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Lincoln's Election
He became the 16th president to the United States and the first Republican to win the presidency. His campaign featured many debates about the slavery issue, in his case, he argued against the spread of slavery. This was an advantage for the North because the President of the country was on one side of the argument. This was not very positive for the South because now they do not have the upper hand in the argument. -
Seceding States
The states South Carolina, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Texas secede the Union. This is not good for the Union because this is rivalry between the two. -
Lincoln Inauguration
He had arrived in Washington to avoid danger, and his movements were protected by General Winfield Scott’s soldiers. Lincoln took an oath of office on the East Portico. The Chief Justice Roger Taney administered the oath. This was an advantage to the Union because now they had a strong political leader which later will lead to the abolishment of slavery and the Union winning the Civil War. -
Confederacy Formed
Jefferson Davis was inaugurated as the President two weeks before Lincoln’s inaugural. In February 1861, the first six seceded states met in Montgomery, Alabama to officially establish a new government, called the Confederate States of America. Now as a new found nation the Confederacy can be recognized by other countries and this meant a lot more tension between the Union and the Confederacy. -
Union surrenders at Ft. Sumter and the Civil War officially begins
After South Carolina seceded from the Union they went w/ 68 troops to Fort Sumter which was on the harbor of Charleston. The Union believed that it belonged to them, but the Confederacy believed that it belonged to the new government. This was the first fight of the Civil War in disputed territory, which then becomes the Confederacy’s because the Union lose this fight. This is a disadvantage for the North because they started off on the wrong foot. -
Lincoln requests army
Lincoln addresses Congress to enroll a Union army. Congress authorize for 500,000 men, but later they notice that the war will be much longer and that they will need more people. This is a disadvantage for the Confederacy because the Union has much more men, and that means that their troops will be overpowered. -
1st Battle of Bull Run
This battle takes place in Virginia, and it was one of the first most important land battles. The Union army under the command of Brig. General Irvin McDowell attacked the Confederate army. The goal of this battle was to beat the Confederate army in Virginia and open a way to Richmond, the capital, and end the war. This was a disadvantages for the Confederacy, because the Union would get the upper hand on the Confederacy and they were not ready to give up just yet. -
Monitor v. Merrimack
This battle is also called the Battle of the Hampton roads. This battle was a naval battle in the Virginia harbor, at the mouth of the James River. Monitor was the Union ironclad and Merrimack was a Northern made ironclad salvaged by the Confederacy. This was better for the Union because they had better naval forces and the North had better ironclads, while the South had a salvaged one. -
Battle of Shiloh
400,000 Confederate soldiers attacked the Union at Pittsburg Landing. The overpowering troops of the Confederacy drove the Union troops out of their camp. Then the next morning the Union had reinforced their troops and overpower the Confederate army. The Battle of Shiloh produced 23,000 casualties and at its time was the bloodiest battle. This was an advantage for the South because it got rid of the North, but not for long. Later the North would regroup and overpower the South. -
Robert E. Lee assumes command
Lee was in the U.S. army and stationed in Texas when it seceded then he moved to Virginia, and when Virginia seceded he resigned the US army and became the the commander of Virginia’s military forces. This is an advantage for the Confederacy because it gives them a better leader and the Union lost a great commander. -
The Seven Days
Robert E. Lee attacks George McClellan's Union army making of the Potomac near Richmond, Virginia. Lee's army makes the Union army move back towards Washington D.C. This is an advantage for the South because in victories the South has more. Also it is an advantage for the North because they get to regroup and better their battle strategies. -
2nd Battle of Bull Run
This battle ends in victory for the Confederate General Stonewall Jackson and Union General John Pope is blamed for the loss and relieved of his duties. This is an advantage for the Confederacy because they are getting stronger in their war tactics, and also the Union has lost a General, and now they have to find another one for the next battle. -
Battle of Antietam
This battle is the bloodiest battle in the United States history. Over 26,000 men were killed, wounded, or missing during the battle on both sides. This battle stops Robert E. Lee in his tracks to invade Maryland and retreats to Virginia. This battle was a loss to both sides because they both lost a lot of men. It is also a win for the Union because it was a Confederacy retreat and the Union capital is still safe. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
