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The Merrimac and the Monitor fight of the Virginia coast
This battle was not normal this battle ended in a stalemate their was no winner . This was also the first battle when there naval ships and new eara of warfare would be starting -
Abraham Lincoln elected president
New president of the United States ran as Republican and won with 180 Electoral Votes -
South Carolina votes to secede from the United States
South Carolina secedes from the United States because they did not agree with the North on their view involving Slavery -
Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter
South Carolina was blocking a sea port more than 6,000 confederate soldiers were attacked -
Jefferson Davis elected president of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis was elected as presdient of Confederacy in 1861. Their was one Condederacy presdient ever. Jefferson Davis was the only one . -
Emancipation Proclamation is announced
The proclamation declared "that all person's held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free. -
Battle of Shiloh
This was one of the most bloodiest battles during the American Civil War . This was a 2 day battle in which the Union won -
Robert E. Lee is named commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
June 1st Robert E Lee was named commander of the army of Northern Virgina his job was to help defend Richmond and help all Union forces -
Battle of Antietam
The battle of Antietsm was on September 17th 1862 in Maryland Robert E Lee invades the North -
Battle Fredricksburg
This battle lasted for a total of 4 days but most of the fighting took place on December 13. The North had about 114,000 men engaged. The south however had a much smaller 72,500 men engaged. The total number of men engaged in combat was around 186,500. -
Appomattox Court House--Surrender of Lee’s force
Lee surenders in the court hous because he did not want to fight a battle they were losing and in the process get anyone in his army killed -
Battle of Chancellorsville
This battle lasted 5 days one of the more famous battles as General Stonewall Jackson died in the battle . Robert E Lee led the confederates to victory -
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle started July 1st to July 3rd in 1863. It took place in Southern Pennsylvania . One of the most famous battles in History for the amount of pepole involved . -
Confederates surrender at Vicksburg
On the Fourth of July the Confederats surrender at Vicksburg because of not having any ammunition with supplies nearly all gone -
54th Massachusetts fighting a Second Battle of Ft. Wagner
This is the second battle for Ft. Wagner Union attempt to capture Fort Wagner they were stopped and the Confederates won . -
Lincoln gives his Gettysburg Address
Lincoln gives his address saying that he is encouraging people to take action in improving the nation, honor those who does in the Battle of Gettysburg, and reuniting the north and south. -
Abraham Lincoln defeats George McClellan to win re-election
Lincoln wins again by domination 212 Electoral to 21 wanting slavery to end and commitment to the Union was massive -
Lincoln gives his second inaugural address
Lincoln gets elected again gives his second inaugural address talking about unity and how to unify the country -
Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox
Robert E.Lee surrenders at Appomattox he understood that they had no way out short on suplies and they were fighting a battle they just simply could not win he sent a letter to all soldiers saying to surrender -
Lincolin Asscinated
Shortly after reelection and end of war, Lincoln was shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theater in Washington DC. This attack was planned for a while for about 6 months . -
John Wilkes Booth is killed
John Wilkes Booth was killed in Bowling Green after being on the run from his assancation of Lincoln