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Alex's Splendid Civil War Timeline
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South Carolina Secedes
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Fort Sumter
This was the very first engagment of the Civil War. South Caronlin unexpectedly attacked Fort Sumter. The white flag was quickly thrown up by the Union. -
Mississippi Secedes
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Florida and Alambama Secede
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Georgia Secedes
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Louisiana Secedes
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Texas Secedes
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Virginia Secedes
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Arkansas and Tennessee Secede
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North Carolina
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Bull Run/ Manassas
This was the very first battle of the Civil War. The victory surprisingly went to the South. This signified to the North that this war might take longer than expected. -
Monitor and Merrimack
The South tries to break the Union's blockade. This was the most famous naval battle of the war. Both sides say that they won. -
Shiloh
The Confederates surprise attacked the Union Army. Although losing greatly the first day, the Feds held them off and won the battle the second day. -
Antietam
This was the battle with the most casualties in one day in American history. Over 23,000. The battle ended in a draw after fighting never resumed on the 18th. -
Fredericksburg
Said to be one of the most one sided battles in the entire war. The Union and Gen. Burnside got their butts handed to them while trying to cross a river. The Union suffered twice the amount of casualties as the South. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation really only put what was already happening down in words. It freed all slaves in states that were rebelling against the Union. -
Chancellorsville
This was a seven day battle that eventually went to the Confederates. Robert E. Lee came out on top due to risky planning. But on an upside for the Union, Stonewall Jackson was killed by friendly fire. This was a huge loss for Lee and the Confederate Army. -
Vicksburg
Gen. Grant and the Union Army seize Vicksburg and win access to the Mississippi River. After multiple attacks on the city, the city gave way on the 4th of July. -
West Virginia becomes a State
Breaking away during the Civil War, WV joins the Union. -
Gettysburg
Union Gen. Meade defeats Confederate Gen. Lee in the three day battle. This battle had the most casualties out of all the battles in the Civil War. -
Battle of Little Round Top
The 20th Maine saves the Unions butt by holding their ground at Little Round Top. If they had not held strong, the Union would have been flanked and the entire battle of Gettysbug would have been altered. -
Gettysburg Address
This is one of the most famous speeches in American history. The speech only lasted just over two minutes. -
Grant Takes Command
Grants vows to end the war within a year. He sends Sherman to take Atlanta, Sheridan to destroy farmland in VA's Shenandoah Valley. Grants himself goes after Lee and his army. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
This march was and act of total war. They destroyed everything that was in their path. This was a real back breaker for the Confederate States. -
13th Amendment
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Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
Lee surrenders to Grant. The war was said to have started in Wilbur McLean's backyard and ended in his frontyard. -
Lincoln Election and Assassination
Lincoln won his second term by a land slide. He got the vote in all but three states, and nearly the entire Union Army backed him. While attending a play at Ford's Theatre, John Wilkes Booth shot the President in the back of the head.
