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Abraham Lincoln is Elected
When Abraham Lincoln was elected president the Confederates became very angry because they knew Lincoln did not want slavery to be in America. He ended up getting most of his votes from the north. He ended up being the first republican president and abolished slavery. -
South Carolina Secedes
The first state to secede from the Union was South Carolina. After Abraham Lincoln was elected president, started the dispute against slavery in America. This caused South Carolina to participate in the war. -
Confederation Formed
Southerners were worried that after Lincoln was in power the institution of slavery was threatened by him. So the south had declared secession rebelling against the north. The outcome of this was that it would give America a weak center a weak central -
The Civil War Begins
At 4:30 am, Confederate troops had fired on Fort Sumter. That was what forced the Union Surrender in Fort Sumter’s attack. -
The First Battle of Bull Run
This is known as the first major battle in the Civil war. The Union and Confederates had their battle near the Manassas Junction. The Union had lost the battle and was forced to retreat. -
Naval Battles: Monitor and Merrimack
The Battle of Hampton Roads was the first warship fight during the Civil War. The two ships were the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. Neither of the ships would win. -
The Battle of Shiloh
The Union would win this battle and the South would loose hope to stop the Union from taking Mississippi. The Confederates general had died during this battle and their morale had gone to almost nothing. -
The Second Battle of Bull Run
The Union had lost and they troops were pushed back to Bull Run. This was the deciding battle in the Civil War. -
The Battle of Antietam
This is the deadliest one day battle in American military history. It shows that the North could stand their own against the Confederacy. It gives President Lincoln the confidence to pass the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This document was written by President Lincoln to weaken the Confederations to use slaves as soldiers. The outcome of this was the closest thing to the abolition of slavery. -
The Siege of Vicksburg
The Mississippi was one of the main supply and communication way to the south. When the Union won they took over the Mississippi River. This is a major advantage to win the war. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
This battle started around the town, Gettysburg Pennsylvania. This would give the north a huge morale boost after ending Robert E. Lee’s plan to gain control of the north. -
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Reconstruction of the South
After the Civil War had ended there were 4 million freed slaves. Once the congress passed the Freedmen’s Bureau and Civil Rights Bills and sent them to Johnson for his signature. -
Lincoln Gets Re-elected
President Lincoln would be re-elected and his victory was one in the beginning of the year. The Union’s advantages won them victories in Gettysburg, and the Chattanooga Campaign. But years of war would lower the north’s morale and support for the war. -
Robert E. Lee surrenders
The most famous Confederate, Robert E. Lee, would surrender his 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. This would end the Civil War. Ulysses Grant won this war and now has 28,000 surrendered troops. -
Lincoln Gets Assassinated
John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor and Confederate, assassinates President Lincoln while watching a show at the Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C.