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The first Amarican flag was made.
This was the birth of the star spngled banner. It did have its 13 stripes, but only hade 13 stars. It only hade 13 cause there were only 13 states. -
Americas creation
This is the day that the british finaly leaft us alone and we delcared are freedom as a "new born" contery. It was also decared it a holaday and is the second national holoday in the U.S.A. -
Our modern form of goverment is formed
Our curent form of goverment was formed. The goverment was not like the moderen one at all. We use the Democerocy form of govement. For the frist 10 years of Amaicas existince Federalizume was used. -
First Baseball Game Played Under New Rules
The first baseball game played under the new rules was played by the New York Knickerbockers at Elysian Fields in New Jersey. This is important, because it start the sport that is still really popular today. -
First Woman's Rights Convention Was Held
This was the first time women held a convention to fight for their rights. This is important, because it is the start of the long battle women fought to get where they are today with civil rights. -
Pony Express Invented
This was the first US mail system. Sending messages far away was made a lot quicker using the Pony Express. -
Start of Civil War
The Civil War started before Lincon had become the presedent. It started when 7 states receaded from The Union. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
The bombardment/siege and ultimate surrender of Fort Sumter by Brig. General P.G.T. Beauregard was the official start of the Civil War. -
Battle of Philippi
A skirmish involving over 3,000 soldiers. Philippi was the first battle of the American Civil War. -
Battle of Big Bethel
The skirmish of Big Bethel was the first land battle of the civil war and was a portent of the carnage that was to come. -
First Battle of Bull Run
Also known as First Manassas, the first major engagement of the American Civil War was a shocking rout of Union soldiers by confederates at Manassas Junction, VA. -
Battle of Wilson's Creek
The Battle of Wilson’s Creek, aka Battle of Oak Hills, and was the first major battle of the Western Theater and is often called the "Bull Run of the West." -
Battle of Santa Rosa Island
The Battle of Santa Rosa Island was a failed attempt by Confederate forces to take the Union-held Fort Pickens. -
Battle of Belmont
General Ulysses S. Grant took command and began his Civil War career -
Battle of Port Royal Sound
The battle of Port Royal was one of the earliest amphibious operations of the American Civil War. -
Battle of Fort Henry
The Battle of Fort Henry was the first major victory for the Union in the Western Theater, led by Brig. General Ulysess S. Grant, -
Battle of Stones River
The culmination of the Stones River Campaign, the battle of Stones River resulted in a 29% casualty rate, the same percentage as Chickamauga and behind only Gettysburg’s 31% -
Battle Of Hampton Roads
First battle between the ironclad warships; often called the battle between the Monitor & the Merrimack. The Merrimack had already been renamed Virginia when it was converted to an ironclad by the Confederacy. -
Battle of Pea Ridge
The Battle of Pea Ridge, also called the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern, in Arkansas, marked a failed attempt by Confederate major general Earl Van Dorn to destroy the Union Army of the Southwest under Brigadier General Samuel Curtis. The victory solidified Union control over the state of Missouri for the next two years. -
Battle of Fort Donelson
The Battle of Fort Donelson saw Union General Ulysses S. Grant capture the fort, gaining him recognition as well as the nickname "Undonditional Surrender" -
Battle Of Winchester
The town of Winchester, Virginia’s strategic location makes it the site of numerous Civil War engagements. -
Battle of Shiloh
The casualty totals of the Battle of Shiloh shocked Americans both North and South, with the two-day total exceeding that of all previous American wars combined. The battle turned back a Confederate attempt to re-capture Middle Tennessee and contributed to Union Major General Ulysses S. Grant’s reputation as a leader who would keep fighting even in adverse circumstances -
The Seven Days Battle
The Seven Days Battle was a series of battles in the Peninsula Campaign consisting of a Confederate counter-offensive which drove the Union Army away from the Confederate capitol of Richmond down the Virginia Peninsula. The list of individual battles appears above, beginning with Beaver Dam Creek and ending with Malvern Hill -
Battle of Vicksburg
The Confederate Gibraltar, Vicksburg, Mississippi, had to be captured before Union ships could safely traverse the entire length of the Mississippi. The Vicksburg Campaign lasted many months, leading to the Battle of Vicksburg in May 1863. After Federal assaults repulsed on May 19 and 22, the Union commander, Ulysses S. Grant, settled into siege warfare -
Second Battle of Bull Run
The Second Battle of Bull Run, also called Second Manassas, resulted in a second defeat for Union troops in the area of First Bull Run, though it was not a complete rout like the first battle was. The Confederate victory set the stage for Robert E. Lee’s first invasion of the North, which would result in the Battle of Antietam. -
