Civil War

By jccarter
  • South Carolin a votes to secede from the Union

    South Carolin a votes to secede from the Union

    South Carolina becomes the first state to vote to secede from the Union
  • First Battle of Bull Run

    First Battle of Bull Run

    The first major battle of the Civil War, fought just North of Manassas Junction, Virginia. The Confederate troops, led by Brig.General P.G.T. Beauregard will rout the Uinon Army of Northeastern Virginia.
    "Stonewall" Jackson earns his nickname
  • Jefferson Davis elected President of the Confederacy

    Jefferson Davis elected President of the Confederacy

    Jefferson Davis elected President of the Confederacy
  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam: Bloodiest single day of the Civil War: 23,000 men killed or wounded
  • Confederates surrender at Vicksburg

    Confederates surrender at Vicksburg

    Confederates surrender at Vicksburg giving control of the MIssissippi River to the North
  • Lincoln Assassinated

    Lincoln Assassinated

    John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln at Fords Theater
  • John Wilkes Booth dies

    John Wilkes Booth dies

    John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Abraham Lincoln , is killed by Union troops at a Virginia farm 12 day after Lincoln was killed