Civil War

  • Lincoln Elected

    Lincoln Elected

    Abraham gets elected the 16th president of The United States of America
  • South Carolina Secedes

    South Carolina Secedes

    1st state to secede from the union.
  • Mississippi secedes

    Mississippi secedes

    2nd state to secede from the union
  • Florida Secedes

    Florida Secedes

    3rd state to seced from the union.
  • Alabama Secedes

    Alabama Secedes

    4th state to secede from the union
  • Georgia secedes

    Georgia secedes

    5th state to secede from the union.
  • Louisiana secedes

    Louisiana secedes

    6th state to secede from the union.
  • Texas secedes

    Texas secedes

    7th state to secede from the union.
  • Ft. Sumter

    Ft. Sumter

    1st battle of the Civil War.
  • Civil War Begins

    Civil War Begins

  • Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers

    Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers

    Abraham Lincoln asks for 75,000 volunteers to fight in the civil war.
  • Virginia secedes

    Virginia secedes

    8th state to secede from the union
  • Arkansas secedes

    Arkansas secedes

    9th state to secede from the union
  • North Carolina secedes

    North Carolina secedes

    10th state to secede from the union
  • Tennessee secedes

    Tennessee secedes

    11th and final state to secede from the union
  • 1st Manassas (1st Bull Run)

    1st Manassas (1st Bull Run)

    McDowell vs. Beauregard, Confederate win
  • George McClellan becomes commander

    George McClellan becomes commander

    Abraham Lincoln appoints George McClellan as commander of the Union Army
  • Fort Henry

    Fort Henry

    Grant vs. Tilghman. Union victory
  • Fort Donelson

    Fort Donelson

    Grant vs. Floyd. Union victory
  • Robert E. Lee becomes Commander

    Robert E. Lee becomes Commander

    Jefferson Davis appoints Robert E. Lee as commander of the Confederate army.
  • Merrimack v Monitor

    Merrimack v Monitor

    Worden v. Buchanan. Draw
  • Battle Of Shiloh

    Battle Of Shiloh

    Grant vs. Beauregard. Union Victory
  • Pope becomes commander

    Pope becomes commander

    Abraham Lincoln appoints John Pope as commander of the union army
  • 2nd Manassas (2nd Bull Run)

    2nd Manassas (2nd Bull Run)

    Pope vs. Jackson. Confederate victory
  • Sharpsburg (Antietam)

    McClellan vs. Lee. Draw
  • Burnside becomes Commander

    Burnside becomes Commander

    Abraham Lincoln appoints Ambrose Burnside as commander of the union army
  • Battle of Fredericksburg

    Battle of Fredericksburg

    Burnside vs. Lee. Confederate victory
  • Battle of Chancellorsville

    Battle of Chancellorsville

    Hooker vs. Lee. Confederate Victory
  • Siege of Vicksburg

    Siege of Vicksburg

    Grant vs. Pemberton. Union Victory
  • Period: to

    Battle of Gettysburg

  • 13th Amendment

    13th Amendment

    The Amendment that abolished slavery, approved by Lincoln
  • Siege of Petersburg

    Siege of Petersburg

    Grant vs. Lee. Confederate Victory
  • Atlanta Captured

    Atlanta Captured

    Sherman vs. Hood. Union Victory
  • Battle of Nashville

    Battle of Nashville

    Thomas vs. Hood. Union Victory
  • Robert E. Lee Surrenders

    Robert E. Lee Surrenders

    Lee surrenders his 28,000 troops at Appomattox, Virginia, ebding the civil war.
  • Lincoln Assassinated

    Lincoln Assassinated

    Abraham Lincoln is assassinated at the Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth.
  • Joseph E. Johnston Surrenders

    Johnston surrenders the AOT to Sherman at Durham Station, North Carolina