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The south fired on fort Sumter when the north tried to resupply it
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the north gets cut off by the south at bull run, the south wins
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bloodiest battle in civil war history, the north won the battle.
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Aberaham lincoln abolishes slavery in all rebelling states
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the 54th massaachusets, an african-american company, is formed
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After a victory at jackson, Grant completes his siege on vicksburg.
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The south attempt to invade the city of Gettysburg, and are stopped by the north's forces. The south is defeated.
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immigrants riot in protest to the drafts, burning buildings and attacking police forces, the army is eventaully called in to handle the riots.
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president Lincoln goes to Gettysburg to give his most famous speech, describing how the men who had died would not die in vain.
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General Sherman wages total war, going from Atlanta all the way to Savannah
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Congress adds the 13th ammendment to the constitution, abolishing slavery and involuntary solitude.
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General Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant in Appomattox Courthouse
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Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth during a play