Civil War and Reconstruction

By la17931
  • South Secedes

    South Secedes

    The south began to secede when Lincoln was elected president. The Southerners were scared that they would have to succumb to “political bondage.”
  • First shots fired

    First shots fired

    At Fort Sumter in South Carolina
  • Battle of Bull Run

    Battle of Bull Run

    The Confederate victory meant the war would not end quickly.It was clear that it would now be a long term, large scale struggle. Proved that the Confederate military was able to fight the Union.
  • Battle of Shiloh

    Battle of Shiloh

    The Battle of Shiloh was a major Union Victory in the "West"
  • Battle of New Orleans

    Battle of New Orleans

    The battle of New Orleans was the start of the Anaconda Plan
  • Emancipation Proclomation

    Emancipation Proclomation

    It proclaimed all slaves in Confederate territory to be forever free; that is, it ordered the Army to treat as free men the slaves in ten states that were still in rebellion, thus applying to 3.1 million of the 4 million slaves in the U.S.
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg

    It was General Lee's only hope to win a big victory in Northern territory, but he lost it, and therefore the morale went down
  • Grant captures Richmond

    Grant captures Richmond

    This was important, because Richmond was the Confederates capital.
  • Lincoln is assassinated

    Lincoln is assassinated

    John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Lincoln
  • End of War

    End of War

    War is ended, Union wins