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civil war timeline
civil war timeline -
Lincoln elected 16th President
Abraham Lincoln elected the 16th President in 1860 where he won 180 electoral votes -
South Carolina convention
South Carolina has meeting about weather they should leaves union -
Southern senator resigns
James Chesnut is he first southerner to resign from the senate -
The Foreshadowing of Fort Sumter
Robert Anderson reports that Fort Sumter is being intimidated in Charleston -
Tennessee Considers
The Tennessee Governor Isham Harris considers weather they should succeeded -
Convention of succeeding states
The state Georgia holds meeting for southern states to help form a independent nation apart from America -
South Carolina secession
South Carolina decides to leave the Union -
Governor takes office
Becomes the Governor of South Carolina -
South Carolina withdraws
The state of South Carolina takes out all of its representatives from the U.S House -
Lincoln ends proposal
There was a proposal which would be with south last chance before war, Lincoln ends proposal. -
Mississippi succession
Mississippi leaves union -
Florida succession
Florida decides to leave union -
Alabama Succession
Alabama decides to leave union -
Georgia Succession
Georgia decides to leave union -
Louisiana Succession
Louisiana decides to leave union -
Texas Succession
Texas decides to leave union -
Forming of a Confederance
secessionist states come together in Alabama to form the Confederacy -
Battle of Fort Sumter
Unofficial first battle of Civil War and United states army lost to Confederate army -
Tennessee Succsseion
Tennessee decides to leave union -
Battle of Bulls Run
First Real official battle in Civil War at Manassas and was a Confederate win -
Battle of Fort Henry
the first major victory for Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Union -
Battle of Fort Donelson
fort built by confederates and union won -
Battle of Shiloh
In Western Theater of the American was a Union win -
Replacement
James Davis replaces Joseph E Johnson with the very Known Robert E Lee -
Seven Days Battle
Six major battles in seven days in effort to get Confederate capital. Confederate Win -
Battle of Gaines's Mill
Rhe third of the Seven Days Battles of the American Civil War -
Second Bull Run
the largest assault of the civil; war in this Confederate victory. -
Battle of Antietam
also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg,
no real winner -
FIRED
Lincoln fires McClellan for being slow -
Battle of Stone's River
Union does not retreat and Union wins -
Emancipation Proclamation
was Lincolns executive order to free slaves -
Battle of Chancellorsville
was major battle in civil war -
Siege of Vicksburg
Last big military action in the Vicksburg Campaign -
West Virginia The New State
West Virginia becomes the 35th state in the US -
Battle of Gettysburg
battle in the tun of Gettysburg -
Battle of Falling Waters
Was part of the Gettysburg Campaign no clear victory -
President has a meeting
President Lincoln has a meet with free slave Fredrick Douglas and talk about African america soldiers pay in the US -
Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln's speech spoken at the cend of ceremony for cemetery for the Union soldiers that died in Gettysburg -
Battle of Missionary Ridge
battle part of Chattanooga Campaign, took place in Tennessee -Union victory -
Vicksburgs End
Ulysses S. Grant accepts the confederate surrender-Union win -
The 13th
The 13th Amendment was passed by the senate -
Battle of the Wilderness
Is start to Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign -
Beginning of Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle in Virginia -
Battle of Yellow Tavern
Calvary battle- Union Win -
The End of Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
The end of a battle in Virginia- No real winner but the Union continued on -
Battle of Fort Stevens
Jubal Early raids on Washington- Union Win -
Battle of Fisher’s Hill
Battle in Virginia-Union Win -
Shermans March to the Sea
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman took Atlanta,Georgia, showed Union's power-Union Win -
Battle of Honey Hill
one of the battles of Sherman's March- Confederate Win -
Battle of Nashville
battle in Tennessee- large scale battle- Union Win -
Appointed
Joe Johnson is appointed as commander to last army of confederate army -
The End in Tennessee
State votes and rids Tennessee of Slavery -
Re-Elected
Lincolns re-elected for his second term -
The Appomattox Campaign
many battles that were in Virginia, March 29 – April 9,and Robert E Lee surrendered -
Battle of Sailor’s Creek
battle is part of the Appomattox Campaign, was in Virginia-Union Win -
The End Of The War
Robert E Lee general of the confederate surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia at the McLean House in the village of Appomattox Court House. -
Assassinated at the Ford's Theater
The 16th president is assassinated by actor John Wilkes Booth -
Death
President Lincoln bleeds out and dies the next day after his Assassination, dies at the Petersen House in Washington, D.C. -
The Last Battle
The Battle of Palmito Ranch was the last battle of the civil war took place in Texas- Confederate Victory -
13th Amendment
IS finally passed by the House -
Texas Repeals
The state of Texas repeals there Secessionist convention -
A State Of Piece
The United States officially declares peace with states like Alabama, Florida, Virginia, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina, North Carolina,, Tennessee and Arkansas -
The 14th
The 39th Congress approves the 14th Amendment to the Constitution -
Connecticut Approves
Connecticut approves the 14th Amendment -
New Hampshire Passed
New Hampshire passes the 14th Amendment -
Tennessee Passes
Tennessee passes the 14th Amendment. -
Texas has Peace
President Andrew Johnson announces peace with Texas -
Texas's Rejection
Texas rejects the 14th Amendment -
North Carolina Rejection
North Carolina rejects the 14th Amendment -
History destroyed
A Philly fire accidentally destroys ships used in civil war -
Ohio Ratifies
Ohio passes the 14th Amendment -
African Americans Gain the right
African Americans Washington D. C. gain the right to vote in a bill passed -
Virginia Rejects
Virginia rejects the 14th Amendment -
New York Ratifies
New York passes the 14th Amendment -
West Virginia Ratifies
West Virginia passes the 14th Amendment -
Indiana Ratifies
Indiana passes the 14th Amendment -
Louisiana Rejects
Louisiana rejects the 14th Amendment -
Massachusetts Patifies
Massachusetts Patifies the 14th Amendment -
Congress and the 2nd Reconstruction Act
Congress passes the 2nd Reconstruction Act -
Welcome Back
Congress passes bill letting North Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, and South Carolina back into the Union. Texas, Mississippi, , Virginia, not let back in because they never ratified the 14th
