The American Civil War

By rebmorhol75

  • Abraham Lincoln is Elected President

    President Lincoln represented a party that opposed slavery.

  • South Carolina secedes from the Union

    South Carolina wanted to secede or separate from the Union.

  • Jeffereson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America

    Jefferson Davis is appointed to the office of President of the Confederate States of America until elections can be held.

  • Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter is taken by the Confederate forces.

  • Battle of Antietam

    This battle is considered the bloodiest single day of the Civil War.

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves of the Confederate States.

  • Battle of Appomattox

    This battle led to the surrender of the Virginia Court house and three days later the surrender of the Army of Virginia.

  • Lincoln is Killed

    John Wilkes Booth shoots Abraham Lincoln.

  • Civil War Officially Ends

    General Buckner enters into the terms of surrender.

  • The Confederate States of America is formed.

    The southern states create their own government.

  • Surrender of Vicksburg

    As the Union took control of Vicksburg, they took control of the Mississippi River. This was a vital supply route for the South.

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Considered the bloodiest battle of the Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg dashed Robert E. Lee's hopes of taking the North.