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Lincoln becomes the 16th president of the United States of America.
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Confederate States of America is formed and Jefferson Davis is named its president.
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Beginning at 4:30 AM, the Confederate soldiers under command of Gen. Pierre Beauregard fire cannons upon the Union occupied Fort Sumpter.
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After over a day of fighting, the Union surrenders Fort Sumter to the Confederacy.
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Union armies suffer from defeats while trying to push forward through Confederate Gen. Thomas J. Jackson's troops, but fail. Union troops retreat to Washington.
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Robert E. Lee replaces the previously wounded General Johnston and renames his army the Army of Northern Virginia.
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Gen. Grant gets a Union victory at Fort Henry and another ten days later at Fort Donelson.
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The Confederate Ironclad "Merrimac" sinks two of the Union's ships, both are made of wood. It then battles the Union Ironclad "Moniter" which leads to a draw.
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Confederate troops storm and surprise Union troops under the command of Ulysses S. Grant, killing and wounding 13,000 men. 10,000 Confederate soldiers were either wounded or killed.
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17 ships under the command of David Farragut captures the seaport at New Orleans.
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Robert E. Lee attacks McCellan's troops near Richmond, which causes many casualties on both sides.
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75,000 Union soldiers under command of Gen. John Pope are defeated b 55,000 Confederate soldiers under command of Gen. Stonewall Jackson and Gen. James Longstreet.
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Considered the bloodiest battle in American Military History, Robert E. Lee gets stopped by McCellan and many overpowering Union troops. 26,000 are killed, wounded, or missing by nightfall, which makes Lee retreat to Virginia.
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Union soldiers under command of Gen. Burnside suffer defeat in Fredericksburg in Virginia with a loss of 12,653 men, and the Confederates only losing 5,309.
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The Emacipation Proclimation is issued by the president.
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A law is passed that gives the Union the right to draft men into the army to fight.
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Union soldiers under command of Gen. Hooker are defeated by Gen. Lee's daring and smart tactics. The Union soldiers lost 17,000 out of 130,000, and the Confederates lost 13,000 out of only 60,000.
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Confederate general "Stonewall" dies from his wounds that he recieved in battle.
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The Confederates are defeated at Gettysburg and the tides of war are changing.
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Vicksburg, the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River, falls to Union soldiers.
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A camp was opened in the Confederate states to hold Union soldiers.
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The beginning of a massive campaign involving all of the Union armies fighting Confederates.
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One of the many battles in the campaign started at Wilderness.
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One of the many battles in the campaign that started at Wilderness.
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Union armies begin a nine-month siege of the city Petersburg, surrounding the Confederates.
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Abraham Lincoln is re-elected to be President of the United States of America. He won be a landslide, winning 212 of 233 electoral votes.
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After destroying the warehouses and buildings in Atlanta, GA., The Union army burns it to the ground.
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Union General William T. Sherman reaches Savannah, GA., after creating a 300 mile long and 60 mile wide path of destruction from Atlanta.
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Grant's forces invade Richmond, Virginia and the city is forced to evauate. The Union Army takes over and captures the city.
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After a four year war, the Confederacy reunites with the Union and Robert E. Lee surrenders. Grant allows the Confederate soldiers to keep their side arms and horses.
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President Loncoln dies from a gunshot wound to the head and his Vice President takes over.
