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Presidential Election of 1860
Presidential election between Abaham Lincoln (Republican) John C. Breckinridge (Democratic) John Bell (Constitutional Union) and Stephen A. Douglas (Democratic) -
South Carolina secedes from Union
Due to the declaration of the immediate causes which induce and justify the secession of South Carolina -
Forming of Confederate States of America
In February 1861, representatives from the six seceded states met in Montgomery, Alabama, to formally establish a unified government, which they named the Confederate States of America -
Jefferson Davis appointed president of Confederacy
American politician who served as the only President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. -
Lincoln’s first inaugural address
Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address was delivered on Monday, March 4, 1861, as part of his taking of the oath of office for his -
Battle of Fort Sumter
The battle of Fort Sumter was the bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina by the Confederate States Army, and the return gunfire and subsequent surrender by the United States Army, that started the American Civil War -
(First) Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
The first battle of Bull Run was fought in Prince William County, Virginia, just north of the city of Manassas and about 25 miles west-southwest of Washington, D.C. -
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was a battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War -
First battle of ironclads
The major significance of the battle is that it was the first meeting in combat of ironclad warships, the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. -
Siege of New Orleans by Union
Battle of New Orleans naval action by Union forces seeking to capture the city during the American Civil War. -
(Second) Battle of Bull Run
The Second Battle of Bull Run was fought in Prince William County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War. -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was a battle of the American Civil War fought between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac, near Sharpsburg, Maryland and Antietam Creek. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln. -
First Successful Submarine Attack of the Civil War
After the successful test the Hunley was transported by train to Charleston, South Carolina, to be used against the union blockade there. -
54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry in combat
The 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. -
Battle of Vicksburg (siege)
Ulysses S. Grant's armies converged on Vicksburg, investing the city and entrapping a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John Pemberton. -
Draft Riots begin in New York City
The Draft riots were violent disturbances in New York City that were the culmination of working-class discontent with new laws passed by Congress that year to draft men to fight in the ongoing American Civil War. -
Sacking of Lawrence, Kansas by Confederates
The Lawrence massacre was an attack by the Quantrill's Raiders, a Confederate guerilla group led by William Quantrill, on the Unionist town of Lawrence, Kansas. -
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. -
Battle of the wilderness Virginia
The first battle of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War. -
Fall of Atlanta, Georgia
The Battle of Atlanta was a battle of the Atlanta Campaign fought during the American Civil War. -
Lincoln wins a second term
Abraham Lincoln wins presidential election of 1864 defeating George B. McClellan -
Sherman's Army of Georgia arrives at Savannah, Georgia
It was a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union Army. -
Assault and capture of Fort Fisher, North Carolina
The Battle of Fort Fisher was a successful assault by the Union Army, Navy and Marine Corps against Fort Fisher, south of Wilmington, North Carolina. -
Lincoln’s 2nd inaugural address
Lincoln took the oath at his second inauguration during the final days of the Civil War -
Sherman’s troops occupy Fayetteville, NC
The Union Army captured and destroyed the Confederate arsenal, a building where weapons were made and stored, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. -
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse (Lee surrenders)
The Battle of Appomattox Court House, fought on the morning and was one of the last battles of the American Civil War. Making the South surrender. -
Lincoln assassinated
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.
