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Sacking of Lawrence, Kansas by Confederates
An attack during the Civil War by the Quantrill's Raiders a confederate guerrilla group led by William Quantrill. -
Presidential Election of 1860
Republican Abraham Lincoln defeated Southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge. -
South Carolina secedes from Union
South Carolina became the first slave state in the South to declare that it had seceded from the US. -
Jefferson Davis appointed President of Confederacy
Jefferson Davis was appointed President of Confederacy by Alexander H. Stephens. -
Forming of Confederate States of America
Representatives from the 6 seceded states met in Montgomery, Alabama to formally establish a unified government. -
Lincoln's first Inaugural Address
Oath of office for his first term as the sixteenth president of the United States. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
Bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina by the Confederate States Army. -
(First) Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
Fought in Prince William County, Virginia. The Confederate Army won but weren't a strong enough force to push ahead. -
First battle of Ironclads
First meeting in combat of Ironclad worships. The USS Monitor VS. the CSS Virginia. -
Battle of Shiloh
Battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War -
Siege of New Orleans by Union
Naval action by Union forces seeking to capture the city during the American Civil War. -
(Second) Battle of Bull Run
Fought in the same area as the first Battle of Bull Run except there was a lot more casualties and injuries. -
Battle of Antietam
Bloodiest single day battle in American History with over 23,000 casualties.The Union victory led to the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are and henceforth shall be free." -
Battle of Vicksburg
Final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Most important engagement of the American Civil War. General Robert E. Lee marched his Army of Northern Virginia to Pennsylvania. -
Draft Riots begin in New York City
Violent disturbances in lower Manhattan.Protesting the new law stating to draft to fight in the ongoing American Civil War. -
54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry in combat
One of the first official black units in the US armed forces. -
Gettysburg Address
A speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, and one of the best-known speeches in American history -
First Successful Submarine Attack of the Civil War
It didn't change the course of the Civil War, but by becoming the first combat submarine to sink an enemy warship, it altered naval warfare forever -
Battle of the wilderness Virginia
The first battle of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War. -
Fall of Atlanta, Georgia
Union forces commanded by William T. Sherman, wanting to neutralize the important rail and supply hub, defeated Confederate forces defending the city -
Lincoln wins a second term
Lincoln was assassinated less than two months into his second term, and he was succeeded by Andrew Johnson -
Sherman's Army of Georgia arrives at Savannah, Georgia
Union General William T. Sherman completes his March to the Sea when he arrives in front of Savannah, Georgia -
Assault and capture of Fort Fisher, North Carolina
Successful assault by the Union Army, Navy and Marine Corps against Fort Fisher, south of Wilmington, North Carolina -
Lincoln’s 2nd inaugural address
Delivered his second inaugural address -
Sherman’s troops occupy Fayetteville, NC
The Confederate soldiers led by General Joseph E. Johnston. The Union Army captured and destroyed the Confederate arsenal, a building where weapons were made and stored, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. -
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse (Lee surrenders)
One of the last battles of the American Civil War. -
Lincoln assassinated
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was assassinated by well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth.
