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Lincoln elected to the presidency
The south didn't like that Lincoln was getting elected so they left the country as a whole. Lincoln wanted to banish most of slavery but not in some places. Lincoln was most worried about the country going to war against each other. -
fort Sumter
This battle all started because of a threat to fire if Anderson didn't surrender. No one died during this time. Anderson didn't surrender and this was the start of the civil war -
Battle of Bull Run
First major battle of the civil war. the confederates were outnumbered, but the confederates still won. -
Battle of Antietam
Neither side was a winner in the Battle of Antietam. The North, however, claimed victory as Lee's army was forced to retreat from Maryland and Union soil. This was the bloodiest day in United States history, with a combined tally of 22,717 dead, wounded, or missing.[8] -
Emancipation Proclamation signed
The Emancipation was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln effective January 1, 1863. This proclamation stated that any slave that escaped the confederate law by escaping the south or in any other way was free. -
Battle of Vicksburg
This battle gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union. Around the same time, the Confederate army under General Robert E. Lee was defeated at the Battle of Gettysburg. These two victories marked the major turning point of the Civil War in favor of the Union. The Union won this battle -
battle of Gettysburg
The battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle out of the whole civil war it was also one of the most important battles of the civil war for the North because that is when most of their soldiers died. The union Army still won this battle -
Sherman's March (to the sea)
Sherman's March was a military campaign of the civil war conducted through Georgia. The campaign began with Sherman's troops leaving the captured city of Atlanta and ended with the capture of the port of Savannah. -
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address was a speech written by Abraham Lincoln to give the people hope and faith that they could still win the war and to remind them why they were fighting. this speech was a dedication of the soldiers that fought during the battle of Gettysburg in the National Cemetery of Gettysburg. -
Surrender at Appomattox
this was the final engagement of the confederate general in chief, Robert E. Lee. General Lee was the one to surrender. -
Assassination of Lincoln
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln was a planned event meant to kill both Lincoln and the vice president. Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. Booth only wanted to create chaos and overthrow the federal government by assassinating Lincoln
