Civil War Timeline

  • Election of 1860

    the Election of 1860 was when Abraham Lincoln became president it was significant because south Carolina threatened to leave the country. and it started the civil war.
  • South Carolina Secedes

    South Carolina secedes because they thought the north had too much power over the southern states
  • Attack on Fort Sumter

    The attack on Fort Sumter was when the leader of the confederate states decided to attack Fort Sumter before the union ships arrived. it was the first battle of the Civil war
  • Battle of Bull Run/Manassas

    The union created a plan called the Anaconda plan to cut off the south from going anywhere then it was taking to long so they tried to take over the confederate state capital. but the south won the war
  • Battle of Antietam

    the battle of Antietam was the bloodiest day in american history and it was the first major win for the northern states.
  • Battle of Fredericksburg

    The Battle of Fredericksburg was a Battle in Virginia and the south got the higher ground and dug trenches so the solders wont get shot
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation was a law made by Abraham Lincoln. it was a law stating all slaves were free besides ones that lived in the border states
  • Battle of Vicksburg

    The Battle of Vicksburg was the last strong hold of the confederates on the Mississippi River
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the battles the north won because the got the higher ground
  • 54th Massachusetts Fight at Fort Wagner

    The fight at Fort Wagner was when a white man led group of African American solders to fight.
  • Gettysburg Address

    The Gettysburg Address was a document created by Abraham Lincoln that spreads hope and thanks to the solders fighting in the Battle of Gettysburg
  • Sherman’s March to the Sea

    Sherman’s March to the Sea was when more than 60 thousand men walked 285 miles and destroyed towns houses and other things
  • 13th Amendment Passed

    the 13th Amendment Passed after the Civil war when and it stopped all slavery and involuntary sedition and stopped the Fugitive Slave act
  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
    was when southern states surrendered to the north

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