Civil War

By Kaylenmay

  • Abraham Lincoln elected 16th president of the United States

    Abraham Lincoln elected 16th president of the United States

  • South Carolina secedes from the Union

    South Carolina secedes from the Union

  • Jefferson Davis appointed President of the Confederacy

    Jefferson Davis appointed President of the Confederacy

  • Battle of Ft. Sumter

    Battle of Ft. Sumter

  • 4 more states begin to secede from the Union

    Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee

  • First Battle of Bull Run

    First Battle of Bull Run

  • United States' "Unconditional Surrender"

  • Battle of Shiloh

    Battle of Shiloh

  • Capture of New Orleans

    Capture of New Orleans

  • Capture of Harper's Ferry

    Capture of Harper's Ferry

  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam

  • Battle of Fredericksburg

    Battle of Fredericksburg

  • Emancipation Proclamation Issued

    Emancipation Proclamation Issued

  • First Conscription Act

    First Conscription Act

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg

  • New York City Draft Riots

    New York City Draft Riots

  • Gettysburg Address

    Gettysburg Address

  • 13th Amendment is passed by the Senate

    13th Amendment is passed by the Senate

  • Seige of Petersburg

    Seige of Petersburg

  • Abraham Lincoln reelected for a 2nd Term

    Abraham Lincoln reelected for a 2nd Term

  • 13th Amendment Passed by Congress

    13th Amendment Passed by Congress

  • General Ulysses S. Grant captures Petersburg

    General Ulysses S. Grant captures Petersburg

  • General Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomatox

    General Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomatox

  • Abraham Lincoln assassinated at Fords' Theater

    Abraham Lincoln assassinated at Fords' Theater

  • Confederacy surrenders at Galveston, Texas