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Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter
In the middle of the night the Confederates forces fire to Fort Sumter. The Confederates did not like how they were blocking a sea port. -
Battle of Gettysburg
It was a three day battle between the union and confederation. The Union won the battle -
Abraham Lincoln elected president
Abraham Lincoln was against slavery and a lawyer prior to being elected president. He taught himself his own education and was elected president in the election of 1860 -
South Carolina votes to secede from the United States
South Carolina did not like that Abraham Lincoln was stopping the spread of slavery.They separated from the U.S to legalize slavery -
Jefferson Davis elected president of the Confederacy
He was an American politician who was elected to be the first president of the Confederate States. He was chosen unanimously. -
Anaconda Plan
It was an idea made by the union to outline the Confederation but did not work -
Richmond becomes the capital of the Confederacy
This was decision was made to show how important Virginia was because of its strategic importance -
First Battle of Bull Run is fought
This battle was fought between Union and the Confederate. It was fought near Washington and the Confederate won this battle -
Sherman begins his March to the Sea
This was a very destructive campaign to a civilian population during the Civil War. -
The Merrimac and the Monitor fight of the Virginia coast
This was a naval battle fought. This brought a new era of naval warfare -
Battle of Shiloh
This was a very important victory for the union. The Confederates backed up but it gave the Union the Oppenheimer to attack them straight on and ultimately helped them win the fight. -
Robert E. Lee is named commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
He helped the Confederate a lot with defending their capital. He was named commander and played a big part in the war. -
New York City draft riots
These were held to recruit people to fight in this war -
Battle of Antietam
This was the first invasion from the Confederate side into the North. The Union won this and killed lots of soldiers -
Lincoln suspends habeas corpus
He suspended this to help the national security show who was trying to sabotage the Union -
Battle of Fredericksburg
This battle was fought for five days. The confederate won this fight with less casualties than the union -
Emancipation Proclamation is announced
This was announced by Andrew Lincoln and it freed all slaves that were in the rebellious States. This was during the third year of the civil war. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
This was a major war in the civil war. It was a very bloody battle and the Confederate won this battle. -
Confederates surrender at Vicksburg
The Union and Confederates face each other for one final battle to end this war. The Confederate general Pemberton surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant -
54th Massachusetts fighting a Second Battle of Ft. Wagner
They led an assault on Fort Wagner. This helped them win that battle. -
The Battle of the Crater
The Union attacked this to gain an advantage on the rail roads but ultimately lost this battle -
Lincoln gives his Gettysburg Address
Lincoln made this speech to honor all of the men who have died in this war. This was in Pennsylvania -
Atlanta is captured
This was between the Union and Confederates. The Union forced the Confederates to retreat letting them take Atlanta. -
Abraham Lincoln defeats George McClellan to win re-election
George McClellan was going to win this until he rejected a plan making everybody go against him. This made them elect Lincoln -
Congress passes the 13th Amendment
This amendment abolished slavery in the nation -
Freedmen's Bureau is created
This helped the country a lot by providing housing to southerns and newly freed slaves -
Lincoln gives his second inaugural address
During his second presidency he gave his inaugural address. This was during the final weeks of the civil war he talked about how he would treat all of the states with respect that left the nation about he will respect them once they come back to the U.S. -
Richmond falls to the Union Army
This was the capital of the Confederation and the Union Army invaded it and captured it. -
Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox
He decided that surrendering was better than sacrificing the lives of his soldiers. -
Appomattox Court House--Surrender of Lee’s forces
They were trapped in this court house and instead of fighting his way out he surrendered his army. -
President Lincoln assassinated
During the start of his second term he went to a theater to watch a play. Unfortunately he was shot in the head there by John Wilkes Booth. He died the next morning. -
John Wilkes Booth is killed
He was most known for killing Abraham Lincoln. He was caught in a barn hiding away and shot by Boston Corbett.