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A time span covering the United States Civil War.
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In February of 1860, President Abraham Lincoln gave his Cooper Union Speech to stop the spread of slavery throughout the country. -
On November 6, Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States. -
In Charleston, authorities arrest an officer who attempted to move supplies to Ft. Moultrie -
Florida and Georgia legislatures voted to call for a convention on whether or not they should succeed. -
Major Anderson requests reinforcements for his small troop at Charleston. -
Lewis Cass of Michigan, Secretary of State, resigns as he is unhappy with the presidents lack of action -
This convention was held in Charleston, SC, and began on December 17 and also took place on the 20th and 24th. -
A senator from Kentucky, John J. Crittenden, proposes this compromise that focuses on a constitutional amendment that would reinstate the line between free and slave states. -
In 1860, the state of South Carolina officially withdraws from the United States of America. -
Four US Congressman withdraw from the House of Representatives, but the house refuses their resignations. -
The state of Mississippi succeeds from the Union -
The state of Florida succeeds from the Union -
The state of Alabama succeeds from the Union. -
The state of Georgia succeeds from the Union -
The state of Louisiana succeeds from the Union -
The state of Texas succeeds from the Union. -
The state of Virginia succeeds from the Union. -
The state of Arkansas succeeds from the Union. -
The state of North Carolina succeeds from the Union. -
The state of Tennessee succeeds from the Union. -
Union Victory weakened Confederate hold on Kentucky. -
This opened the door to Union control of the Tennessee River. -
In North Carolina, a Confederate defeat. -
Cumberland River was left in the Unions hands. -
Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as the president for the Confederate States of America. -
Union Victory loosened Confederate hold on Mississippi. -
First major battle in Tennessee, Union Victory -
Lee's Army attacks the Potomac -
Like the year before, resulted in a Union defeat. -
Bloodiest single day battle, Union victory. -
President Lincoln established this to abolish slavery. -
The drafting of soldiers starts in the North -
This was General Lee's greatest victory. -
The largest cavalry battle of the Civil War, marked the start of Gettysburg Campaign. -
Confederates pass through York, but Union forces set fire to the bridge. -
This was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. -
Union naval and land forces attack Confederate troops near Charleston -
Union Army crosses through Potomac River -
General William is defeated by the Confederate Army of Tennessee. -
This battle in Tennessee resulted in a Union victory and freed the middle of Tennessee from Confederate Control. -
The Hunley attacked the Houtstonic outside of South Carolina, where it struck and sank it. -
This Georgia camp opens and becomes famous for overcrowded conditions and a high death rate. -
The Union navy and army campaigns on the Red River to strike deep into parts of the Confederacy -
The first major battle of the Red River Campaign in Louisiana -
The Union defeats the Confederacy's attempt to drive them out of Louisiana. -
The result of this led to an investigation of Forrests troops as many African American troops were found murdered here. -
General William T. Sherman marches south from Tennessee into Georgia. -
Confederate cavalry blocked forces of the Union west of Richmond. -
General Sherman's armies are blocked at Resaca by General Johnston's Army of Tennessee. -
Bloody Union attacks fail to dislodge Lee's army. -
In South Carolina while the Confederates evacuate Charleston, Sherman and his army take over Columbia. -
Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated into his second term as President of the United States. -
Sherman succeeds in passing around Confederate armies towards Raleigh. -
Resulted in a Confederate Defeat in Virginia. -
General Lee abandons both cities and moves West. -
1/3 of Lee's Army is cornered around Sailors Creek and annihilated. -
Shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth at Ford Theater. -
The President of the Confederacy is captured near Irvinville, Georgia -
Confederate Victory at Palmito, Texas -
President Lincoln ratifies this amendment which abolishes slavery in the US -
President Johnson passes these laws to replace the social controls of slavery that were ended by the emancipation proclamation and the 13th amendment. -
The United States Congress passes the Civil Rights Act of 1866 which abolished slavery in America -
President Andrew Johnson vetoes the Civil Rights Act of 1866. -
A total lunar eclipse occurs in America -
Rules that civilians cannot be tried in military tribunals when civilian courts are available -
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was passed over President Johnson's veto. -
The House proposed the 14th Amendment that granted African-Americans equal rights in America. -
This state became the first Confederate State to readmit to the Union after the Civil War. -
Ratified by the necessary 28/37 states, the 14th Amendment was declared. -
This group discriminated against African Americans post Civil War. -
In the DC, African American men are now granted the right to vote in government elections. -
This act outlines the terms for readmission to representation of rebel states. -
This act passed by Congress prohibits the President from removing Congress elected officials from office. -
Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million -
George Wythe Randolph was the secretary of war for the Confederate Army, and died on 4/3/1867 from tuberculosis. -
Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina are readmitted into the Union through a bill passed by Congress. -
The first elevated railroad in America begins service in New York. -
In Boston, MA, Harvard School of Dental Medicine is established. -
Edwin Stanton's resignation was requested by President Johnson. -
Congress meets together to decide whether they should impeach Andrew Johnson as he has not been very effective during this time of reconstruction.