American Civil War Time Line

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American Civil War Time Line

• By Matt Clark

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Abraham Lincoln Become the 16th President of
the United States.

• Abraham Lincoln was against slavery in the
  United Stats.
• This was one of the leading cases of the American
  Civil was because the southern stat relied on
  slavery as a major sores of income.

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Fort Sumter Attack

• Apr 12, 1861 the Confederates opened fire one
  Fort Sumter.
• This was the first attack that started Civil war.

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First Bull Run

• The Union Amy under the command of Irvin McDowell
  suffered a defeat at Bull Run.
• This was the first major ground battle of the
  civil war.

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Shiloh

• Apr 6/7 1862
• Surprise attack by the Confederates on General
  Ulysses S. Grant
• The death count of this battle was greater that
  all previous American battle combined.

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Second Battle of Bull Run

• Aug 29/30, 1862
• 75, 000 Federals are defeated by 55, 000
  Confederate.
• Once more the Union army retreats to Washington.

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Emancipation Proclamation

• Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863,
  declaring that all slaves in areas still in
  rebellion were, in the eyes of the federal
  government, free.

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Gettysburg

• July 1-3, 1863 - The tide of war turns against
  the South as the Confederates are defeated at the
  Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania

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Lee Surrenders

• April 9, 1865 - Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders his
  Confederate Army to Ulysses S. Grant.

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Lincoln Shot

• During the third act of the play Our American
  Cousin Abraham Lincoln was shot in the back of
  his head by John Wilkes Booth.
• Lincoln died the next morning at 722
• Vice President Andrew Johnson assumes the
  presidency.

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End of Civil War

• May 4, 1865 - Abraham Lincoln is laid to rest in
  Oak Ridge Cemetery, outside Springfield, Illinois
  
• Remaining Confederate forces surrender.
• Dec 6, 1865 - The Thirteenth Amendment to the
  United States Constitution, passed by Congress on
  January 31, 1865, is finally ratified. Slavery is
  abolished.

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