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Civil War Timeline

By 25hhaney
  • The Kansas Nebraska

    The Kansas Nebraska

    It took away the effects of the Missouri Compromise and created 2 new territories. It made the Proslavery and Antislavery activists came into the territories to sway the votes.
  • John Browns raid on Harpers fairy

    John Browns raid on Harpers fairy

    John Brown and his followers went to Harpers Fairy and captured citizens.
  • The Election of 1860

    The Election of 1860

    Abraham got elected and the slave states thought he was going to abolish slavery so they seceded.
  • Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter

    When South Carolina left the union they wanted fort Sumter so they took it from the Union and it was the first battle of the war.
  • Civil War begins

    Civil War begins

    Confederate fired on Fort Sumter and the Union declared war.
  • The Battle of Bull Run

    The Battle of Bull Run

    It was the first major land battle of the war. The south defeated the North and it shocked the North and showed that this wasn't going to be easy as they thought.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    Abraham Lincoln freed all the slaves in the Confederate states.
  • Gettysburg Battle

    Gettysburg Battle

    The deadliest battle of the war. The turning point for the Union.
  • Sherman's March to the sea

    Sherman's March to the sea

    Sherman led his troops to destroy train tracks and ruin the souths economy.
  • Abraham Lincoln Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln Assassination

    Lincoln was at Fords theater when he got killed By John Wilks Booth.