Civil War

  • Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter

    The first battle of the Civil War. The confederate army bombarded the small union fort and succeeded. This showed the Union that the Confederacy was a real army that could defend themselves.
  • First Battle of Bull Run

    First Battle of Bull Run

  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

  • Formation of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment

    Formation of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg

  • Defeat of Vicksburg

    Defeat of Vicksburg

  • New York City Draft Riots

    New York City Draft Riots

  • Gettysburg Address

    Gettysburg Address

  • Sherman's March to the Sea

    Sherman's March to the Sea

  • Creation of Freedmen’s Bureau

    Creation of Freedmen’s Bureau

  • Congress passes the 13th Amendment

    Congress passes the 13th Amendment

  • ​Surrender at Appomattox Court House

    ​Surrender at Appomattox Court House

  • Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

    Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment

  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment

  • End of Reconstruction

    End of Reconstruction

  • Supreme Court Case Plessy vs Ferguson

    Supreme Court Case Plessy vs Ferguson