Chapter 15

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina
    South Carolina secedes from the Union
  • Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter
    Fort Sumter is fired upon and surrenders to Confederate forces
  • Upper South

    Upper South
    Upper south secedes
  • battle of bull run

    battle of bull run
    South wins first battle of Bull run
  • South

    South
    Rest of the South secedes
  • Grant

    Grant
    Grant Captures fort henry and donelson
  • 2nd battle of bull run

    2nd battle of bull run
    South wins 2nd battle of bull run
  • Union Army

    Union Army
    Lee defeats union army at Fredericksburg
  • Preliminary EoP

    Preliminary EoP
    Lincoln issues preliminary Emancipation of Proclamation
  • Emancipation proclamation

    Emancipation proclamation
    Lincoln issues the final Emancipation Proclamation
  • Confederate Forces

    Confederate Forces
    Grant defeats Confederate forces at Chattanooga
  • North

    North
    North Gains major victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg
  • Chancellorsville

    Chancellorsville
    Lee is victorious at Chancellorsville
  • Atlanta

    Atlanta
    Atlanta falls to Sherman
  • Sherman

    Sherman
    Sherman marches through Georgia
  • 13th amdendment

    13th amdendment
    Congress passes 13th amendment which abolishes slavery
  • Petersburg and Richmond

    Petersburg and Richmond
    Grant captures Petersburg and Richmond
  • Lincoln

    Lincoln
    Lincoln is assassinated
  • Confederate

    Confederate
    Remaining confederate forces surrender
  • Lee Surrenders

    Lee surrenders at Appomattox