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Lincoln's Cooper Union Speech
Lincoln not yet in the republican party delivers his Cooper Union Speech which elaborated his views on slaves -
Pony Express
The Pony Express begins its first expedition from Saint Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California. -
Paiute War Begins
The Paiute War which is a skirmish between several Indian tribes and the US begins with the raid on William Stations -
John Bell
John Bell is nominated to run for president by U.S. the Constitutional Union Party -
Lincoln Selected
Abraham Lincoln is selected to run for president for the republican party later succeeding in the race -
End of Paiute War
The second battle of the war ends it with an organized military and militia force sweeping the tribes -
Lincoln Elected
Lincoln is elected as the 16th president of the United States and is the first republican to hold the position -
Crittenden Compromise
This document was created to attempt to solve the US secession crisis as many slave states were talking of secession, it called a civil war necessary and inevitable -
Secession Begins
South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the Union thus creating the motivation to do so in other states -
South Carolina Justifies itself
South Carolina produces the "Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union" which explains its reasoning and justification for leaving the Union -
The Secession of Mississippi
Mississippi secedes form the union becoming the second state to do so, following South Carolina and becoming the second state of the Confederacy -
The Secession of Florida
Florida secedes from the United States following Mississippi and South Carolina to become the 3rd state of the Confederacy. -
The Secession of Alabama
Alabama follows in suit of South Carolina, Florida, and Mississippi and secedes, becoming the 4th confederate state -
The Secession of Georgia
Georgia secedes and becomes the 5th state to break away, almost a week after Alabama -
The Siege Of Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter is attacked by the south in the first offensive that had caused the war to begin, battle ends with the surrender of General P.G. T Beauregard and the fort falling into southern hands -
The Battle of Philippi
The first official battle of the Civil War which consisted of about 3000 soldiers and occurred over the course of several days, including in this skirmish was the infamous battle of Bull Run in which the south drove the north from West Virginia -
Battle Of Wilson's Creek
The first major battle west of the Mississippi is fought with Confederate victory -
The Capture of Panucha Kentucky
The union army under Ulysses S. Grant flawlessly capture the mouth of the Tennessee river -
Battle of Santa Rose Island
Confederate forces invade the island in an attempt to take over and utilize it to their own needs, this results in Union victory and the south being driven off the island -
First and Last Confederate President
Jefferson Davis is elected the first and last president of the Confederacy, he will serve for the duration of the war until its end in 1867 -
First Ironclad Ship Launched in US
The USS Monitor is launched by the union navy during the Civil War -
First Union Victory In Tennessee
Grant gives the Union its first major victory as it captures Fort Henry in Tennessee -
Launching of USS Virginia
The Confederacy launches their first ironclad named the USS Virginia in the Battle of Hampton Roads -
First Ironclad Navy Battle Begins
The two ironclad ships (USS Virginia and USS Monitor) engage each other in battle for the first ironclad battle in history, neither is able to down or effectively harm one another -
Battle of Shiloh
Grant leads to the Union to victory in Shiloh Tennessee -
Second Battle Of Bull Run
A battle begins again at Bull Run which once again leads to a crushing defeat to the John Pope commanded Union Army by Confederate troops -
First Confederacy Invasion of the North
Robert E. Lee leads 55,000 men up north in their first ever push to Washington and the north as a whole -
Emancipation Proclamation
Union president Abraham Lincoln does the preliminary speech of the Emancipation Proclamation which initially receives negative feedback -
Goodbye McClellan
After getting fed up with McClellan's actions on the field, Lincoln removes him as head of the union army -
Battle of Stones River and West Virginia Admitted to Union
Lincoln signs an act which splits Virginia in two thus creating the current day West Virginia and Virginia states, meanwhile the battle of Stones River begins -
Freedom To Slaves
Lincoln signs and Emancipation Proclamation and makes ending slavery an official goal of the war freeing the 4.1 million that resided in the country as the union advanced -
Battle of Arkansas Port
This Union victory results in the control of the Arkansas river for the Union -
Battle of Chancellorsville And The Death Of Stonewall Jackson
Battle breaks out at Chancellorsville VA which results in Confederate victory at the cost of 13,000 lives along with Stonewall Jackson -
Battle Of Gettysburg
The biggest and one of the most infamous battles of the war occurs which leaves 50000+ dead combined -
Vicksburg Siege Ends
On the most important day in American history the 47 day siege upon Vicksburg ends with Union victory via surrender -
The Siege of Port Hudson Ends
The siege of Port Hudson comes to an end after almost a month of non-stop bombardment, this union victory allows them to control the entire Mississippi river for the first time in the war -
NY Draft Riots
People challenge the draft in the what's regarded as the bloodiest riots of US history with 120 citizens dead over the course of 3 days -
Battle of Chickamauga
Union defeat at this battle marked the end of the Unions attempted offensive on northern Georgia along with being the second most costly war for the Union life-wise -
