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Lincoln elected president,
When Lincoln was elected president it pushed the southern states to secede. They thought that he would abolish slavery and disrupt the southern way of life. -
South Carolina Secedes from Union.
Following Lincolns election, South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union. -
Confederacy is formed
After Lincoln's election, the southern states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, Arkansas, North Carolina, Virginia) felt even more threatened and they seceded from the Confederate States of America. Jefferson Davis was elected as president of the CSA. They lost the war by surrendering. -
Lincoln's First Innauguraiton.
Just as with every new president, there were many death threats and plots directed to Abraham Lincoln during his election, and also supporters. His innaugural address was very important because we wasn't just speaking as a new president, but also as a leader of a country in a crisis.In the adress he promised not to give control of union forts. Such as Fort Sumpter. -
Attack at Fort Sumpter
General Beauregard led an open fire Confederate attack on Union's Fort Sumpter in Charleston Harbor. The next day the Union surrendered, and the Civil War had began. -
Battle of Bull Run #1
Union and Confederate troops met at Manassas Junction, Virginia. It was the first major land battle in the Cvil War. The Confederates won, which gave them a huge confidence boost, and made the North realize that the war will not be as easy as they thought it would be. -
Bull Run #2
August 28-30, in Price William County, Virginia. the Union led by Gen. Pope, and Confederacy by Gen. Lee. It was much larger than the Fist Battle of Bull Run. The Union had 14,000 casualties, and the Confederate had 8,000. It was another blow at Union morale. -
Battle of Shiloh
TApril 6-7 the Confederate launched a surprise attack of Grant's forces in Tennessee, but due to weather and many reinforcements the Union won the Battle of Shiloh, and it was the bloodiest battle in U.S history at that time. -
7 Days Battle
THe 7 Days Battles took place June 26, 1862 – July 1, 1862 in Richmond Virginia.Fater all the savage fighting had ended, Lee had won, gained repect of The Confederacy, and his victory showed that the war was going to continue for much longer than they had initially thought. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Ther Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, Gettysburg PA) is the biggest battle fought on U.S soil ever. There was 51,000 casualties in the war and after three days of intense fighting Lee finally surrendered and retreated. The Union had won. Shortly after this battle, Lincoln gave the Gettysburg adress which changed the purpose of the war. -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam tokk place at Sharpesburg, Maryland. It was the bloodiest day of the war, with 10,320 confederate casualties, and 1,550 Union casualties. Inthe end, there was no clear winner, but the Union took the title of victory. After the war, Lincoln gave the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Battle of Fredricksburg
Generals Burnside verses General Lee in Fredricksburg Virginia. The Union wanted to gain control of Fredricksburg, but the confederacy managed to stop them from gaining that control, and won the war. -
Battle of Stones River
From December 31 to January 2, 1863, General Rosecran, and General Bragg's armies fought head to head in Murphreesboro, Tennessee. The Union won in the end, and granted them a tactical advantage in the winter of the war. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Soon after the Battle of Antietam, Lincoln issued a pre- Emancipation Proclamation that said that by January 1, 1863, all slaves in the rebeling states shall be free then, and forevermore. However, it did not free all the slaves. Only those in the Rebel states were freed. -
Seige of Vicksburg
The Union attacked Confederate forces from May 18- July 4, 1863 to try and divide the Confederate forces near the Mississippi River in Mississippi. 200,000 men fought in the battle, and the Union won, but just barely, due to their superior numbers. From that they gained control of the Mississippi River which was a vital transportation route. -
Battle of Chickamauga
September 19-20, 1863 Catoosa County and Walker County , Georgia. Confederates had the advantages of surrounding Union and the Union had poor planning. The Union didnt get the city. -
Gettysburg Adress
Four months after the Battle of Gettysburg, Lincoln gave this adress to honor the fallen soldiers and change how people veiwed this war. -
Battle of Chatanooga
Hamilton County and City of Chattanooga , Tennessee. The Union lost the battle due to South advantage, and they were running very low on supplies. The Confederates kept control of Chatanooga. -
Battle of the Wilderness
May 5-7, 1864 in dense forests known as the Wilderness of Spotsylvania, the Union and the Confederate fought for two days, at a stalemate. In the end, the Union pushed forward. It was a big victory for Grant, and his men believed that they finally found a great general who would lead the to victory. -
Battle of Spotsylvania
This battle was fought from May 8- 21,1864 in Spotsylvania County Virginia over the Spotsylvania Court house. After some of the feircest fighting of the Civil War, there was still no clear winner, but it is seen as a Confederate victory. The movement continued onward. -
Shermans March to the Sea
Nov- Dec 1864 Richard T. Sherman led his famous march to the sea through Atlanta using total war tactics to friighten civilians into giving up. -
Lincoln is Reelected
It was a surprise that thge election of 1864 happened, because usually elections are not held during a military engagement. Lincoln had almost full Union Support, and his win ultimately led to the fall of the Confederacy -
Battle of Franklin
The Battle of Franklin happened in Frankiln, Tennessee at about five in the evening. It is said to be the bloodiest five hours of the entire Civil War. The Confederate charged the Union lines, but the Union held their ground, and eventually won. There was around two thousand deaths in just a couple hours. -
Lincoln's Second Innauguration
After Lincoln was reelected to be president he gave his 2nd Innaugural Adress, and what was said wss very different than the first address. He spoke with a sad calmness, and instead of inacting revenge and cruel spirits, he focused on healing and forgiveness. He was not vengeful. -
Lincoln is Assasinated
John Wilkes Booth, famed actor and known confederate supporter, shot President Abraham Lincoln in the back of the head at Ford's Theater in Washington, DC. Lincoln died the next morning. After his death his Vice President Johnson became the president. He suppoprted Lincolns views on Reconstruciton, but did not want political, or social equality for them. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
During the battle, Lee saw that his defeat was inevitable, so instead of destroyung what he had, he surrendered the battle. Although, it was not the official end to the Civil War, it was seen as that for the time being. Others would fall in Lee's path. It began the reunificaiton of the Union. -
Battle of Chancelloresville
The Battle of Chancellorsville happened in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville from April 30, 1865- May 6, 1865. The confederates won with 13,303 casualties, while the Union had 17,197. It was known as General Lee's perfect battle becasue of his effected battle tactics. -
Official End to the Civil War
Although the South won the last Battle, the North won the war. Around 620,000 were dead, and the cost for the war was very very high.
