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Lincoln elected
Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States over a deeply divided Democratic Party, becoming the first Republican to win the presidency. The significance is that it marked a truing point in the revolution. -
Fort Sumter
It was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter, near Charleston, South Carolina, that started the American Civil War. The sigifnicance is that Fort Sumter was destroyed and it led up the the Civil War. -
Blockade
It took place between 1861 and 1865, during the American Civil War, when the Union Navy maintained effort on the design to prevent the passage of trade goods, supplies, and arms to and from the Confederacy. The significance is that when Abraham put up a blockade but it didn't work very well because it was to big of a space to blockade. -
1st Bull Run
It was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the city of Manassas. The significance is that it was first major land battle of the American Civil War. -
Monitor vs. Virginia
Virginia was met by the Union's Monitor, the first Union ironclad. This battle lasted all day, but neither ship could best the other. The significance is that both ships withdrew and the Union blockade was not broken. -
Shiloh
The commander in the area, was forced to fall back, giving up Kentucky and much of West and Middle Tennessee. The significance is that the confederates had to keep falling back and didn't win. -
7 Days Campaign
It was a series of six major battles over the seven days from June 25 to July 1, 1862, near Richmond, Virginia during the American Civil War. The significance is that it lasted 7 days and ended with Richmond winning -
Antietam
It was also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the South, fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek, as part of the Maryland Campaign. The significance is that it was the first major battle in the American Civil War -
Emancipation Proclamation issued
It is an executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War using his war powers. The significance is that it proclaimed the freedom of slaves. -
2nd Bull Run
It was fought August 28–30, 1862, as part of the American Civil War. It was the culmination of an offensive campaign waged by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia against Union Maj. Gen. John Pope's Army of Virginia. The significance is that it was a much larger in scale and number -
Emancipation Proclamation takes effect
Lincoln expressed the fear that premature attempts at emancipation would mean the loss of the border states. The significance is that the frees were free. -
Chancellorsville
It was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville. Two related battles were fought nearby on May 3 in the vicinity of Fredericksburg. The significance is that it was one of the major battles and they went against an army less than half its size. -
Battle of Gettysburg
It was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The significance is that it had the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War. -
Siege of Vicksburg
It was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. The significance is that Army of the Tennessee crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate army into the defensive lines surrounding the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. -
Gettysburg Address
It is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. The significance is that it is one of the most well-known speeches in United States history. -
Battle at Chattanooga
From the last days of September through October 1863, Gen. Braxton Bragg’s army laid siege to the Union army under Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans at Chattanooga, cutting off its supplies. The significance is that it became the supply and logistics base -
Grant takes over
He was the highest decorated and most successful winning Union general during the American Civil War. The significance is that he was able to do a good job being the Union leader. -
Sherman captured Atlanta
It was a battle of the Atlanta Campaign fought during the American Civil War on July 22, 1864, just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia. The significance is that William T. Sherman overwhelmed and defeated Confederate forces defending the city. -
Abraham Lincoln re-elected
Northern voters overwhelmingly endorse the leadership and policies of President Abraham Lincoln when they elect him to a second term. With his re-election, any hope for a negotiated settlement with the Confederacy vanished. The significance is that Abraham Lincoln won. -
Sherman begins march to the sea
It is the name commonly given to the Savannah Campaign conducted around Georgia from November 15, 1864 to December 21, 1864 by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union Army in the American Civil War. The significance is that Sherman left atlanta and ended with the capture of the port of Savannah. -
Savannah falls
Sherman's Union army has captured Savannah, Georgia. They now have created a military barrier that stretches from east to west across the South. The significance is that Sherman has attacked Savannah and is going to attack the Carolinas. -
13th Amendment passed
The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, officially ending the institution of slavery, is ratified. The significance is that slaves were free. -
Occupy Richmond
Union soldiers capture the capital of Virginia which was the Confederate capital. The significance is that the union soldiers won. -
Lee surrenders
Robert E. Lee surrenders his troops after four bloody years of the Civil War The significance is that the civil war has ended. -
Abraham Lincoln shot and killed
Abe Lincoln was assasinated by John Wilkes Booth. The significance is that lincoln died.
