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Civil War

By Isaiah123
  • Lincoln was elected President

    Lincoln was elected President

    The day Abraham Lincoln was elected President.
  • Lincoln is elected President

    Lincoln is elected President

    The day President Abraham Lincoln was elected.
  • Confederate States of America is formed

    Confederate States of America is formed

    Representatives from South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana met in Montgomery, Alabama, and Texas to form the Confederate States of America.
  • Battle of Fort Sumter

    Battle of Fort Sumter

    Soldiers from the Confederate States attacked the US military at Fort Sumter in South Carolina. The Confederates won the battle. Casualties: 15
  • President Lincoln declares a blockade of Southern ports

    President Lincoln declares a blockade of Southern ports

    Union troops made a blockade at the Confederate ports so they couldn't export cotton and ship war supplies to the confederacy.
  • First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)

    First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)

    It was known as the first major land battle of the Civil War. Union and Confederate armies fought near Manassas Junction, Virginia. The Confederates won. Union Casualties: 2,708 Confederate Casualties: 1,982
  • Battle of Shiloh

    Battle of Shiloh

    This was a victory for the Union over the Confederates in Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee. Casualties: 1,728
  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam

    A battle between Union General George McClellan's army against General Robert E. Lee and his army. Fought in Sharpsburg, Maryland.

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    It was issued by President Lincoln declaring that all slaves in the rebellious states shall be set free.
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg

    It was a battle fought in and the around the Town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, between Union and Confederate forces. This was a victory for the Union. Casualties: Between 46,000 and 51,000

  • Gettysburg Address

    It was a speech by Abraham Lincoln at the National Cemetery at Gettysburg. Manly says equality and freedom are the foundation of the US as a nation.

  • Sherman’s March to the Sea

    The march was a military campaign conducted through Georgia from November 15 to December 21, led by Union Major General William Tecumseh Sherman. The purpose was to scare Georgia citizens into abandoning the Confederate cause.

  • 13th amendment to Constitution

    This amendment added to the Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude.

  • Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address

    This was a book written by Lincoln addressing his thoughts about the eventual process of reconstruction after the Civil War.

  • Surrender at Appomattox Court House

    Confederate general Robert E. Lee was trapped by Union soldiers and was forced to surrender his army to Union general Ulysses S. Grant.

  • Lincoln Assassinated

    President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor, and Confederate sympathizer, at Ford´s Theatre in Washington D.C.