The Union army under the command of General Ambrose E. Burnside experiences a horrible defeat, in this battle in Virginia. The Union experienced fourteen individual assaults which costs the Union army 13,000 casualties. This was an advantage for the Confederacy because that meant that right now during the war the Confederacy was winning even though the Union had more advantages they were still losing. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamtion. This proclamation states that any slave is freed in territory captured by the Union army. It also orders the enlistment of black soldiers in the Union army. This is an advantage to the Union because now their soldier numbers are going to grow, plus the slaves are mad at the Confederacy for all the injustice done to them. So now in the battlefield they will take out their anger on the Confederacy. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
In this battle what General Robert E. Lee does ingeniously is that when faced with a larger enemy he spilt his army into parts and manages to defeat the Union army once again. The Union had 17,000 casualties and the Confederacy had 13,000 casualties. The South got the victory again this time. The South has been getting the upperhand because it knows the territory, therefore knows where to hid and where not to. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Union army under the command of General Meade defeats the Confederate army in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It is one of the bloodiest battles but not the bloodiest of them all. The Battle of Gettysburg marks a turning point in the war because it is the furthest the Confederate army has gotten north and the first battle in many that have passed that the Union has won. -
Pickett's Charge
On the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg General Robert E. Lee orders General George Pickett to assault Union positions. More than half of the 12,000 Confederate soldiers were slaughtered. This was an advantage to Union because it showed the South that they still were strong. Also because the Confederacy had just suffered a lot of men, and considering the amount of men they had that was not good. -
Draft Riots
When the government tries to being compulsory enlistment into the army, riots break out in New York and other northern cities. During these riots in New York 120 men, women and children were killed, most of them being black. These people are killed before Union can return from Gettyburg and restore order. This is a disadvantage for the Union because they are already fighting a war, and they don't need somebody else putting other problems into the situation. -
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln has a dedication for all the people who have died and has a two minute speech after a two hour long speech done by Everett. The dedication is a national cemetery. This is an advantage for the North because it gives them empowerment and dedication to prosper further in the war. -
Ten Percent Plan
Lincoln would have a presidential pardon and amnesty to any rebel who vowed loyalty to the Union. Also Lincoln when any state ahd 10 percent of its voters on alliance with the Union then they would consider to restate them back into the Union. This was an advantage for the Union but also a slap in the face to the Confederacy because they did not win anything at all. -
Sherman'a March to the Sea
Union General Sherman takes his army across of Georgia on a rampage of destruction that was 300 miles long and 60 miles wide. This was to show the Confederacy that the Union was not going to stop at anything in the war. This was a disadvantage for the Confederacy because this marked the end for the civil war and the Union was getting the upperhand. -
13th amendment ends slavery
Congress approves of the thirteenth amendment which gives the freedom to slaves now. Slaves now no longer have to be called property. This is a mayor diasdvantage to the South because they now have to find a new way to make everything without the unneceseary. -
Freedmen's Bureau established
The federal agency saw this as a difficult transition from slavery to freedom for the slaves. The bureau was lead by Union General Oliver O. Howard. It was given power to redistribute land to former slaves, provide education and medical care. This was a disadvantage to the South because they believed they were more power not just to the North but to black people as well who previously were their “property”. -
Fall of Richmond
The Union army captures Richmond, Virginia a very important city in the Confederacy. This important city is a turning point to the end of the war because of the burning down Georgia and now capturing Virginia. This is a major disadvantage for the Confederate army because it is marking the end of the civil war and the Union is winning. -
Lee surrenders
Lee surrenders the war at the Appotomax court house. The war is finally over and the Union won. Now the Confederacy have to secede back into the Union, and now the black less disctrinated. This ia a big advanteage for the Union because they have just won. -
Pardon's Issued
Johnson's strict pardon policy has been abandonded. Wealthy planters are coming to secede back into the Union. By September, hunderd's of pardon's were being made in a single day. This benefited the South and the North because now they can be an even bigger and stronger nation together, instead of two separate governments. -
Black Codes
In the South, the southern legislatures are writing black codes so that they can maintain the White Supremacy. This benefits the South because now they think that they are being protected by themselves from the black people ruling and you being the slave. -
Civil Rights Bill
Congress passed the Civil Rights Bill over Johnson's veto. Johnson protests that they should not be getting their rights because that is wrong and it would be discriminating the white race. This is a affects the South because now blacks can no longer be called "property" even though they used to be.