Civil War

lincoln elected to the presidency

Nov 6, 1860

-southerner did not want lincoln to be president
-so they began to secede (leave the country)

Fort sumter

Apr 12, 1861

-located south carolina
-major robert anderson surrender
-confederate fire first yo fort sumter

battle of bull run

Jul 21, 1861

-confederates won the war(union 460 deaths, confedarate 387 dead)
- union suffered 2896 casualities confederate 1982 casualities

Battle of antietam

Sep 17, 1862

-union army attack confederate on left flank
-neither side won but north claimed victory

Emancipation proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation as the nation arrives to its 3rd year of bloody civil war

Battle of vicksburg

May 18, 1863

-union general ulysses S. grant/confederate general john pemberton
-great victory for union

Battle of gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

• a major battle where the north not only wins the battle -general lee and confederate army retreated -46,000 casualities

Gettysburg address

Jul 1, 1863

-soldiers national cementary in gettysburg pennsylvania

Surrender at appomattoy courthouse

May 8, 1864

• the battle took place over a number of days from may 8 - may 9, 1864 -general john sedwick was killed durring the battle (high ranking union officer)

Shermans march (to the sea)

Nov 15, 1864

-general sherman led 100,000men into the southern city of atlanta
-gerneral sherman finaly gained control of the city of atlanta on september 2, 1864

Assasination of lincoln

Apr 15, 1865

-happened on april 15, 1865 peterson house washington D.C
-john coilkes booth killed lincoln