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In a 169-0 vote, The South Carolina legislature voted unanimously to secede from the Union. It was the first state to secede and marked the beginning of the Civil War. -
In his inaugural address, Lincoln promised not to interfere with slavery where it existed. He also took a hard stance on secession and his speech along with other factors, made 4 other state secede, -
Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter, which was owned by the Union. This happened near Charleston and marked the start of the war. -
Also known as the Battle of Manassas, it was fought soon after the start of the war. The union general was Winfield Scott and the Confederate general was P.G.T Beauregard. There was a combined casualty count of about 5,000. This battle showed the American public and the army the reality of war. -
On November 6th, Jefferson Davis became the president of the Confederacy. This had already been decided by the Confederate Congress earlier in the year and the election simply confirmed this decision. -
This battle was primarily fought between the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia. The CSS Virginia was able to take down two wooden-hulled ships before the Monitor started fighting it. The outcome was: The Confederates were forced to destroy the Virginia after not being able to escape from Union occupied territory. -
Lee was named commander of the Northern Army of Virginia after its leader, Joseph Johnston, was hurt in battle. Lee named the army the "Northern Army of Virginia" and at first people didn't believe he would be a good general. -
The Battle of Antietam happened in Maryland, where the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia led by Robert E. Lee tried to invade. The Union Army of the Potomac was able to repel the invasion. While both sides retreated, it was a strategic victory for the Union. -
The battle occurred in Northern Virginia in the town of Fredericksburg. The battle was a part of a failed Northern campaign to take Northern Virginia. The Confederates won the battle and there was a combined casualty count of about 18,000. -
It was the third year of the Civil War when Lincoln issued the Declaration Proclamation. The Proclamation declared that all slaves in rebellious states were free. -
The battle of Gettysburg was the biggest battle of the civil war with casualties as high as 51,000. This battle happened in Southern Pennsylvania and was a defeat for the Confederates, it also halted the Confederate invasion of the North. It was a turning point for the Union in the war and was a great victory for the North. -
Four months after the battle of Gettysburg, Lincoln gave an address at the National Cemetary established in Gettysburg. At first, people thought it was a bad speech, but would go on to become one of the greatest speeches in history. -
Lincoln was the candidate of the Republican party and went up against George B. McClellan who was a general in the Union army. Lincoln won 212 electoral votes to just McClellan's 21. -
Just 5 days after the end of the Civil War, Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, an actor, and Confederate sympathizer, at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C.
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The 16th New York Cavalry Regiment and a pair of detectives found Booth and his accomplices in a barn. After he refused to leave the barn, the detectives lit it on fire. After they captured him, he died soon after.
