferson Davis is inagurated as provisional president of the Confederate States of America.
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Abraham Lincoln is inagurated as president of the United States of America.
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The Confederates fire their first shots on Fort Sumter.
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Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteer soldiers to fight against the Confederates.
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Tennessee negotiates with the Confederates to join the confederacy.
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Confederates legislator votes to move the capital to Richmond, Virginia.
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West Virginia is formed by the western counties of Virginia forming a seperate.
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Jefferson Davis is elected to a six year term as president of the confederacy.
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Fort henry is captured by the union army/navy on the tennessee river.
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Roanoke island is captured by the union.
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Fort Donelson is surrendered by the confederates on the Cumberland river.
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Jefferson Davis is officially inagurated as the President of the Confederate States of America.
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Confederate ironclad Merrimac enters Hampton Roads and destroys union warships.
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Union forces take fort pulaski from the confederates.
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David Farragut and his men capture New Orleans
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Robert E Lee is hired to command an army in Richmond.
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The union losses a battle to the confederates at Harpers Ferry and the confederates gain control of Harpers Ferry.
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Lincoln issues a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
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Lincolns Emancipation Proclamation takes effect.
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As food and other supplies run short for the south, bread riots take place in Richmond.
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West Virginia is addmitted to the union as the 35th state.
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The battle of Gettysburg Pennsylvania begins.
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As a turning point of the war for the union, the battle of Gettysburg ends with a union victory.
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As a result in a loss at Gettysburg, Vicksburg is surrendered to U.S. Grant.
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People begin riot about the draft in New York City.
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After New York is half destroyed, people stop riotting.
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Fort Wagner in south Carolina become accupied by union troops.
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Lincoln delivers his 2 minute speech about the war in Gettysburg Pennsylvania.
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The confederates sub Hunley sinks in Housatonic south carolina.
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Fort Pillow is captured by the Union.
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The Presidential campagain opens in Atlanta for Lincoln and the other Presidential canidates
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The confederates burn the Union at Chambersburg Pennsylvania.
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Union troops begin to occupy Atlanta
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The third battle at Winchester takes place resulting in a Union victory.
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Abramham get elected for his second term as President.
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Sherman begins his march to the sea where he and other people burn everything in their path.
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The first battle at Nashville Tennessee takes place.
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Union troops begin to occupy Savannah Georgia.
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After a disapointing loss by the Confederates, Union troops capture Fort Fisher.
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Union troops were occupied at Columbia when it was burned.
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For his second term, Lincoln get Inagurated as President of the United States.
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After hearing about a Union victory in Richmond, Lincoln goes and visits what was once the Confederates capital.
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After multiple battles lost and many many many men lost, General Lee Surrenders at Appomattox.
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In Fords Theater where Lincoln and his wife were enjoying a play when John Wilkes Booth gets access to Lincolns seat and shoots Lincoln in the back of the head.
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After just surviving one day after he was shot, Lincoln dies across the street from Fords Theater. He was 56 years old
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After making a run from Fords Theater the night of killing Lincoln, he survives for over a week. Then he is trapped in a shed and set on fire and killed.
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Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America, is captured by Union troops.
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After a short battle outside of the Confederate Capital, Richmond fell to the Union. As a result of the capital falling to the Union, the Confederate government evacuates the area.
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This is the first time that Lincolns birthday is formally recognized in the White House.
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The New Freedmans Bureau is passed in Congress. A furious Andrew Johnson imedietly vetos the bill.
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Congress spends $100,000 to buy Fords Theater. It later becomes a museum about military medical.
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As Andrew Johnson was mad about the Civil Rights Act, he attempted to veto the bill. Congress put their foot down and overrided his veto.
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Winfield Scott dies in West Point New York.
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The United States declares peace with former Confederate states. They include Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
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Congree approves the 14th Ammendment to the constitution.
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Tennesse Ratifies the 14th ammendment. Tennesse would not suffer under the 2nd reconstruction.
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Ulysses S. Grant is promoted to a four-star general because of congresses "general of the armies."
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Congress creats the rank of Admiral. David Farragut becomes the first of this rant.
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Kentukey is the first state to reject the 14th Ammendment.
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Nebraska becomes a state.
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Congress passes this act which doesnt give the president the power to remove government officials who have already going to be appointed.
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Congress passes the 2nd Reconstitution Act ove Andrew Johnsons Veto.
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Alaska gets purchased by the United States and becomes a state.
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Congress passes a bill admitting Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina into the Union. Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas, having refused to ratify the fourteenth amendment, were refused admission into the Union
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Andrew Johnson demands that Edwin Stanton resigns as secretary of war.
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Ulysses S. Grant becomes the secretary of war under Andrew Johnson.
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Edwin Stanton is susspended by the president as soon as U.S. Grant becomes the secretary of war.
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Russia finally turns over Alaska to the United States.
