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South Carolina leaves the Union because of growing controversy over the expansion of slavery. -
In this speech, Lincoln promised not to interfere with the institution of slavery where it existed, he pledged to suspend the activities of the federal government in areas of hostility. He also took a firm stand against secession. -
The attack began when President Lincoln planned to resupply the fort. The Confederates, seeing this as an attack opened fire on the fort. This event caused many other states to secede to the confederacy. -
Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus between Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia to give military authorities the necessary power to silence dissenters and rebels. Under this order, commanders could arrest and detain individuals who were deemed threatening to military operations. -
The Confederates choose Richmond as the Capitol of the Confederacy. -
Also known as the Battle of Manassas by the Confederates was the first battle of the Civil War. It was fought just south of the Union Capitol, Washing ton DC. Confederate victory -
He was elected to be the first president of the Confederacy. -
Also known as the Battle of Hampton roads was the first naval engagement that saw the use of "Ironclads". They were big armored ships with powerful guns. The battle was a draw. -
This battle was important because it allowed General Grant to begin a massive operation near the Mississippi river. Union victory -
Lee took command of the Army of Northern Virginia in June 1862 during the Peninsula Campaign following the wounding of Joseph E. Johnston. -
Also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg was a decisive battle. The Union victory allowed Lincoln to present his Emancipation Proclamation. -
Fought in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia. It was an important battle because of the river that flew through the city. Confederate victory. -
President Lincoln issued the Proclamation as the nation approached its third year of a bloody Civil War. He stated that "All persons held as slaves within the rebellious states are henceforward shall be free" -
The Battle of Chancellorsville was a significant battle because it was a major victory for Lee and the Confederacy lost Stonewall Jackson. Confederate Victory. -
The Battle of Gettysburg was an important battle to the Union, after a string of defeats moral was low and they needed a victory and a morale boost. It also stopped the Souths future invasion of the North. -
On July 4, 1863, Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton surrendered the city of Vicksburg and the Confederate garrison defending it to Major General Ulysses S. Grant -
The citizens of Manhattan protested the forced draft. Many citizens felt they were fighting for slaves. -
The main purpose of the speech was to dedicate a plot to the soldiers and civilians. Lincoln needed a morale boost and to inspire the troops -
Abraham Lincoln beats George McClellan and runs his second term. -
Also known as the Battle of Atlanta was part of the Atlanta campaign led by General Sherman. -
General Sherman's scorched-earth March to the Sea campaign begins. On November 15, 1864, Union General William T. Sherman begins his expedition across Georgia by torching the industrial section of Atlanta and pulling away from his supply lines. -
13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States. -
On March 3, 1865, Congress passed “An Act to establish a Bureau for the Relief of Freedmen and Refugees” to provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans. -
With Malice Toward None...": Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address. President Lincoln (center at the podium) giving his Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1865 (Library of Congress) In his Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1865, a re-elected President Abraham Lincoln wanted to unify a broken nation -
The Rebel capital of Richmond, Virginia, falls to the Union, the most significant sign that the Confederacy is nearing its final days -
In Appomattox, Virginia, on April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 Confederate troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War. -
As the war came to an end a Southern sympathizer who believed the South can survive, assassinated Lincoln in the Fords theater. His name was John Wilkes Booth. -
He was killed when Union soldiers that were following him finally caught up to him on a Virginia farm. He was one of the most famous actors at the time.