civil war timeline

  • Election of 1860

    The Election of 1860 was when Abraham Lincoln became president. It was significant because the south made a threat and and Abraham Lincoln got elected .
  • South Carolina Secedes

    South Carolina is not liking the government and then they decide to secedes because the victory of Abraham Lincoln
  • Attack on Fort Sumter

    The south decided to go and attack Fort Sumter because Abraham Lincoln was elected and it was a two day battle
  • Battle of Bull Run/Manassas

    Was the first official battle of the civil war
  • Battle of Antietam

    A decisive engagement that halted the Confederate invasion of Maryland also an advance that was regarded as one of the greatest Confederate threats to Washington D.C.
  • Battle of Fredericksburg

    The fighting that took place in the houses and streets of Fredericksburg was the first major instance of urban warfare and also was a 4 day battle.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation was a document that freed some slaves but not all
  • Battle of Vicksburg

    The Battle of Vicksburg was a 17 day battle and It captured the last confederate fortress on the Mississippi River, divided the Confederacy in two, and gave the Union complete control of the river.
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    the turning point of the Civil War for one main reason: Robert E. Lee's plan to invade the North and force an immediate end to the war failed and the collision of two great armies at Gettysburg put an end to that audacious plan.
  • 54th Massachusetts Fight at Fort Wagner

    unsuccessful assault led by the 54th Massachusetts, an African American infantry
  • Gettysburg Address

    The Gettysburg Address was a speech that was honoring the soldiers that fought in the civil war
  • Sherman’s March to the Sea

    During the civil war, a devastating total war military campaign, led by union general William Tecumseh Sherman, that involved marching 60,000 union troops through Georgia from Atlanta to Savannah and destroying everything along there way.
  • 13th Amendment Passed

    The 13th amendment abolished slavery in the United States
  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    In Appomattox Court House,Virginia, Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 Confederate troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War.

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