Civil War timelime

  • President Lincoln Becomes President

    President Lincoln Becomes President

    President Lincoln was elected without any southern votes. The significant was that the south had seceded from The North.
  • South Carolina Secedes

    South Carolina Secedes

    South Carolina Secedes because they thought that Abe Lincoln was not listening to their thoughts on what they want. So the significant of this is the South leaves and makes their own country call the Confederate States of America.
  • Attack on Fort Sumter

    Attack on Fort Sumter

    The South was trying to get supplies out of there but The North stood their ground so The South decided to attack Fort Sumter. The significant is that The North and The South had a mini War.
  • Battle of Bull Run/Manassas

    Battle of Bull Run/Manassas

    The goal was to be able to invade Virginia and take the Confederate capital Richmond. The significant was that the Confederates won and the Union was very shocked so they requested 500,000 soldiers.
  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam

    The battle of Antietam was a battle that lasted the whole day and the significant was it was the bloodiest battle in American history and it was the first major win for the Union/North.
  • Battle of Fredericksburg

    Battle of Fredericksburg

    after the battle of Antietam, General Lee moved his army back to Virginia and Burnside try to attack and Richmond but Lee got the high ground and intercepts the North's attack. So the significant is that the Confederates Win and it was a devastating loss for the Union.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation is that Lincoln wrote a treaty like paper to free all slaves in the North and the South the significant was that it freed all slaves only in states in the Confederate states.
  • 54th Massachusetts Fight at Fort Wagner

    54th Massachusetts Fight at Fort Wagner

    This was the first war that allowed African American men to fight for the United States, the significant was it was the most famous of all the black regiments and they showed great courage on the battlefield.
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg was a battle that was fought on rocky hills and fields around Gettysburg. The significant was that the Union was victorious because they had the high ground and 1/3 of Lee's army was killed so he retreated back to Virginia.
  • Battle of Vicksburg

    Battle of Vicksburg

    In the battle of Vicksburg were a General named Ulysses S. Grant that won important battles in the west and Vicksburg was the last battle of the Confederates on the Mississippi River. The significant is that victory opened up the "deep South" and the Anaconda plan was fulfilled.
  • Gettysburg Address

    Gettysburg Address

    Gettysburg Address Lincoln came to Gettysburg to speak at dedication of the cemetery for 3,500 soldiers that died during the war. The significant was that he said " a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." and "a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
  • Sherman’s March to the Sea

    Sherman’s March to the Sea

    It was a Total War and what that is a war that is not only against enemy troops, but against anything that supports the enemy. The significant his troops tore up rail lines, destroyed crops, ad burned and looted towns, and caused destruction from 60 miles wide and 300 miles long.
  • 13th Amendment Passed

    13th Amendment Passed

    The 13th Amendment was a paper that Lincoln made to end slavery once and for all with a constitutional amendment. The significant was that it Abolished slavery, Prohibited involuntary servitude, and Nullified the fugitive Slave Act as well as the 3/5 Compromise.
  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    It was the end of the War were General Grant chased Lee through Virginia ad took the capital of Richmond. The significant of this was that Lee and his army surrendered and it ended the Civil War.

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