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firing on fort sumter
On this day the Confederate army fired on fort sumter later in the day the the union surendered the fort and left the next day. -
Antietam
The battle of Antietam was the first major battle between the north and south on union soil. This was the bloodiest single day battle in american history. This battle was a big victory for the union and abarham lincon. -
Emancipation Prolamation
The emancipation prolamation was a presidential annoncment made by Abraham lincon to the rebellion. in this he says that all slaves where free from the 10 rebllion states and now free. -
siege of vicksburg
This is the last major confederat stronghold on the mississippi river, when the north captured it it finished the 2nd part of there plan for the war. -
Battle of Gettysburg
This event was the biggest battle of the Civil war. This in concidered the turning point in the war for the union. -
Appomattox court house
This is the surender of the south trying to separate to form a new nation. This is the end of the war between the north and south. -
assassination of lincoln
While President lincoln was going to a play after ending the civil he was shot by john wilkes booth. He sucessfully shot him but did not kill him that day, after a couple days of he died. As for John he got away but after 10 days they found him in a barn and they set it on fire and he ran out and they shot him, he died.
