civil war

  • Republican Party is formed

    Republican Party is formed

    this was important because it was the next big political party
  • Kansas-Nebraska Act passed

    Kansas-Nebraska Act passed

    this was important because it repealed the Missouri compromise and it also created two territories
  • South Carolina votes to secede from the United States

    South Carolina votes to secede from the United States

    S.C. secede from the federal union after the election of president Lincoln
  • Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter

    Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter

    bombardment of fort sumter big navy battle
  • Lincoln suspends habeas corpus

    Lincoln suspends habeas corpus

    this gave the military the power to use necessary force on rebels
  • First Battle of Bull Run is fought

    First Battle of Bull Run is fought

    first major battle that was fought on land
  • Jefferson Davis elected president of the Confederacy

    Jefferson Davis elected president of the Confederacy

    Jefferson davis was elected to be the presient of the southern confederacy
  • The Merrimac and the Monitor fight of the Virginia coast

    The Merrimac and the Monitor fight of the Virginia coast

    this was the first war between iron made naval ships
  • Battle of Shiloh

    Battle of Shiloh

    a win for the union in tenesse
  • Robert E. Lee is named commander of the Army of Northern Virginia

    Robert E. Lee is named commander of the Army of Northern Virginia

    this was when there was a new name that was made for the confederacy and it was called the army of Northern Virginia
  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam

    deadliste one day battle and showed the North was able to put up a fight against the southern confederacy
  • Battle of Fredericksburg

    Battle of Fredericksburg

    a big loss for the union and was one of the first battles that took place in the water
  • Emancipation Proclamation is announced

    Emancipation Proclamation is announced

    this annpunced that if the rebeliions did not surrender and join back the union then all the salves will be free.
  • Battle of Chancellorsville

    Battle of Chancellorsville

    this was a major win for the confederacy and also stopped what could have been a crucial flank by the north
  • New York City draft riots

    New York City draft riots

    the workers in the city rebelled because of the new laws that are being put in place
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg

    this was the bloodiest war in the history of the U.S. and stopped the momentum that the confederate had and also prevented there being any chance of Europe entering the war
  • Confederates surrender at Vicksburg

    Confederates surrender at Vicksburg

    this cut off the confederacy from all outside resources and did not allow them to go through with the anocanda plan.
  • Lincoln gives his Gettysburg Address

    Lincoln gives his Gettysburg Address

    this was Lincoln giving out his condolences to familys and saying how proud he was of his soldiers
  • Atlanta is captured

    Atlanta is captured

    they took over a big city that was controlled by the confederate army
  • Abraham Lincoln defeats George McClellan to win re-election

    Abraham Lincoln defeats George McClellan to win re-election

    Lincoln beat George McClellan in the relection of 1864
  • Sherman begins his March to the Sea

    Sherman begins his March to the Sea

    this concluded union operations in Georgia
  • Congress passes the 13th Amendment

    Congress passes the 13th Amendment

    abolished slavery
  • Lincoln gives his second inaugural address

    Lincoln gives his second inaugural address

    this is so important because it is Lincoln giving his second speech before going into his second term
  • Richmond falls to the Union Army

    Richmond falls to the Union Army

    this was important because they were able to take over the cpaital of the confederate
  • Freedman’s Bureau is created

    Freedman’s Bureau is created

    this was where the freemen could take care of the new southerners and the now freed slaves
  • Richmond becomes the capital of the Confederacy

    Richmond becomes the capital of the Confederacy

    once Virginia seceded they moved the capital to Richmond
  • Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox

    Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox

    this was big because this was the confederacy surrendering and it also led to Jefferson Davis fleeing the area
  • Abe Lincoln assasination

    Abe Lincoln assasination

    Lincoln was shot in fords theatre by John WIlks Booth
  • John Wilkes Booth is killed

    John Wilkes Booth is killed

    this was big because it was the death of Abe Lincolns murderer