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Irvin McDowell
McDowell was promoted as an American Army Officer during the civil war and is best known for the defeat in the battle of the bull run in July 1861. -
Abraham Lincoln Becomes President
Abraham Lincoln gets elected as 16th president of the United States but the first republican president to represent a party that opposes the spread of slavery in the territories of the U.S. -
Unions Secede
South Carolina seceded from the unions and I'm January 1861, six other southern states seceded from the union and created a government and Monthomery, Alabama and the confederate states of America were formed. They seceded because of the Secession Convention met when it became clear to the union that the president became Elected as president.
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Confederate States
The first appointed president of the confederate states was Jefferson Davis, but he was only holding that position in Montgomery until the elections were able to be arranged. -
Battle Of Fort Sumter
The Southern states force fire upon Fort Sumter because they found out that president Lincoln announced the plan to resupply the fort so Confederate General P.G.T. Bombarded the fort, which is now most famous for being known as the first shots of the civil war. -
Militia
President Lincoln issued a public declaration that a rebellion existed and called for 75,000 militia to stop the rebellion. Because of the call for volunteers, four more southern states seceded from the Union within those weeks. -
Battle Of Big Bethel
The Battle of Big Bethel was the first land battle to bring the union and the confederate states to a clash in Virginia. The union forces were disorganized and retired which led to the confederate states victory. -
First Battle of Mansas
The battle of Mansas, also known as the Battle Of Big Bull, was the first MAJOR land war in Virginia. The union at my under Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell, marched from Washington against the Confederate army, which was drawn up behind Bull Run farther than Centreville. On the 21st, McDowell crossed at Sudley Ford and attacked the Confederates. The Federal retreat deteriorated into a rout. By July 22, the broke down Union army reached the safety of Washington. -
Battle Of Mill Springs
The battle of Mill spring was the Unions first victory against the Confederate. The Union forces were under the command of George H.Thomas and the confederate were in command under George B. Crittenden. And Felix g killed in front of his forces during the battle. The federal victory helped to kept Kentucky and its population more solidly in control. -
Battle Of Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh was one of the major victories of the civil war. It began when the confederates made a surprise attack on the union In southwestern Tennessee, but due to their initial successes, it led to another Union victory because the confederates were unable to hold their positions. Both side suffered heavy losses, but the amounts of violence surprised the south and the north the same. -
Mississippi River Control
A Union fleet of gunships under Admiral David Farragut passes Confederate forts guarding the mouth of the Mississippi River. On April 25, the fleet arrived at New Orleans where they demanded the surrender of the city. Within two days the forts fall into Union hands and the mouth of the great river is under Union control. -
Battle For Chattanooga
Union forces routed Confederate troops in Tennessee at the battles of Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge, known collectively as the Battles for Chattanooga. The victories forced the Confederates back into Georgia, ending the siege of the vital railroad junction of Chattanooga. -
Red River Campaign
The target of the campaign was Shreveport, the capital of Confederate Louisiana and the headquarters for the Army of the Trans-Mississippi. The town was the nexus of a small military-industrial complex that included armories, foundries, and a naval shipyard. Outlying facilities were located in eastern Texas and southern Arkansas. It was also the gateway for a potential invasion of Texas, a tactics that Abraham Lincoln was hoping to employ. -
A Proclamation
Lincoln Issues his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction, which would pardon those who participated in the "existing rebellion" if they take an oath to the Union. -
End Of Civil War
General Simon Bolivar Buckner enters into terms for surrender of the Army of the Trans-Mississippi, which are agreed to on June 2, 1865.The Civil War officially ends.