Battle of Ox Hill
The Battle of Ox Hill, aka Battle of Chantilly, was the final battle of the Northern Virginia Campaign. -
Battle of South Mountain
The Battle of South Mountain, aka the Battle of Boonsborough Gap, was part of the Maryland Campaign and found Robert E. Lee delaying George Mcclellan’s army of Northern Virginia through three mountain passes -
Battle of Richmond
The Battle of Richmond was the first major battle of the Kentucky Campaign and a stunning victory for Confederate forces -
Battle of Antietam
The bloodiest single day in American history, the Battle of Antietam turned back Robert E. Lee’s first Northern invasion. Though tactically a draw, it was enough of a win to permit President Abraham Lincoln to announce his Emancipation Proclamation in its wake. When Lee’s adversary, Major General George B. McClellan failed to pursue following the battle, Lincoln removed him from command. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
More troops were present at the Battle of Fredericksburg than at any other battle of the American Civil War, including Gettysburg. Poor coordination of attacks by Union commanders, combined with strong Confederate defensive positions, resulted in a lopsided slaughter of Federal troops -
Battle of Shepherdstown
The Battle of Shepherdstown, aka Battle of Boteler’s Ford, was the final battle of the Maryland Campaign -
Battle of Perryville
Account of the 21st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment’s harrowing fight -
Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville is widely regarded as General Robert E. Lee’s greatest victory. It turned back the Union Army of the Potomac under Joseph "Fighting Joe" Hooker, but it was a costly victory. Lee’s brilliant and aggressive corps commander Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was mortally wounded by his own men, who mistook him and his staff for Union cavalry -
Battle Of Raymond
The Battle Of Raymond was a key victory for Grant as part of his Vicksburg Campaign -
Second Battle Of Winchester
The town of Winchester, Virginia, is the site of another battle -
Battle of Hanover
The Battle of Hanover was part of Robert E. Lee’s Gettysburg Campaign -
Battle of Gettysburg
The largest battle ever fought on the North American continent, Gettysburg marked the end of Robert E. Lee’s second invasion of the North and was a turning point in the Civil War -
Siege of Vicksburg
The Siege of Vicksburg represented the last phase of the Vicksburg Campaign where General Grant surrounded the city of Vicksburg, which finally surrendered on July 4 -
Battle Of Chickamauga
The largest battle fought in the Western Theater of the Civil War, Chickamauga was one of the few Confederate victories in that theater. Braxton Bragg’s Confederate Army of Tennessee, reinforced by a corps from the Army of Northern Virginia, routed the forces of Major General William S. Rosecrans. Bragg’s failure to follow up aggressively reduced an overwhelming Confederate victory to merely a tactical one -
Battle Of Chattanooga
The Union victory at Chattanooga in November 1863 opened the road to Atlanta for Federal armies. Following the Battle of Chickamauga in September, Confederate troops besieged those of the Union in Chattanooga. After Ulysses S. Grant took command, the siege was broken, and the thinly stretched Confederates were driven from the ridges above the town by an impromptu charge by the Army of the Cumberland -
Battle of New Market
The Confederates, along with cadets from VMI, drove Union General Franz Sigel out of the Shenandoah Valley -
Battle of Cold Harbor
The Battle of Cold Harbor marked the end of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign known for the 7,000 Union Casualties suffered in under an hour in a frontal assault on Confederate lines -
Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse
Part of Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign in Virginia in the summer of 1864, the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse was a costly tactical victory for Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, which could not hope to win a war of attritionPart of Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign in Virginia in the summer of 1864, the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse was a costly tactical victory for Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, which could not hope to win a war of attrition -
Battle of Yellow Tavern
The Battle of Yellow Tavern was a cavalry battle which was part of the Overland Campaign which saw J.E.B. Stuart mortally wounded -
Battle Of The Wilderness
The Battle of the Wilderness was the first clash between Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant. Three days of close-quarters fighting in woods and tangled underbrush resulted in nearly 20,000 total casualties. Although the Confederates could claim a tactical victory, the battle showed that the North’s largest army would no longer retreat after a reverse, and Lee’s army was slowly pushed back to trenches around Richmond and Petersburg -
The Civil War ends.
This the end of the bloodyest war ever fought on amarican soil. Around 750,000 people died