Civil War Timeline

  • Election of 1860

    Election of 1860

    The Election of 1860 is when Abraham Lincoln won the election. No one in the South voted for him which they were mad.
  • South Carolina Secedes

    South Carolina Secedes

    South Carolina was the first state to secede from the federal Union. The state secedes because Abraham Lincoln has been elected as president.
  • Attack on Fort Sumter

    Attack on Fort Sumter

    The Attack on Fort Sumter was beaten up with a cane by Preston Brooks (Relative of Butler) heard about his speech. The speech was about an anti-slavery speech.
  • Battle of Bull Run/Manassas

    Battle of Bull Run/Manassas

    Anaconda Plan taking too long; want to speed things up. The Battle Run change the way the North saw the war was it had to take it seriously.
  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam

    Lee was forced to withdraw into Virginia. McClellan didn't follow Lee could have finished off the Confederate Forces.
  • Battle of Fredericksburg

    Battle of Fredericksburg

    The Battle of Fredericksburg was an early battle of the civil war. The Battle of Fredericksburg stands as one of the greatest Confederate victories.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    The reason why Lincoln didn't rush to free the slave was that some states in the Union opposed it. The effect of the Emancipation Proclamation was to allow African American men willing to fight.
  • Battle of Vicksburg

    Battle of Vicksburg

    Vicksburg made a critical win for the Union and the Confederacy to both wins but only one win which was the Union. Grant also attacked Vicksburg because he was angry at the Confederacy.
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg

    Gettysburg ended the Confederacy's last full-scale invasion of the North. The Battle proved that the seemingly invincible Lee could be defeated.
  • 54th Massachusetts Fight at Fort Wagner

    54th Massachusetts Fight at Fort Wagner

    The Second Battle that won during Fort Wagner was Quincy Gillmore. The 54th Massachusetts Fight at Fort Wagner was about 6 hours,
  • Gettysburg Address

    Gettysburg Address

    Lincoln delivered one of the most famous speeches in United States history at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery. Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is as follows: "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
  • Sherman's March to the Sea

    Sherman's March to the Sea

    From Atlanta to the Sea he cut a path of destruction 60 miles wide and 300 miles long. His troops tore up rail lines, destroyed crops, and burned and looted towns
  • 13th Amendment Passed

    13th Amendment Passed

    The 13th Amendment Passed the abolished slavery, prohibited involuntary servitude, and nullified the fugitive slave act and the 3/5 compromise. Urges Congress to pass laws to end slavery everywhere.
  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse was one of the last battles in the American Civil War. General Grant's "goal" when he gave the terms of surrender was to stop fighting and return home in peace.

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