American Civil War - Cara Blue

By Blackbeard the Flying Squirrel
  • Presidential Election of 1860

    Presidential Election of 1860

    Lincoln is elected president of the US. South threatened to secede if he was elected, and when he was, they did.

  • SC secedes from the Union

    After Lincoln is elected, the south secedes. Secession process begins December 20, 1860.
  • Forming on the Confederate States of the US

    Forming on the Confederate States of the US

    By February 1861, 7 states (SC, TX, VA, GA, LA, AL, FL, MS) had seceded from the Union, forming the confederacy.
  • Jefferson Davis appointed president of Confederacy

    Jefferson Davis appointed president of Confederacy

    Jefferson Davis was an American politician who served as the only President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865.
  • Attack on Fort Sumter

    Attack on Fort Sumter

    First punch thrown in the civil war. The south attacks Fort Sumter, near Charleston. This was a confederate Victory.