Civil War Timeline

Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad

1849

Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave, that helped other slaves escape to freedom. The underground railroad was the road and the people that helped them.

Kansas/Nebraska Act

May 30, 1851

They did this to try and decide if they should be a slave or a free state.

John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry

Oct 16, 1859

A drunk mob attacks (murders) William Thompson after the death of their Mayor.

Election of 1860

1860

This election is where President Lincoln our 16th president was election

Confederate States of America is formed

1861

Most of the slave/south states secede from the United States of America

Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

Is considered the 'start of the Civil War'

Start of the Civil War

Apr 12, 1861

The official start of the Civil War

Battle of Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

This battle was supposed to be the first battle and the final battle of the Civil War. It turned into a blood bath.

Jefferson Davis elected

Nov 6, 1861

Jefferson Davis was elected to be the Confederate president

Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

Declaring that all the slaves in the Confederacy shall be freed

Gettysburg Battle

Jul 1, 1863

The bloodiest battle in American history, and the turning of the war

Sherman’s March to the Sea

Nov 15, 1864

The final piece to the Anaconda plan

Ulysses S. Grant Appomattox courthouse

Apr 9, 1865

Where the end officially ended, and the Confederacy surrendered.

Abraham Lincoln Assassination

Apr 15, 1865

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while watching a play. He was shot in the head.

13th amendment

Dec 6, 1865

This amendment abolished slavery everywhere and made is illegal

14th amendment

Jul 9, 1868

This amendment made it impossible to have states make laws, to restrict the citizen's rights.

15th amendment

Feb 3, 1870

15th amendment made sure that no one could be denied their rights because of skin color, race, sex or religion .