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The census
The census of 1860 showed the U.S. population to be 31,443,321. 47% of residents in the lower South was slaves. -
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Civil War Timeline-Dana Geiger
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Lincoln's speech at Cooper Institute
President Lincoln gave a speech at Cooper Insitute attacking slavery and insisting that the Federal government has "the power of restraining the extension of the institution." -
Lincoln elected
President Lincoln was elected and won against John C. Brickinridge and Stephen A. Douglas. -
U.S. Congress Convenes
The 36th Congress of the United States, second session, begins in Washington, D.C -
South Carolina secedes from the Union
South Carolina was the first state to secede because of disagreements with the North which include slavery. -
President Lincoln is inagurated
President Lincoln was inagurated preceding President Buchanan. -
Attack on Fort Sumter
Lincoln sent supplies to Fort Sumter , Confederate commander Robert Anderson asked to surrender. He was denied and Fort Sumter was surrendered to South Carolina. -
First Battle at Bull Run
Union general Irvin McDowell suffers a defeat at Bull Run. -
Lincoln appoints McClellan
President Lincoln appoints McClellan as general-in-chief of all Union forces after the resignition of the aged Winifred Scott. -
Davis elected president
Jefferson Davis was elected to a six year term as president of the Confederacy, -
Battle of Mill Springs
The Battle of Mill Springs was fought in Kentucky and was the first significant victory for the Union. -
Lincoln's son dies
President Lincoln's beloved eleven year old son,Willie, passes away from a fever. -
McClellan loses command
Union general George McClellan, also known for having "the slows", was fired by President Lincoln due to his inactivity and hesitation. -
Battle of Shiloh
General Ulysses S. Grant captured two COnfederate forts in Tennessee. The Union came out victorious. -
Second Battle of Bull Run
75,000 Federals under General John Pope are defeated by 55,000 Confederates under General Stonewall Jackson and General James Longstreet at the second battle of Bull Run in northern Virginia. -
Emancipation Proclomation
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclomation which freed all slaves behind Confederate lines. -
Death of Stonewall Jackson
Confederate General Stonewall Jackson dies. -
Battle of Vicksburg
Union General Grant crossed the Mississippi River and drove Confederates into defensive lines surrounding the city of Vicksburg. May 18-July 4 1863 -
Battle of Gettysburg
July 1-3 1863. This battle had the largest amount of casualties from any battle in the Civil War and is known as the turning point. The Union ended Lee's invasion of the North. -
Gettysburg Adress
President Lincoln delivers his famous Gettysburg Address. -
General Grant appointed
President Lincoln appoints General Grant to command all armies of the United States. -
Fort Pillow captured
The battle ended with a massacre of surrendered Federal black troops by soldiers. -
Grant's big mistake
General Grant makes a huge mistake which cost 7,000 casualties in twenty minutes at Cold Harbor in Virginia. -
McClellan nominated
Ex General George McClellan, whom was fired by President Lincoln was nominated as the Democratic candidate who ran against Lincoln. -
Lincoln re-elected
Lincoln was re-elected after his frist term. -
Thirteenth Amendment
The thirteenth amendment of the United States Constitution was approved by Congress, to abolish slavery. -
General Lee surrenders
General Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to General Ulysses S. Grant of the North, in Virginia. -
Lincoln is assassinated
Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth. -
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston surrenders
General Joseph E. Johnston surrenders to Sherman near Durham in North Carolina. -
John Wilkes Booth killed
Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth, was murdered in a tobacco farm in Virginia.
