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Battle of Fort Sumter
Forty hours of continuous shelling before the fort fell to the South. By this time one-fifth of the fort was on fire. The Southern commander gave permission for all the Union troops to leave safely and the Southern troops took over the fort. -
Lincoln orders blockade of the south
They couldn't trade cotton with Europe. And cotton was a big part of their income, cutting off trade took away a lot of their income. -
First Battle of Bull Run
It was the first major land battle of the American Civil War. -
Monitor vs. Virginia naval battle
the Ironclad ship of confederates sunk 2 wooden Union ships then the Union also made a iron ship (the Monitor)- changed ship warfare for forever -
Battle of Shiloh
The Confederate army met Grant at Shiloh, Tennessee. Grant had not expected the attack. -
2nd Battle of Bull Run
The Union was being led by General John Pope. They were defeated at Bull Run Creek while trying to reach Richmond. -
7 Days Campaign
They fought a series of battles: Mechanicsville on June 26-27, Gaines's Mill on June 27, Savage's Station on June 29, Frayser's Farm on June 30, and Malvern Hill on July 1. -
Battle of Antietam
The culmination of the Maryland Campaign of 1862, the first invasion of the North by Confederate General Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia. -
Emancipation Proclamation issued
Union generals declared slaves escaping to their lines (contraband war)that they weren’t returned to their masters. Congress passed an act that all slaves from the Union be considered free. -
Emancipation Proclamation takes effect
President Lincoln signed the final Emancipation Proclamation, which ended slavering in rebelling states. -
Battle at Chancellorsville
Union General Hooker crossed the Rappahannock River to attack General Lee's forces. The Union army almost completely defeated them. -
Battle Of Gettysburg
The battle of Gettysburg is considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War. -
Siege of Vicksburg
On May 18 1863, Grant surrounded the fort. On July 4th they surrendered. After that the North gained control of the Mississippi river. -
Gettysburg Address
The most famous speech President Abraham Lincoln gave. It was dedicated to the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, -
Gettysburg Address
The high marker of the Confederacy. It was also significant because it ended the hope of the Confederate hopes to be recognition by foreign governments. -
Battle at Chattanooga
This was the turning point in the Civil War because it opened the doorway to the Union people for invasion into the South. -
Ulysses S. Grant takes over the Union Army
Lincoln tells general Grant to command all armies of the United States. William T. Sherman accepts Grant as commander. -
Abraham Lincoln re-elected
When he was running for re-election he ran against George B. McClellan, Abe won by more than 400,000 votes. -
Sherman captures Atlanta
General Sherman cuts the rail lines around Atlanta and captures the key Southern city, bolstering public opinion in the North as Lincoln prepares for re-election. -
Sherman begins march to the sea
William T Sherman left Tennessee with 100,000 troops, him and his Soldiers burned and destroyed everything within 60 miles. :O -
Savannah, GA falls to the Union
Sherman telegraphs Lincoln offering him Savannah as a Christmas present. -
13th Amendment passed
This was the law that officially outlawed slavery except as a punishment for a crime. -
Robert E. Lee surrenders
After the battle at fort sumter. He surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to General Ulysses S. -
Abraham Lincoln shot and killed
Abe was shot in head by John Wilkes Booth, a member of a group to kill Lincoln. -
Union Army moves in and occupies Richmond, VA
The Union troops to take over Richmond and Petersburg.
