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Civil War

By James Tomanelli
  • Sacking of Lawrence, Kansas by Confederates

    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

    Presidential Election of 1860

    Republican Abraham Lincoln defeated Southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge.
  • South Carolina secedes from Union

    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 appointed President of Confederacy

    Jefferson Davis was appointed President of Confederacy by Alexander H. Stephens.
  • Forming of Confederate States of America

    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

    Lincoln's first Inaugural Address

    Oath of office for his first term as the sixteenth president of the United States.
  • Battle of Fort Sumter

    Battle of Fort Sumter

    Bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina by the Confederate States Army.
  • (First) Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)

    (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 battle of Ironclads

    First meeting in combat of Ironclad worships. The USS Monitor VS. the CSS Virginia.
  • Battle of Shiloh

    Battle of Shiloh

    Battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War
  • Siege of New Orleans by Union

    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

    (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

    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

    Emancipation Proclamation

    This proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are and henceforth shall be free."
  • Battle of Vicksburg

    Battle of Vicksburg

    Final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War.
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    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

    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

    54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry in combat

    One of the first official black units in the US armed forces.
  • Gettysburg Address

    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

    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

    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

    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 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

    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

    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

    Lincoln’s 2nd inaugural address

    Delivered his second inaugural address
  • Sherman’s troops occupy Fayetteville, NC

    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)

    Battle of Appomattox Courthouse (Lee surrenders)

    One of the last battles of the American Civil War.
  • Lincoln assassinated

    Lincoln assassinated

    Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was assassinated by well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth.