In March, Lincoln becomes the 16th president. Couple weeks later the civil war begins, heres what happened.
April 12, 1861- At 4:30 a.m. Confederates under Gen. Pierre Beauregard open fire with 50 cannons upon Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. The Civil War begins.
April 15, 1861 President Lincoln issues a Proclimation calling for 75,000 militmen and summing a special session of Congrass on July 4.
April 17, 1861 The Union will soon have 21 states and a population of over 20 million.
July 21, 1861 The Union army under Gen. Irvin McDowell suffers a defet at Bull Run 25 miles southwest of Washington. Conferederate Gen. Thomas J Jackson earns the name "Stonewall" as his brigade resist Union attacks. Union troops fall back to Washington. President Lincoln realizes the war will be long. "It's damned bad" he comments.
May 1865 Remaining Conferderate forces surender. The Nation is reunited as the Civil War ends. Over 620,000 Americans died in the war, with disease killing twice as many as those lost in battle. 50,000 survivors return as amputees.
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