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Presidential Election of 1860
Lincoln had won the election even though he wasn't in the ballots in southern states. -
South Carolina secedes from the Union
The convention adjourned Charleston to draft an ordinance of secession. South Carolina became first slave state to secede from the Union -
Forming of Confederate States of America
Representatives from the six seceded states met in Alabama to formally establish a unified government -
Lincoln's first Inaugural address
It was part of taking his oath for his 1st term as the 16th President -
Battle of Fort Sumter
Bombardment from the Confederates, and return gunfire and surrender by the United States -
Battle of Bull Run
Confederate victory, followed by a disorganized retreat of the Union Forces -
Jefferson Davis appointed president of Confederacy
Was an American politician who was the only President of the Confederate states -
First Battle of Ironclads
Arguably one of the most noted and important naval battle of the Civil War and ended in the Union driving back the Confederate ironclad. -
Battle of Shiloh
It was a battle in the Western theater of the Civil War. The battle resulted in a Union victory. -
Siege of New Orleans by Union
Naval action by Union seeking to capture the city during the Civil War in New Orleans. One of the worst disasters suffered by the Confederates. -
(Second) Bull Run
The deciding battle of the Civil War in Virginia 1862. The battle resulted in a Confederate victory. -
Battle of Antietam
Took place in Maryland and was the accumulation of Lee's attempt to invade the north -
Emancipation Proclamation
Where all slaves were considered free. It didn't free any slaves though. -
54th Massachusetts colored infantry in combat
It was an infantry group that saw extensive service in the Union army and it was filled with colored soldiers. -
Gettysburg Address
The most famous speech ever given by Abraham Lincoln. They say the battle itself was less important than the speech. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Most important engagement of the civil war. In a small Pennsylvania town in Gettysburg 3,000 union soldiers went up against 60,000 confederate troops. -
Draft Riots begin in New York City
First lottery of the conscription law was held. July 13th the five days of mayhem as well as bloodshed began. -
Sacking of Lawrence, Kansas by Confederates
Also known as Quantrill's raid was an attack that occurred during the Civil War. A Confederate guerrilla group led by Will Quantrill on the town of Lawrence, Kansas. -
First Successful Submarine Attack of the Civil War
Confederate sub H.L. Hunley torpedoed the USS Houstonic in Charleston Harbor. It wasn't a major turning point in the war but it was the first successful submarine attack. -
Battle of the wilderness Virginia
The first time in the war that the army of the Potomac continued on the offensive after an opening battle in a Virginia campaign -
Fall of Atlanta, Georgia
It was used as a military operations and supplies. The battle resulted in a Union victory. -
Lincoln wins a second term
Northern voters overwhelmingly endorse the leadership and policies when they elect him to his second term. -
Sherman's Army of Georgia arrives at Savannah, Georgia
Union General Sherman led forces to through Atlanta - burning down towns and stealing food as well as livestock. He was trying to scare the South. -
Assault and capture of Fort Fisher, North Carolina
Fort Fisher protected the vital routes of the port of Wilmington. From 1861 to 1865 the day of it's capture. The result was a Union victory. -
Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural address
It was best understood as divine punishment for the sin of slavery, a sin in which all Americans, North and South are accused of. -
Sherman's troops occupy Fayetville, NC
60,000 troops controlled by Union General Sherman captured and destroyed the Confederate arsenal. -
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse (Lee surrenders)
It was the final engagement of the war and led to Lee surrendering to the Union that same day. -
Lincoln assassinated
Was killed by a well known actor named John Wikes Booth while attending a play in Washington D.C. -
Battle of Vicksburg (siege)
It was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the Civil War. Union defeated the Confederates in Mississippi
