Civilwar

Civil War Timeline

By schultz2015
  • Abraham Lincoln becomes President

    Abraham Lincoln becomes President

    He was the 16 President of the United States
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  • Civil War Begins

    Civil War Begins

    Confederates bombard Union soldiers at Fort Sumter
  • Robert E Lee becomes commander of Virginia forces

    Robert E Lee becomes commander of Virginia forces

    Lee accepts a generals comimison in the Confederate Army
  • Richmond, VIrginia is named the new Confederate capital

    Richmond, VIrginia is named the new Confederate capital

    The capital was Montgomery, it changed beacause Montgomery was too small. Richmond was serviced by 5 railroads and was a center of industry and business. Second largest slave market
  • First Battle at Bull Run

    First Battle at Bull Run

    First Major battle, Conderates won this battle. The Confederates call it First Battle at Manasses
  • Major Genreal McClellan is appointed first commander of the Union force

    Major Genreal McClellan is appointed first commander of the Union force

    He was nicknamed "young napoleon"
  • Ulysses S Grant is promoted to brigadier general and given command of the district of Southeast Missouri

    Ulysses S Grant is promoted to brigadier general and given command of the district of Southeast Missouri

  • Fort Donelson unconditionally surrenders to Grant

    Fort Donelson unconditionally surrenders to Grant

  • Battle of Shiloh

    Battle of Shiloh

    Named "bloodiest battle" beacause there was 23,000 casualties
  • Second Battle at Bull Run

    Second Battle at Bull Run

    It was the decideing battle of the Civil War. General Lee decided to strike first. The Union troops were weakened and forced back toward Washington, causing the morale of the Union army to fall
  • The Battle of Harpers Ferry

    The Battle of Harpers Ferry

    Key location for both North and South because it was railroad junction for the Batlimore and Ohio railroad, and also the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers. The Confederates won this battle
  • The Emancipation Proclamation is signed

    The Emancipation Proclamation is signed

    It was wriiten on Sept 22, 1862 granting freedom to the slaves in the Confederate states, if those states did not return to the UNion by Janurary 1
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg

    Led by Lee, great loses to the Confederate army. It was the Union's victory
  • The Gettysburg Address

    The Gettysburg Address

    This was given during the dedication of the cemetery for Union soldiers who fought and died in the Gettysburg Battle. It this address Lincoln expressed the great need to remember the sacrifice made by the Union soldiers
  • The Battle at Mobile Bay

    The Battle at Mobile Bay

    This was a supply line for the Confederates, the Union's victory
  • Abraham Lincoln is reelected as President

    Abraham Lincoln is reelected as President

  • The US house passes the 13 Amendment, abolishing slavery

    The US house passes the 13 Amendment, abolishing slavery

  • The Battle of Appomattox Courthouse

    The Battle of Appomattox Courthouse

    General Lee surrenders to General Grant
  • Abraham Lincoln is assassinated

    Abraham Lincoln is assassinated

    By John Wilkes Booth, who was an actor and a Confederate sympathizer. Shot him at the Fords theatre in Washingtojn, DC