Siege of Knoxville
Confederate unsuccessfully lay siege upon Knoxville Tennessee over a two week period until they realize they won't suceed -
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln delivers his most powerful speech to date speaking of Gettysburg and the military/war 4 months after the battle had ended -
Battle of Olustee
The only major battle to take place in Florida occurs with union defeat, it is regarded as one of the costliest on the unions record -
Ulysses S. Grant
Lincoln puts Grant in charge of all union armies -
Fort Pillow Massacre
Confederate troops massacre surrendering black troops and their officers in one of the "saddest events of American military history" -
Battle of Spotsyivania
Considered one of the most costly of the war, this battle saw that neither side break their lines, 30000+ causalities on both sides combined -
Siege of Petersburg
This siege of over a year saw the union cutting supplies and entrenching themselves around Petersburg, the act of entrenchment foreshadowed the major style of war to come in WW I -
Battle of Atlanta
Confederate troops led by John Bell fail to defeat advancing Union led by William Sherman in Tennessee -
Battle of Ezra Chapel
This was the Confederacy's 3rd and final attempt to drive the union from Atlanta Tennessee -
Battle of Johnsonville
This battle saw little to no deaths coming it in at a meager 2 on the Confederate side, this battle consisted of confederate bombardment of union supply lines in which over a million dollars of supplies were lost and destroyed -
Lincoln Re-elected
Lincoln is re-elected as president during the war -
Battle of Nashville
This battle saw the end of Tennessee's army as an efficient fighting force as the union had dismantled it and won the battle over the course of two days -
Second Battle of Fort Fisher
Union attack successfully the final seaport held by the Confederacy at Fort Fisher in Wilmington North Carolina -
13th Amendment
The 13th amendment is narrowly passed ending slavery and involuntary servitude -
Robert E. Lee Becomes General In Chief
Robert E. Lee is appointed as General in Chief of the Confederacy -
Hampton Roads Conference
Both sides discuss peace terms for after the war on the subject of slavery and potential retribution -
Lincoln Sworn In Again
Lincoln is sworn in as president again after his landslide victory a few months earlier -
Use of African Troops (Confederacy)
The Confederacy allows the use of African Troops in battle -
Battle of Five Forks
Robert E. Lee begins his final offense although the Union takes the victory with less than 1000 lost as opposed to the Confederacies 2000+ -
Robert E. Lee Surrenders to Ulysses
Robert E. Lee finally surrenders thus effectively ending the civil war -
Lincoln Is Assassinated
Lincoln is shot by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth while in a theater and later dies of his wounds -
Juneteenth
Freed the slaves in Texas with the Emancipation Proclamation -
The Beginning Of The Red Cloud War
The fight between the US military and Crow Indians against the Cheyennes and Lakota tribes for control of their land begins -
First Black University
The first historically black university is constructed in Nashville Tennessee -
John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge
At the time the largest suspension bridge ever is opened which runs between Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky. -
First Peacetime Daylight Robbery
Considered to be the first of many for infamous crook Jesse James the first daytime robbery occurs in Liberty Missouri -
Civil Rights Act of 1866
The act overwhelmingly succeeds in being passed before being vetoed by the president until it is overridden by overwhelming congress support, this act provides rights to African Americans -
US Congress Approved Creation Of Nickel
The US replaces its half-dime with the nickel and minting begins -
Great Portland Fire
The largest city fire of the time leaves 10,000 homeless in Portland Maine -
Readmission of Tennessee
Tennessee begins Reconstruction and rejoins the union after the war -
Ulysses Becomes First 5-Star General
US Congress passes the authorization to promote to 5 star general, this rank is given first to Ulysses S. Grant for his outstanding performance during the civil war -
Metric Act
The Metric Act of 1866 is passed allowing the printing of metric weights and similar things -
Western Telegraph Union's Second Expedition
The Western Telegraph Union undertakes the role of forming a telegraph line all the way to Alaska -
Africans Allowed To Vote In DC
African Americans are now allowed to vote for the first time in history in the District of Columbia -
West Virginia University
West Virginia University is established in Morgan Town, West Virginia -
37th State Admitted
Nebraska is admitted as a state to the United States -
First 4 Reconstruction Acts Passed
Despite Andrew Johnson's attempts to veto them, the 4 reconstruction acts are pasted which plan to provide a more stable government for rebel states -
Alaska Purchased
Alaska is purchased at 7.2 million dollars from Russia for about 2 cents per acre -
First Elevated Railroad Begins Service
The first ever elevated railroad in the US begins its service in NY -
First Dental School in US
The first ever dental school is opened in Boston, Massachusetts as the Harvard School of Dental Medicine -
Kidder Fight
10 Enlisted US men, Lyman Kidder and their Indian scout are killed in an ambush of missed Cheyenne and Sioux Indian forces -
US gains control of Midway Island
The United State manages to get a hold of Midway Island which would later become the only island in the Hawaiian archipelago to not be apart of the state, it remains about equal distance from Asia and the US -
Medicine Lodge Treaty
The Indians sign 3 separate treaty which requires them to leave Kansas territory and relocate to a different location in Oklahoma
