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civil war timeline

  • Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad

    Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad

    Harriet was a abolitionist. She helped slaves escape slavery. She created the "Underground Railroad". It wasn't actually a railroad but that's what they called it.
  • The Kansas Nebraska Act

    The Kansas Nebraska Act

    created 2 more territories and allowed for popular sovereignty (voting)
  • John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry

    John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry

    John , and a group of his group snuck up on the town in the early early in the morning. They captured important leaders and seized the federal armory and arsenal.
  • Election of 1860

    Election of 1860

    4 strong candidates competed, Abe Lincoln won.
  • Confederate States of America is formed

    Confederate States of America is formed

    Seven southern states seceded. South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana met, with representatives from Texas, and formed the Confederate States of America.
  • Civil War Begins

    Civil War Begins

    Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter. The next day, Union forces surrendered.
  • Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter

    Fort in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. It is famous for being the place of the first shots of the Civil War.
  • Battle of Bull Run

    Battle of Bull Run

    Union and Confederate armies battled near Manassas Junction, Virginia. At this point they realized the war was going to be hard and not as easy and they thought or hoped.
  • Jefferson Davis elected

    Jefferson Davis elected

    Davis didn't even want the job, he wanted a military position.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    A proclamation that said that all people that were held as slaves should be free.
  • Gettysburg Battle

    Gettysburg Battle

    Union won. The battle proved that Lee could be defeated.
  • Sherman's march to sea

    Sherman's march to sea

    \Sherman's soldiers stole food and livestock and burned the houses and barns of people who tried to fight back.
  • 13th amendment

    13th amendment

    Abolished Slavery.
  • Ulysses S. Grant Appomattox courthouse

    Ulysses S. Grant Appomattox courthouse

    One of the last battles of the American War.
  • Abraham Lincoln Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln Assassination

    John Wilkes Booth shot Abe
  • 14th amendment

    14th amendment

    Granted citizenship to everyone born in the United States.