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Jefferson Davis speaks on his beliefs on slavery. He is in favor of slavery and believes slaveholders should be protected.
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Abraham Lincoln made a speech at Cooper Union in New York, prior to when he was nominated for the presidency. In this speech he spoke of his strong beliefs in ending slavery. This is believed to have won him the presidency.
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The Pony Express, a system of messageners that brought mail from station to station. The system went from Saint Louis, Missouri to Sacremento, and California. The Pony Express had 119 stations on a 2,000 mile route.
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The Constitution Union Party meets in Baltimore. They decide to nominate John Bell for the presidency.
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The Republican party meets for their convention in Chicago, Illinois. During that convention they made their nomination for the presidency, Abraham Lincoln.
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The Democrats meet for the second time in Baltimore and decide to nominate Stephen Douglas and Herschal V. Johnson for the presidency.
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Abraham Lincoln is elected president. He is the first Republican president, recieving 180-303 electoral votes, and forty percent of the popular vote.
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The first Succesion Convention meets. The meeting is held in Columbia, South Carolina.
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South Carolina is the first state to succede from the Union.
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Major Anderson moves his troops from Ft.Moultrie to Ft. Sumter, because he thought it would be impossible for him and his troops to take on the South Carolina malitia at Ft. Moultire.
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The states that have succeded from the Union, come together in Montgomery, Alabama and create a government. Therefore creating the Confederate States of America.
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Jefferson Davis is appointed the first president of the Confederate States of America. Davis will keep this position until they elections can take place.
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Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as the first president of the Confederate States of America.
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Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated as the sixteenth president of the United States. The inauguration takes place in Washington D.C.
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The confederate army sets fire on the Union soldiers at Fort Sumter. This is considered the offficial start of the Civil War.
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Abraham Lincoln informs the public that rebellion is occuring and he calls for 75,000 malitia to stop the fighting.
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Abraham Lincoln appoints George McCllelan as commander of the Union Army.
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The First Battle of Bull Run was the first official battle of the Civil War. The war took place in Manassas, Virginia and it was a Confederate victory.
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General Ulysses S. Grant and troops capture Paducah, Kentucky, resulting in the Union having control of the Tennessee River.
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Jefferson Davis appoints Judah Benjamin as Secretary of War. By giving this position to Benjamin, he is now the leader of the Confederate Army.
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The Union Army captured Fort Henry, resulting in the Union controlling the river.
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The capture of Fort Donelson, located on the Cumberland River, resulted in the Union having control of the river. A river they could use to further advance on the Confederacy. This capture is where Ulysses S. Grant got his nickname "Unconditional Surrender".
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Abraham Lincoln's eleven year old son, Willie dies from a fever. This leaves Lincoln in a state of grief.
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This was a form of paper money introduced by Abraham Lincoln. It was the unified money for the United States and was used by the Union army.
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The Battle of Shiloh took place at a church in Tennessee. The battle resulted in a Union victory, when the Confederates retreated.
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The Confederate government approves conscription, which is a draft for men between the ages of 18-35 to fight in the Civil War.
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17 Union vessels travel down the Mississippi river to New Orleans. There they capture the city which was South's largest seaport.
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At the Battle of Seven Pines Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's Army attacks McClellan's troops in front of Richmond. The battle ends in a Union victory.
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Antietam is the bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War. The battle ended with a Confederate retreat, which was considered a win by the Union Army.
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Abraham Lincoln's plans for emancipation are made public in Union newspaper. This provides hope for slaves and gives even more reason to the Civil War.
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Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves in the Union.
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Abraham Lincoln introduces the National Banking Act. This act requires a person be in charge of currency, leading to the creation of local banks.
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The Battle of Chancellorsville was a three day battle ending in a Confederate victory. At this battle, Confederate general "Stonewall" Jackson is killed, when he is accidentally shot by one of his men.
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The Battle of Vicksburg was a battle for control over the Mississippi. Grant conducts a siege of Vicksburg. Those captured in the town don't have much supplies or food. The Confederates finally surrender on July 3,1863.
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The Battle of Gettyburg was the turning point of the Civil War. The North had 15,000 more soldiers going into the Battle of Gettysburg, giving them a great advantage. The battle was a Union victory.
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Riots begin over the drafts. People argue that the drafts favor the rich, since a fee could be paid to not be involved in the drafts.
