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Lincoln's election
Lincoln was elected as the 16th president of the United States, beating his opponents Stephen A. Douglas and John C. Breckinridge. Lincoln, however, only recieved about 45% of the popular vote -
South Carolina secedes from the Union
South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the Union(And only 5 days before Christmas... Worst Christmas present ever) -
Mississippi secedes
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Florida secedes from the Union
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Alabama secedes from Union
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Georgia secedes from the Union
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Louisiana secedes
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Texas secedes from the Union
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Founding of the C.S.A
The Confederate States of America(a.k.a Confederacy) was established. Its capital was located in Montgomery, AL and its president was Jefferson Davis(which is my cat's name... i swear we aren't Confederates) -
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Battle of fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter served as a catalyst for both the Civil War and the secession of Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina -
Virginia secedes from the Union
With the secession of virginia came the establishment of West virginia as a state in the Union -
Arkansas secedes
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Tennessee secedes from the Union
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North Carolina finally secedes from the Union
Wow, way to be tardy to the party, North Carolina(exactly 5 months tardy to be exact...) -
Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of bull run was the first(land) battle of the civil War, and is referred to in the South as the 1st Manassas. This battle resulted in a victory for the Union. -
Battle of Antietam
Antietam was often known as the bloodiest, one day battle of the Civil war, and resulted in 23,000 total casualties for each side. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This document stated that on January 1st, 1863, all slaves in "opposing states"(states that were still fighting the Union) would be freed... Happy New Year, guess what you start the year off with? FREEDOM -
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Battle of gettysburg
Often known as the turning point of the Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg resulted in the largest number of casualties during the Civil War. Five months later, Lincoln gave his famous "Gettysburg address" -
Lincoln is re-elected
Lincoln takes the title of president once again against his opponent, George McClellan. This time he recieved over 55% of the popular cote(wow, what a popular guy) -
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Sherman's March to the Sea
During William T. Sherman's march to the sea, he and his troops destroyed property and infrastructure in Georgia. On November 16, he managed to capture the city of Atlanta, and by December 21, he had the port of Savannah. -
Atlanta is captured!
William T. Sherman and his troops capture the cityof Atlanta during their March to the Sea. -
Capturing of Savannah
"I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the City of Savannah, with one hundred and fifty guns and plenty of ammunition, also about twenty-five thousand bales of cotton."-William T. Sherman(this was to make up for the terrible present of South Carolina's secession three years ago) -
Appomattox Court House
On the morning of April 9th, Lee tried to rush the Union troops outside of the courhouse, but failed. Later on in the day, Lee and Grant met at the courthouse to discuss his surrender, and on April 10, Lee gave his farewell address to his troops. Robert E. lee never harbored any hard feelings against Grant after the fact. -
Lincoln is assassinated!
(Ironically on a Good Friday) Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth during a production of Our American Cousin. John Wilkes was one of the many conspirators who planned to not only assasinate Lincoln, but Ulysses S. Grant, William H. Seward, and Geroge Atzerodt. -
The capture of John Wilkes Booth
When the troops finally caught up to Booth, they tried to make him surrender peacefully, but Booth refused to cooperate. as he tried to make his escape, he was shot in the neck, and died 3 hours later at the age of 26
