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Election of 1860
Election in which Republican Lincoln and Democratic Breckinridge faced against each other -
Fort Sumter
First attack between the North and the South of the Civil War at Fort Sumter, South Carolina -
Emancipation Proclamation
Document issued by President Lincoln which prohibited slavery in the Northern states -
Military Draft
legislation passed by the United States Congress to recruit manpower for the Union Army -
Suspension of Habeas Corpus
Suspended Habeas Corpus which regulated judicial proceedings in certain cases -
Battle of Gettysburg
Considered on of the most important engagements in the Civil War and was fought at Gettysburg Pennsylvania. -
Gettysburg Address
Speech given by Abraham Lincoln in dedication to the Soldier's National Cemetery for those who died at the Battle of Gettysburg -
Grant takes Command of Union Army
Grant becomes the rival to Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army after being promoted by President Lincoln -
Election of 1864
Election between Lincoln and McCellan which resulted in the re-election of Abraham Lincoln -
Sherman's March to the Sea
Military campaign in which Gen. William Sherman trekked across Georgia burning everything in his path -
Ratification of 13th Amendment
Amendment that officially abolished slavery in the United States -
Surrender at Appomattox
Confederate Army officially surrenders to the Union at the Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia -
Lincoln's Assassination
Abraham Lincoln is murdered by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C.
