Civil war

the civil war

  • election of lincoln

    election of lincoln

    Lincoln to capture the White House with a mere 39 percent of the popular vote as a republican he ran against 3 other people Breckenridge, Douglas, & Bell
  • secession of South Carolina

    secession of South Carolina

    was the first of the 11 states to secede from the union after lincoln was elected
  • mississippi

    mississippi

    was the second of the 11 states to secede from the union after lincoln was elected
  • florida

    florida

    was the third of the 11 states to secede from the union after lincoln was elected
  • alabama

    alabama

    was the fourth of the 11 states to secede from the union after lincoln was elected
  • georgia

    georgia

    was the fifth of the 11 states to secede from the union after lincoln was elected
  • Louisiana

    Louisiana

    was the sixth one of the 11 states to secede from the union after lincoln was elected
  • texas

    texas

    was the seventh state of the 11 states to secede from the union after lincoln was elected
  • fort sumpter

    fort sumpter

    Fort Sumter, named after a South Carolina Revolutionary War hero, was designed as part of a defensive system for Charleston Harbor. Was also the begining of the civil war when the south fired cannons at the fort the only casualty was one confederate horse.
  • Virginia

    Virginia

    was the eights state of the 11 states to secede from the union after lincoln was elected
  • Arkansas

    Arkansas

    was the ninth of the 11 states to secede from the union after lincoln was elected
  • North Carolina

    North Carolina

    was the tenth state of the 11 states to secede from the union after lincoln was elected
  • Tennessee

    Tennessee

    was the elleventh state of the 11 states to secede from the union after lincoln was elected
  • first battle of bull run

    first battle of bull run

    was fought near Manassas, Virginia. It was the first major land battle of the American Civil War.
  • Harpers ferry

    Harpers ferry

    John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) was an abolitionist who took a group of people to harpers ferry and took it over because it was a confederate armory for there weapons and he wanted the union to win and end slavery
  • Antietam battle

    Antietam battle

    also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, to the South, fought near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek
  • emancipation proclamation

    emancipation proclamation

    was telling the south thatthey had to free all of there slaves because they seceded from the union
  • battle of fredricksburg

    battle of fredricksburg

    The Battle of Fredericksburg, fought in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, from December 11 to December 15, 1862 The battle was the result of an effort by the Union Army to regain the initiative in its struggle against Lee's smaller but more aggressive army
  • Gettysburg battle

    Gettysburg battle

    fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania was the battle with the largest number of casualties in the Civil War
  • Sherman's march to the sea

    Sherman's march to the sea

    William Sherman of the Union during the Civil War. began with Sherman's troops leaving the captured city of Atlanta, Georgia on November 15 and ended with the capture of the port of Savannah on December 21
  • end of the war

    end of the war

    Negotiations began between General Robert E Lee and General Ulysses S Grant in the McLean House near Appomattox Court House, and the terms of surrender were agreed upon. The papers were signed, at which time Lee left for his headquarters in the court house. As he passed his men with tears streaming down his face
  • lincolns death

    lincolns death

    At about 10:15 P.M. Booth opened the door to the State Box, shot Lincoln in the back of the head at near point-blank range, passed away at 7:22 A.M. on the morning of April 15, 1865,