Civil War

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    Civil War

  • Lincoln election

    Lincoln election

    Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th President of the United States, with Hannibal Hamlin as vice president.
  • Southern States succession dates

    Southern States succession dates

    Alabama~ Feb 4, 1861
    Arkansas~ May 18, 1861
    Florida~ Feb 4, 1861
    Georgia~ Feb 4, 1861
    Kentucky~ Dec 10, 1861
    Louisianna~ Feb 4, 1861
    Mississippi~ Feb 4, 1861
    Missouri~ Aug 19, 1861
    North Carolina~ May 16, 1861
    South Carolina~ Feb 4, 1861
    Tennessee~ May 16, 1861
    Texas~ March 2, 1861
    Virginia~ May 7, 1861
  • Fort Sumter Battle

    Fort Sumter Battle

    The first engagement of the civil war
  • Bull Run/Manassas Battle

    Bull Run/Manassas Battle

    The first battle of the civil war
  • Monitor & Merrimack fight

    Monitor & Merrimack fight

    First navel battle. Between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia.
  • Shiloh Battle

    Shiloh Battle

    also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the Western Theater of the Civil War
  • Antietam Battle

    Antietam Battle

    The single Bloodiest battle of the civil war
  • Fredericksburg Battle

    Fredericksburg Battle

    Fought in 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    Sets the slaves that are rioting and rebelling free.
  • Chancellorsville Battle

    Chancellorsville Battle

    Happened in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville.
  • Stonewall Jackson killed

    Stonewall Jackson killed

    Confederate general during the Civil War and the best-known commander after General Robert E. Lee. Died of an pneumonia.
  • Vicksburg Battle

    Vicksburg Battle

    The final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the civil war
  • West Virginia becomes a state

    West Virginia becomes a state

    West Virginia became a state after a convention, breaking away from Virginia during the Civil War. The new state was added to the Union and was a key border state.
  • Gettysburg Battle

    Gettysburg Battle

  • Battle of little Round Top

    Battle of little Round Top

    The second day of the battle of gettysburg, it was the battle on the littler of the two hills. They won.
  • Gettysburg Address

    Gettysburg Address

    Was the turning point of the civil war.
  • Shermans march to the sea

    Shermans march to the sea

    Is the name commonly given to the Savannah Campaign conducted around Georgia during November–December
  • Lincoln gets reelected

    Lincoln gets reelected

    He was re-elected for a second term which made it so the confederates were completely dead. After he was re-elected they stood no chance.
  • Surrender at Appomatox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomatox Courthouse

    The surrender of the war
  • Lincoln assassination

    Lincoln assassination

    John wilks booth kills lincoln in a theater
  • 13th Amendment

    13th Amendment

    Sets all the slaves free