Civil war graves

Civil War Timeline

  • Underground Railroad

    Underground Railroad

    This was when Harriet Tubman helped slaves escape to Canada to be free and she risked her life to do this.
  • The Kansas Nebraska Act

    The Kansas Nebraska Act

    This was when the division was made, it separated the states that could have slavery and the ones that couldn't.
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    John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry

    It was when some abolitionists caused a slave revolt.
  • Election of 1860

    Election of 1860

    It was the 19th election, it was when Abraham Lincoln was elected president.
  • Confederate States of America is formed

    Confederate States of America is formed

    These were the States who decided to remove themselves from the United States and make their own country where slavery was allowed.
  • Civil War Starts

    Civil War Starts

    When the Southern States seceded, they fired upon Fort Sumpter starting the war.
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    Battle of Fort Sumpter

    It was one of the first battles of the Civil War.
  • Battle of Bull Run

    Battle of Bull Run

    It was a Confederate Victory, and people came to watch the battle.
  • Jefferson Davis's Election

    Jefferson Davis's Election

    He was the Confederate President and was voted for a full 6-year term.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    This declared that all slaves in the Confederate States are free.
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    Battle of Gettysburg

    This was the single bloodiest battle in U.S. history. It was a Union Win.
  • Sherman's March to the Sea

    Sherman's March to the Sea

    It was an act of Total War, breaking Confederate railroads and other things.
  • Ulysses S. Grant's vicotry

    Ulysses S. Grant's vicotry

    This marked the end of the Civil War with the surrender of Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant
  • Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln was killed in a box theater by John Booth
  • 13th Amendment Added

    13th Amendment Added

    It abolished slavery in the United States.
  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment

    This granted citizenship to all slaves.
  • 15th amendment

    15th amendment

    This gave all African Americans the right to vote.