Civik War
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THE ELECTION OF 1860
Lincoln and the new Republican Party win
the election, facing a divided country that
their predecessor (Buchanan) did nothing
to stop.BATTLE OF ANTIETAM
- September 17th, 1862 -
After defeating General John Pope in
the Second Battle of Bull Run, Lee
charged forward to Antietam Creek,
Maryland.
McCellan was given copies of the
South's plans and was able to defeat
the Confederacy in the bloodiest battle
in American history (23k casualties).
This was a pivotal moment in the war.
Britain and France had been edging
closer to involvement; the South had
believed a chance at permanent
independence. After this battle, the
Union became the dGETTYSBURG
- JULY, 1863 -
Gettysburg marked the Confederacy's
final attempt at winning the war.
Indeed, Davis sent a delegation with a
white flag to negotiate terms of
surrender.
Instead, the South was defeated, and
Lincoln delivered his famout speech
about the preservation of liberty.EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
- January 1st, 1863 -
After many previous drafts, Lincoln
officially published the Emancipation
Proclamation. This declared all slaves
in the Confederacy free. Effectively,
no slave was freed. This was also a
political stunt to prevent Britain from
interfering with the Union's interests.LINCOLN ASSASSINATED
- April 15th, 1865 -
While the war was over, the
country had much healing to
do. The killing of Lincoln would
prove quite harmful to the
nation, as his successor was
terrible.LINCOLN
RE-ELECTED
- 1864 -
The Republican Party joined
with the War Democrats and
became the Union Party.
As more and more Union
victories came as the election
crept up, Lincoln became the
popular choice.13TH AMENDMENT RATIFIED
- December 6th, 1864 -
This finally ended slavery across
the entire United States. While
Emancipation had been a
suggestion at best, this action was
decisive and legitimate.LEE SURRENDERS TO GRANT
- April 9th, 1965 -
Unions soldiers cornered the Confederates
at Hampton, Virginia. The Union gave
generous terms of surrender and the war
ended. Lincoln visited a few days later.BATTLE OF BULL RUN
- July 21st, 1861 -
After a lot of media hype, Lincoln and
the new Union army were desperate to
prove superiority in the upcoming war.
They got beat by "Stonewall" Jackson
and his Confederate army in a harsh
reality check.
Despite this loss, the North quickly
recovered. The South, however, got
very cocky and undisciplined, meaning
that they were less prepared for the
future conflict.HAMPTON ROADS CONFERENCE
- February 3rd, 1865 -
The South, recognizing imminent defeat,
attempted to negotiate with Lincoln's
representatives. Neither side would budge
on anything, so no resolution was made.FALL OF PORT HUDSON
- July 9th 1863 -
The Union was able to
gain control of the
Mississippi and cut off
Texas and Arkansas.BATTLE OF FREDRICKSBURG
- December 1862 -
While the Union outnumbered
the Confederacy, they lost
Fredricksburg and had high
casulties. General Burnside
was removed of command and
Hooker took his place.GRANT TAKES FORT HENRY AND DONELSON
- February 16th, 1862 -
Ulysses S. Grant and his army had an
instrumental impact on securing the neutral
Kentucky fort from Southern control, and
opened paths for the Union across the
Kentucky-Tennessee border.THE SEVEN DAYS' BATTLE
- May 31st, 1862 -
This was a Confederate Victory and a
triumph for Robert E Lee - despite over
10,000 casulties on both sides. The
battle ended up being the decisive
cause of the extention of the war.Periodi
UNION BLOCKADES CONDEFERACY - April 1861 thru June 1865 - Limited shipments & economic flow for the South
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