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South Carolina Sucedes
South carolina is the first state to sucede from the Union -
Confederacy is founded.
The deep south joins with South Carolina in suceding, Forms their own union called the Confederacy. -
Fort Sumter Attacked
Being a key for held by the union, the Confedacy decided to attack and take over Fort Sumter. -
Upper South Sucedes
After Fort Sumter, the remaining states join the confederacy -
South wins First Battle of Bull Run
Lead by Stonewall Jackson, the confederacy humuliated the union troops, who expected a quick and easy fight -
McClellan leads unsuccessful campaign on peninsula southeast of Richmond
A big loss for McClellan, Lincoln removed McClellan for the first time from his position. This would not have occured if McClellan was more bold and decisive -
South wins second battle of Bull Run
General John Pope, the next Union General, and his troops were ambushed by Lee's forces. Because of his overwhelming defeat, Lincoln was forced to put McClellan back as General -
McClellan stops Lee at battle of Antietam
Considered the Single bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil War. Almost five thousand people had died altogether -
Preliminary Emancipation Proclimation
This gave the Confederate states 100 days left to give up the struggle without losing their slaves. However, none of the souther states agreed. -
Emancipation Proclamation Finalized
After the South not agree to give up within 100 days of part one of the E.P., it was passed that all slaves in rebeling states would be set free. Also it was authorized that sfreed slaves could be in the Union Army. -
North wins Gettysburg and Vicksburg
Grant captures Vicksburg after a long seige started on May 22, and Lee retreats from Gettysburg ending any more offensive attacks by the Confederates. Turning point within the war -
Sherman Marches through Georgia
After the fall of Chattanooga, Georgia was left wide open to invasion, which sherman was able to do. -
Grant defeats Confederates at Chattanooga
Winning at Chattanooga opened up Georgia for invasion -
Atlanta falls to Sherman
Risking it, Sherman left his supply lines and marched unopposed through Georgia, destroying major econmic and military sources within Georgia -
Lincoln Re-elected
Sherman's invasion of Georgia gained huge popularity for Lincoln, allowing him to win again in 1864 -
Thirteenth Amendment passed
Banned Slavery in America -
Lee surrenders at Appomattox
After retreating westward for a hundred miles, Lee was forced to surrender. -
Remaining Confederacy surrenders
After Lee surrenders, the Confederacys only option is to surrender. -
Lincoln Assassinated
John Wilkes Booth assassinates Lincoln in a Movie theater days after the end of the Civil war.
