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The Civil War~ How and Why
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Uncle Toms Cabin Published
The best selling book by Harrit Beecher Stowe was published on this date. This book told the horror stories of the slaves. How they lived,what the did, etc. Harrit Beecher Stowe was a white abolistionist. All the notherners that already disliked slavery band together even more to get rid of slavery. -
Harpers Ferry
John Brown led a raid on the Hapers ferry arsenal. He was a northern white abolitionist leading a slave rebellion. Soilders caught Brown in the act, he was then convicted of treason and was hung on December 2nd, 1859. -
New President.
On this day Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States. Many of the soughterners didnt like him very well whiched caused problems in the future. -
New Nation?
The Confederate States of America were formed in the south states. Jefferson Davis was the President. This would be the start of the war, when the United States split. -
The Start of it All
Jefferosn Davis rounded up his confederate troops and marched them to fort sumter. The first shots were fired here. This would be the start of one of the bloodiest wars in American history. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This Document was signed on this day by President Lincoln. This document would cause problems in the southern states because they still wante to keep slavery. -
Battle of New Market
The battle of New Market Virginia was a battle towards the end of the war where teenage cadets from the Virginia Military Institute(VMI) help out the confederate states to win this battle. -
Lincoln Wins Again
Abraham Lincoln was reelected as the President of the United States. This will make alot of the people in the south mad that he was reelected. -
The 13th Admendment
Congress passes the 13th admendment. The 13th admendment abolished slavery through out the United States. This angered the south because they wanted to keep their slaves. -
It finaly ends
Robert E. Lee surrenders his confederate army to the union army General Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. -
Lincoln was assinated
Lincoln was shot on April 14th 1865 in Ford Theater. He and his wife were watching a play with another couple when John Wilks Booth snuck up to Lincoln's booth. Lincoln was carried over to a boarding house were he died the next day.