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After Robert E. Lee experiences a horrible loss at Gettysburg, he sends a request to Davis, to resign. Jefferson Davis vetos his request.
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The Battle of Lawrence took place in Lawrence, Kentucky. At this battle William Quantrill (confederate) and troops, brutally kill 200 men and boys.
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At the Battle of Chickamauga the Union Army is defeated, and the Union soldiers at Cumberland are captured in Chattanooga under a siege.
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The Gettysburg Address is Abraham Lincoln's speech dedicating those who died in the Battle of Gettysburg. In his speech he addresses that those who have lived and those who didn't fight, have no right to deem this place sacred, that right was only to be given to those who died.
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109 Union officers escape from Libby Prison. To escape the men dug for weeks, and only 59 of 109 men made it into Union territory.
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500 Union prisoners enter Andersonville, a prison camp run by the Confederates. Andersonville was the harshest, worst war camp.
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Abraham Lincoln makes Ulysses S Grant the commander of all the armies in the United States.
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The Battle of the Wilderness took place in the woods. During the battle the forest caught fire, burning many of the wounded soldiers. The battle ended with a Confederate victory.
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Ulysses S Grant has a plan for ending the war, he and 120,000 troops march toward Richmond.
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At the Battle of Spotsylvania, Grant attacks Lee's army. The result of the battle is a Union victory, yet more Union soldiers die than Confederate soldiers.
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The Battle of Cold Harbor is detrimental to the Union Army. Grant makes many mistakes that lead to the deaths of 7,000 Union soldiers in twenty minutes.
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Lincoln is re-elected for his second term, and wins the election by an overwhelming amount of votes.
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A group of Confederates who call themselves the Confederate Army of Manhattan, attempt to burn New York to the ground, yet they are unsuccessful.
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Sherman and his troops capture Atlanta and then proceeded to destroy 60 miles of Georgia.
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Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated into his second term as President.
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Jefferson Davis and his cabinent flee Richmond, Virginia when the Union forces are near.
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At the Appottamax Courthouse Robert E. Lee surrenders to Grant. This is the official end of the Civil War.
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Abraham Lincoln is shot at Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth.
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Abraham Lincoln dies the day after he was shot by Booth.
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General Johnston, the leader of the Confederate Army, surrenders in North Carolina.
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Booth is captured in a barn in VA, where he is shot and killed.
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The conspirators of Abraham Lincoln's death are hanged. The conspirators were Davide Harold, George Atzerodt, Lewis Payne, and Mary Surratt.
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Henry Wirz, the leader of Andersonville is hanged. He is the only war criminal from the Civil War to be hanged.
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The 13th amendment is introduced. The 13th amendment abolishes slavery.
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The Liberator, an antislave newspaper, publishes its last issue. There is no need for the newspaper anymore because of the 13th amendment.
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President Johnson vetos the Civil Rights Act. The act was intended to give African Americans Civil Rights. Johnson thought this was unconstitutional.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1866 becomes law. It was the first law to define US citizenship and ensure all citizens were equally protected.
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Tennessee is the first state to re-enter the Union.
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The transatlantic cable allowed for transatlantic communication for the first time, through the use of a telegraph.
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The Secret Service starts an investigation on the Klu Klux Klan.
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New Jersey ratifies the 14th amendment
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Georgia rejects the 14th amendment.
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A fire in Philadelphia occurs in a ship-yard burning and destroying many of the war ships used during the Civil War.
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The 14th amendment is rejected by South Carolina 6 years after it succeded from the Union.
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African American men are given the right to vote. President Johnson did not approve, yet Congress overrode the veto.
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Nebraska becomes a state. It is the 37th state in America.
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In Alexandria, Virginia, African Americans were not allowed the right to vote.
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African Americans participated in ride-in protests on New Orleans streetcars, to fight segregation.
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President Johnson buys Alaska, which won't become a state for another 92 years.
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Congress passes a bill and admits Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina into the Union. The states that didn't ratify amendment 14 weren't admitted.
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President Andrew Johnson forces Edwin Stanton, the secretary of war to resign.
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Edwin M. Stanton was suspended, so Ulysses S. Grant was appointed the ad interim Secretary of War.
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Russia sells Alaska to the United States for $7.2 million, and it is now officially part of the United States.
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Congress discussing making plans to impeach President Johnson because they don't believe he is effective enough
