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This is when the Confederate Constitution was formed. It was formed by the seven seceding states. This was a convention that took place in Montgomery, Alabama.
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This was when Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as President. He did not end accept the idea of seccesion, but he also did not want to end slavery in the states that it already existed.
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This was when the Civil War began, there were shots that began to fire at Ft. Sumter. Though South Carolina was warned about hostilites, Robert Anderson gave away the supplies that Abraham Lincoln sent.
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This was when General Irvin McDowell allowed troops to continue their journey to Virginia, where Confederate troops were stationed. The actualy attacked happened on July 21, but the Southern region took this win and McDowell was replaced by another general named General George B. McClellen.
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This was a proclamtion issued by President Abraham Lincoln. It was an executive order to free slaves and was a foundation for the Thirteenth Amendment.
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This was the point of turnover for the North, Union, in the Civil War because they won this major battle. The Uinion army was prepared for the invasion Lee was planning.
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This was when General Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant along with the Confederate Army, which he was leading. This took place at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
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Jogn Wikes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln while watching a play at Ford's theatre.
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This was the last major battle that ended the Civil War. Native, African, and Hispanic Americans were involved in this battle.
