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In 1861, Lincoln was elected as president of the United States. This was the first step to the south seceding.
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The Battle of Fort Sumter was near Charleston, South Carolina by the Confederate States Army. The Union returned gunfire and started the American Civil War.
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The battle of Philippi was the first battle of the Civil War involving over 3,000 soldiers.
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Lincoln addresses Congress and requests the enlistment of a Union Army. Congress authorizes a call for 500,000 men. It is clear now that the war will not be short.
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The First Battle of Bull Run took place in Manassas, Virginia and marked the first major engagement of the civil war.
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General Ulysses S. Grant took control of the Union and began his Civil War career.
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The Battle of New Orleans was an important Union victory that gave the north access to the Mississippi River.
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The Battle of Shiloh had the most causalities an any another American war at the time.
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The Battle of Antietam was marked as the bloodiest day in American history.
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The battle of Nashville was the last major battle in the Western Theater and a major victory for the Union.
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Lincoln was sworn in for a second term as President
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General Robert E. Lee surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
