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President Abraham Lincoln is elected president.
President Lincoln is elected in 1860. -
Secession of States begins
The secession of the states begins in 1860. The first state to seceseded is South Carolina. -
Mississippi secedes
Mississippi secedes. -
Florida secedes.
Florida secedes from the Union -
Alabama secedes from the Union.
Alabama secedes. -
Georgia secedes from the Union
Georgia secedes. -
Louisiana secedes from the Union.
Louisiana seceded from the Union. -
Texas secedes from the Union.
Texas secedes from the Union. -
Tennessee secedes from the Union
Tennessee seceded from the Union -
Battle at Fort Sumter begins
On April 12 The Confederates fired upon Fort Sumter in South Carolina. -
Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers.
Each state would be asked for a specific number of militia troops to fill the order to go and fight the civil war. -
The Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh or The Battle of Pittsburg Landing was a majpr battle in the Western Theater. Confederates won on the first day, but the Union won on the second day. -
Virginia secedes from the Union
Virginia secedes from the Union. -
Arkansas secedes from the Union
Arkansas seceded from the Union -
North Carolina secedes from the Union
North Carolina seceded from the Union -
1st Manassas (1st Bull Run)
Union meets confederate forces at Manassas, Virginia. This was the first battle of the civil war. -
McClellan becomes commander
In November 1861 George MsClellan started commanding the Army of The Potomic. He was 34 years old. -
Forts Donelson & Henry
General Grant marched his unexperienced 15,00 troops to Fort Donelson. After 2 days the ships arrived and the assult began. After 90 minutes peirced enemy lines and the Confederates Surrendered. -
Robert E. Lee becomes commander
Robert E. Lee was promoted and accepted to take charge of the CSA (Confederate States of America). -
Monitor vs. Merrimac
Monitor vs. Merrimac was arguably the most important naval battle of the Civil War. It was part of the effort of the confederacy to break the Union blockade. -
Pope becomses commander
John Pope was Union general until he was defeated a the second battle at Bull Run. -
2nd Manassas (2nd Bull Run)
The 2nd Manassas was the culmination of an offensive campaige waged by Rober E. Lee's Army and John Pope's army. It was a battle of much larger scale and numbers than1st Manassas which was in the 1st place. -
Sharpsburg (Antitam)
Another defeat for Confederates at Sharpsburg, Maryland and Lee's forces were outnumbered anyways. -
Burnside becomes commander
Burnside becomes commander on November 7th, 1862 When McClellan was removed after ANtietam, Burnside reluctantly took command. -
Fredrickburg
The Battle of Fredricksburg at Virginia, Union forces were masacred by the Confederates who used a stonwall as protection. -
Chancellorville
Once agqain the Union was shot down at Chancellorville, Virgina. -
Gettysburg
This was the turning point of the war. This battle stopped the Confederacy from moving into Philidelphia or New York or going back South to Washington DC. -
Vicksburg
The Union captured Vicksburg after the Confederates were defeated at Gettysburg. -
Battle of Nashville
General Hood destroyed the Army of Tennessee after the fall of Atlanta. -
Siege of Petersburg
This was a Confederate victory and there was a total of 11,386 casualties. 8,150 were union soilders. -
Atlanta Captured
The Union defeated the Confeterate Forces at Atlanta. General McPherson was killed during this battle. -
Lee Surrenders
Robert E Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S Grant at Virginia because the army was surrounded and had no supplies. -
Lincoln Assassinated
President Lincoln was shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth because he supported slavery which Lincoln just ended. -
Joseph E. Johnson Surrenders
Joeseph E Johnson surrendered when his troops were half the size of General Shermans Army. -
13th Amendment
This amendment ended slavery.
