The Civil War

By gvrieze

  • The Liberator goes to print

    The Liberator goes to print
    William Loyed Garrison was the auther.

  • Battle at Fort Sumter

    Battle at Fort Sumter
    Fort Sumter is an island fortification located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.

  • The Battle of Fredericksburg

    The Battle of Fredericksburg
    The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11 15 1862 in and around Fredericksburg Virginia between General Robert E Lee's Confederate Army.

  • The Battle of Chancellorsville

    The Battle of Chancellorsville
    The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville Campaign.

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation
    The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863.

  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg
    The Battle of Gettysburg sound was fought July 1–3, 1863 in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil war.

  • Shermans March

    Shermans March
    Sherman March to the Sea is the name commonly given to the military Savannah Campaign in the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 to December 21 1864 by Maj Gen William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union Army.

  • Vicksburg Surrenders

    Vicksburg Surrenders
    The Confederate surrender following the siege at Vicksburg is sometimes considered when combined with Gen. Robert E.Lee

  • Appomatlox courthouse

    Appomatlox courthouse
    On April 9 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his approximately 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in the front parlor of Wilmer McLean's home in Appomattox Court House Virginia effectively ending the American Civil War.

  • Uncle Tom's Cabin published

    Uncle Tom's Cabin published
    The author was Harriet Stowe.

  • Compromise of 1850 passed

    Compromise of 1850 passed
    The Compromise of 1850 consists of five laws passed in September of 1850 that dealt with the issue of slavery.

  • Kansas Nebraska Act passed

    Kansas Nebraska Act passed
    The Kansas Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S Congress on May 30 1854.

  • James Buchanan sworn in as president

    James Buchanan sworn in as president
    James Buchanan 15th President of the United States was born in Cove Gap Pennsylvania in 1791.

  • Dred Scott decision

    Dred Scott decision
    Dred Scott was a slave who sought his freedom through the American legal system.

  • John Browns Raid at Harper's Ferry

    John Browns Raid at Harper's Ferry
    Abolitionist John Brown leads a small group on a raid against a federal armory in Harpers Ferry Virginia.

  • Lincoln elected 16th president

    Lincoln elected 16th president
    Abraham February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865 was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861.

  • South Carolina Secedes from the Union

    South Carolina Secedes from the Union
    The force of events moved very quickly upon the election of Lincoln and the South Carolina acted first calling for a convention.

  • The Battle of Antietam

    The Battle of Antietam
    On September 17 1862 Generals Robert E Lee and George McClellan faced off near Antietam creek in Sharpsburg Maryland in the the first battle.

  • Battle of Shiloh

    Battle of Shiloh
    began Sunday, April 6
    ended Monday, April 7
    Union Victory Location Shiloh Tennessee.

  • First Battle of Bull Run

    First Battle of Bull Run
    Sunday, July 21 Confederate Victory Location Manassas Junction Virginia