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Jefferson Davis comes out in favor for secession for the first time.
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Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th president of the United States on this date. He was a Republican and was against the issue of slavery.
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Outgoing President James Buchanan, sends a distressed State of the Union message to Congress. In it he states that secession is unconstitutional and the federal government does not have the authority to prevent it.
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South Carolina is the first state to secede from the Union and form the Confederacy.
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The House of Representatives representatives from South Carolina withdraw from the U.S. house.
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The Confederate States of America is formed with Jefferson Davis as president.
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On this day Jeffereson Douglass was elected the first and only president of the Confederacy.
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This was the start of the Civil War, but it was not the first offical battle. The Confederacy won this battle.
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Plan that Lincoln initiated that allowed for the blockade of the Confederate forts, told the Union military and navy to move down the Mississippi to split Confederacy, and the capture of the capital Richmond, Virginia.
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This was the first offical battle of the Civil War and was won by the Confederates. It took place in Manassas, Virginia.
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On this day Abraham Lincoln lost his son Willie from fever caused by the contaminated water at the White House. He was only eleven.
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A battle that took place at a small chuch in Tennesse. Both sides suffered terribles losses at the battle, but the Union was victorious.
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Confederate victory in northern Virginia, the army retreats to Washington once again.
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Antietam was the bloodiest single day battle of the whole war. It took place in Sharpsburg, Maryland. It was a Union victory.
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Tough battle in Virginia that was won by the Confederates. One soldier quoted, "We might as well have tried to take hell".
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President Lincoln issued the final Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in territories held by Confederates and emphasizes the enlisting of black soldiers in the Union Army.
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The Union Army is defeated by the much smaller Confederate Army at this battle in Virginia. Stonewall Jackson is mortally wounded by his own soldiers.
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On this day Stonewall Jackson dies from his wounds leaving the south suffering a big loss. His last words were, "Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees."
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Confederates are defeated at the battle of Gettysburg in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This was a big turning point in the war for the Union.
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General Grant takes control of the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River. With the Union in control of the Mississippi River the Confederacy is split in two.
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President Lincoln delievers this famous speech in Gettysburg, where he speaks for the losses of both the Union and the Confederacy. He gave this speech dedicating the Battlefeild as a National Cemetary.
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On this day Lincoln appointed General Grant as the new commander of the Union Army and all other armies belonging to the United States.
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General Grant makes a costly mistake and resulting in the loss of 7,000 Union soldiers in twenty minutes at Cold Harbor, Virginia.
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On this day the Democratic party chooses George McClellan, former commander of the Union Army to run against Lincoln in the upcoming election.
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On this day Sherman's army captures the city Atlanta, Georgia. "Atlanta is ours, and fairly won."
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On this day Lincoln beats George McClellan in the election of 1864. Lincoln wins by 55% popular vote which shows the race was fairly close.
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On this day the Thirteenth Admendment of the United States Constitution was passed at Congress. This admendment abolished slavery.
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A peace conference occurs as President Lincoln meets with Vice President Stephens. The meeting in Virginia ends with no success, the war will continue.
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On this day President Lincoln was inagaurated into the White House in Washington. "With malice toward none; with charity for all...let us strive on to finish the work we are in...to do all which may achieve and cherish a just, and a lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations," Lincoln says.
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On this day General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. "After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude the Army of Northern Virginia has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources," Lee tells his troops.
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Lincoln was shot in the back of the head at Ford's Theater by John Wilks Booth. Lincoln dies the next morning at a house across the street.
