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The South Secedes
Abraham Lincoln was elected president, and when this happened South Carolina perceived a threat and this made the delegates vote to remove the state of South Carolina from the union known as the United States of America. The secession of South Carolina was followed by the secession of Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. -
First Battle of Fort Sumter
When the Fort Sumter was resupplied on April 12th, Confederate troops began shelling it from the mainland. It lasted for 34 hours striaght, until the Union soldiers surrendered. No soldiers on either side were killed by enemy fire. -
States Join the Confederacy
The attack on Fort Sumter prompted four more states to join the Confederacy. Richmond, Virginia was named the Confederate capitol. -
First Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run was the first major land battle of the war. It happened at Manassas, Virginia. -
Batlles of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson
Both of these battles happened in the same month 10 miles apart from eachother. The Confederate’s Fort Henry fell on Feb 5th, General Ulysses S. Grant‘s troops and 7 gunboats from the Union began shelling the fort. This was the Unions first victory. -
Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack
The Battle of Hampton Roads was the most famous and well-known naval battle of the Civil War. It was also the first battle between two ironclad ships, the Monitor and the Merrimack. In the end no one was the winner, -
Battle and Capture of New Orleans
The Capture of New Orleans by Union forces was a major turning point in the war. New Orleans was the Confederacy’s largest city, and a trading location with a powerful and economical port. -
The Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was the first battle of the war to take place in the north. It was the the bloodiest day in the American Civil War, -
The Emancipation
The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order that Abraham Lincoln signed on January 1, 1863. It proclaimed the freedom of the 3.1 million slaves in the Confederate States of America. This enraged the south and turned this into a total war to destroy the South. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle of the war, with a total of over 46,000 casualties nearly 8,000 of which were killed.It lasted 3 days and it was know as the turning point in the war. -
Re-election
Sherman’s victory in Atlanta boosted Lincoln’s popularity and helped him win re-election. This was a very important moment in the war. -
Surrender
After evacuating Richmond, General Lee’s troops were soon surrounded, and on April 7, Grant called Lee to surrender. On April 9, the two commanders met at Appomattox Courthouse, and agreed on the terms of surrender.
