Civil War

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    Civil war

  • Abraham Lincoln elected president

    Abraham Lincoln elected president

    He won the election and became one of the best presidents we had. He helped win the civil war
  • Battlle of Fort Sumter

    Battlle of Fort Sumter

    It was a battle that did not suffer really much casualties but made people mad It was the starting of the civil war.
  • Lincoln orders the blockade of the south

    Lincoln orders the blockade of the south

    Lincoln told them to block the ports to 7 states that were seceaded. He did this so they could not trade cooton and this made the south mad so this increased the chances of the civil war.
  • !st battle of  bull run

    !st battle of bull run

    The union attacked richmond virginia and the condfederates was getting beat and they launched a hug counter attack. This was singificent because it was when they relized this was just getting started
  • Monitor vs. Virginia naval battle

    Monitor vs. Virginia naval battle

    Two ironclads ships fought and ended in stalemate
  • Battle of Shiloh

    Battle of Shiloh

    also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing. Major battle in the western theater in the american civil war. The confederates sttacked Grant. The confedrates lost.
  • Seven day campaign

    Seven day campaign

    This was a serious thing it was six major battles that went from june 25 to july 1st This is big because there were big battles
  • 2nd Battle of Bull Run

    2nd Battle of Bull Run

    It was fought on the smae ground as the first one. and suffered even more casualities.
  • Antietam

    Antietam

    also know as the battle of sharpsburg it was the first major battle on union soil. It was the bloodiest single day battle. It was the bloodiest single day battle.
  • Emancipation Proclamation takes effect

    Emancipation Proclamation takes effect

    It ended slavery in rebelling states. It freed the slaves.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    It was a thing that all slaves in the rebelious slaves are now free. This is important because it freed a lot of slaves and made the south even more mad
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg

    It was a battle for gettysburg. It was important because it was the largest number of casualties in the civil war.
  • Battle of Vicksburg

    Battle of Vicksburg

    It was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. They won by wearing them out. It was a major battle.
  • Battle at Chancellorsville

    Battle at Chancellorsville

    The confederates won. It had a bunch of casualties. 24,000 some where around there. The union tried to attack the confederates supply lines and failed.
  • Gettysburg Address

    Gettysburg Address

    It was one of lincoln's best speeches he explained human equalty and other things. It made people like him more.
  • Battle at Chattanooga

    Battle at Chattanooga

    The union was cutting off its supplies and won then it was the gateway to the south that is its nickname.
  • Ulysses S. Grant

    Ulysses S. Grant

    It was a serious thing because he went through a lot of battles and won. This was important because he was the reason they were winning.
  • Sherman wins atlanta

    Sherman wins atlanta

    It cut off the souths supplies. It got lincoln re-elected
  • Abraham re-elected

    Abraham re-elected

    He got re-elected because of the people. It was singficant because he was a really good president./
  • Sherman begins march to the sea

    Sherman begins march to the sea

    Sheramn captured alanta and savannah. He weakened the condfederates
  • Savannah, GA falls to the Union

    Savannah, GA falls to the Union

    Sherman captures the city and creates a barrier across the south east and west.
  • 13th Amendment passed

    13th Amendment passed

    It ended slavery period. It changed a bunch of peoples lives.
  • Union takes richmond

    Union takes richmond

    Basiclly the union won against richmond This was important because it was the confederates capital and it had all te railroads and things like that.
  • Robert E. Lee surrenders

    Robert E. Lee surrenders

    He surrendered his 28,000 soilders and it ended the civil war. The war finally ended.
  • Lincoln gets shot

    Lincoln gets shot

    Licoln got shot in the head while watching a play. It made the north mad