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Lincoln elected to the Presidency
*his leadership in the north helped the country to tremain strong and united the country
*south didnt like the idea of the Lincoln being president so they try and making them there country -
Fort sumter
- No one died in the Battle of Fort Sumter. This was largely because Major Anderson did everything he could to keep his men out of harm's way during the bombardment.
- surrendered the fort to the Southern Army
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Battle of Bull Run
*conferates won the battle
*both side suffered casualties -
Battleof Antietam
*Neither side won
*Lincoln was disappointed that general McCienar did not purse the confederate army when they were woundef -
Emancipation Proclamation signed
*they free the slaves
*only 50,000 of the 4 million slaves were immedately set free -
Battle of Gettysburg
*The battle of gettysburg was the deadiest battle of the civil war
* the confederat army won the battle -
Gettysburg Address
*president Lincoln Attended the deication of the solies nation At Gettysburg
* even though his speech was short it is considered one of the greastest speech ever given -
Shermanś march to the sea
*The union soliers had captured savannah as a chirstmas gift to the President
*The union also hurt them by destorying there cotten gins , lumber mills and other industries -
surrender at appomattox
*to dissuss the surrender of Lees army *Andrew johnson signed a document stating that the american civil war was over. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
- Abraham Lincoln was shot by john wilkes but he died the very next day.*He was shot when attending a play at ford theatre in washington D.C.
