Civil war major events

  • Confederation formed
    1867 BCE

    Confederation formed

    Confederate states declared to be on their own(history.com)
  • Civil war begins
    1865 BCE

    Civil war begins

    The civil war began at fort sumner after the confederate soldiers fired on the union for 34 hours after that the union decided to surrender(senate.gov)
  • Robert e lee surrenders
    1865 BCE

    Robert e lee surrenders

    Robert e lee was forced to surrender due to the north virginia army(constitution center.org)
  • Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
    1865 BCE

    Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed by john Wilkes booth in a movie theatre and was carried to a home and died soon after (history.com)
  • Lincoln re elected
    1864 BCE

    Lincoln re elected

    Lincoln was re elected for another term
  • Emancipation proclomation
    1863 BCE

    Emancipation proclomation

    The emancipation proclomation was signed on the 3rd year if the civil war(archives.gov)
  • Battle of gettysburg
    1863 BCE

    Battle of gettysburg

    This battle was started by general Robert e lee(history.com) in Gettysburg Pennsylvania and was won by the union army (britannica.com)
  • Siege of Vicksburg
    1863 BCE

    Siege of Vicksburg

    The battle was started by Ulysses s grant after forces met at the champion hill (visitvicksubry.com) after this the union was victorious in this battle(history.com)
  • Period: 1863 BCE to 1877 BCE

    Reconstruction of the south

    The reconstruction included america fixing the rights of African Americans they made laws against racial discrimination and gave them rights to many different things that ordinary americans already had (history.com)
  • Second battle of bull run
    1862 BCE

    Second battle of bull run

    This battle took place in prince William county and started by Robert e lee the battle happened after the first battle of bull run at the same location Robert e lee and his army won the battle (history.com)
  • Battle of Antietam
    1862 BCE

    Battle of Antietam

    The battle of Shiloh held place at Washington county and was led by general George McClellan(nps.org) and was won by the union soldiers(history.com)
  • Monitor vs Merrimack
    1862 BCE

    Monitor vs Merrimack

    This battle was known as the first naval battle in the civil war after Virginia opened fire on the Minnesota (britannica.com)
  • Lincolin elected
    1861 BCE

    Lincolin elected

    Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th president of the United States (history.com)
  • First battle of bull run
    1861 BCE

    First battle of bull run

    The first battle of Joseph e Johnston in prince William county when union forces were attacked by the confederate soldiers this took by a small river called bull run(history.com)
  • South Carolina succeeds
    160

    South Carolina succeeds

    On December 20 of 1860 South Carolina succeeded after Abraham Lincoln was elected. (Nps.gov)
  • Battle of Shiloh

    Battle of Shiloh

    The battle of Shiloh was started by Ulysses grant and was won by the union this took place at the western theatre of the american civil war(NationalGeographic.org)