Timeline of the Civil War
May 1820- Prohibite slavery in most western territories
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1854- Congress passes Kansa-Nebraska Acvt
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1860- 11 Southern states seced from the Union
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January 1861st- The south succeeds
March 1861- Lincoln's inauguration
April 12th 1861- Attack on Fort Sumter
- This begins the Civil War
April 1861-Four more states joined the Confederacy
June 1861- West Virgina is born
June 1861- Four more states joined the Union
July 1861- First battle of Bull Run
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January 1862- Lincoln takes action in the War
March 1862- Battle of "Merrimac"
April 1862- Battle of Shiloh
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May 1st-3rd 1863- Confederate General Robert E. Lee lead troops to victory in Chancellorville, Virginia
June 1863- Battle of Gettysburg
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1854- Congress passes Kansa-Nebraska Acvt
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1860- 11 Southern states seced from the Union
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January 1861st- The south succeeds
March 1861- Lincoln's inauguration
April 12th 1861- Attack on Fort Sumter
- This begins the Civil War
April 1861-Four more states joined the Confederacy
June 1861- West Virgina is born
June 1861- Four more states joined the Union
July 1861- First battle of Bull Run
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January 1862- Lincoln takes action in the War
March 1862- Battle of "Merrimac"
April 1862- Battle of Shiloh
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May 1st-3rd 1863- Confederate General Robert E. Lee lead troops to victory in Chancellorville, Virginia
June 1863- Battle of Gettysburg