CivilWar

South Carolina first to secede.

Dec 20, 1860

Mississippi secedes

Jan 9, 1861

First shots of Civil War fired at Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

Showed the South that they had the strength to fight the North.

Battle of Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

Showed the South that they had the strength to fight the North.

Battle of Shiloh

Mar 25, 1862

It taught both sides a lesson; Generals needed to send out scouts, dig trenches, and build fortifications, and how intense a battle could be.​

Battle of New Orleans

Apr 24, 1862

Battle at Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

Grant Capture Richmond

Apr 3, 1865

War ends

Apr 9, 1865

Lincoln Shot & Killed

Apr 14, 1865