civil war timeline

Election of 1860

Nov 6, 1860

the Election of 1860 was when Abraham became president....
south Carolina was unhappy and threatened to leave....
it is significant because.....

South Carolina secedes

Dec 20, 1860

left because of slavery being abolished..
Lincoln making decisions on not abolishing slavery in south..

Attack on fort sumter

Apr 12, 1861

south attacked the civil war...
south was blamed because they wanted revenge...

Battle of Bull run/manassas

Aug 21, 1861

union wanted to capture the Souths capital....
northern were shocked the confederate had won...
had to eventually take rebellion seriously...

Battle of Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

bloodiest day of all american history...
first major win for north...
capitalized on victory and issue of e.p...

battle of Fredericksburg

Dec 11, 1862

Mclellan was replaced with general Burnside...
confederate won the battle...
losing the battle made them feel weak and despair

emancipation proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

Lincoln didn't rush to free slaves because he didn't have power constitutionally...
only free'd slaves in confederate states...
African Americans who fought in war had right to vote...

battle of Vicksburg

May 18, 1863

general grant won the important victories in the west...
was the last stronghold of the confederates in the Mississippi river...
anaconda plan fulfilled...

battle of gettyburg

Aug 1, 1863

confederates lost because union had high ground...
population compared to deaths were high..
it was the last time they invaded the north...

54th Massachusetts Fight at Fort Wagner

Aug 18, 1863

lots of troops being killed...
regiments were assessed...
confederated abandoned fort Wagner...

Gettysburg address

Nov 19, 1863

was a speech for who all gave their lives in the war...
to get across we need to respect the ones who had died...
to motivate and encourage others not to give up...

south surrender

Apr 2, 1864

war ended on April 8th 1864..
ended in approximation court house in Virginia...
general grants goal was to stop fighting and go home peacefully..
slavery was abolished..
over half a million soldiers had died...

Sherman march to the sea

Nov 15, 1864

the total war..
destroyed everything in sight of the south..

election of 1864 and 13th amendment

Jan 31, 1865

McLellan and Lincoln went in election against each other..
Lincoln won the election..
13th amendment abolished slavery, nullified the fugitive slave act..