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United States Civil War
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secession
Jefferson Davis comes out in favor of secession for the first time -
Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the US
Lincoln might have faced the hardest time in our nations history. Many southern states feared him and suceeded from the union. -
Robert Anderson
Robert Anderson makes his third request for reinforcements at Fort Moultrie -
The second session of the thirty-six congress gathers in Washington DC
Senators from South Carolina refuse to take their seats and protest. Many other southern senators from the south would resign as their states leave the Union. -
legislature secession
Govenor Thomas O Moore calls a special session to discuss secession. -
attacked
General Don Carlos Buell visits Robert Anderson at Fort Sumter. Buell tells Anderson he may occupy any fort that he wants to if he is attacked or feels he is about to be attacked. -
independent nation
Georgia calls for a convention of Southern states to form an independent nation. -
Banks
In tough times the "boston travler" newspaper states that New Orleans are the strongest in the Union -
secession
North Carolina was 10th to seceed from the Union -
Rebels
Federal arsenal at Charleston falls into the hands of the Rebels -
secession
Mississippi seceeded from the union -
secession
Florida seceeded from the Union -
secession
Alabama seceeded from the Union. -
secession
Georgia seceeded from the Union. -
secession
Louisiana becomes the 6th state to suceed from the the Union -
Secession
Texas was the 6th state to seceed from the union -
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis gains strong ties to mississippi making him more powerful in the south. -
Fort sumter
Confederate batteries opened fire on the fort and the fort was not prepared to reply to this action quick enough -
secession
Virginia seceeded from the Union. -
secession
Arkansas seceeded from the Union -
Fort Henry
Fort Henry was captured along the Tennessee River the Union army with 15,000 men led by Ulysses S. Grant -
Fort Donelson
Ulysses S. Grant attacked Fort Donelson a Confederate fort on the Cumberland River.The fighting lasted three days. Grant took 12,000 Confederate prisoners and 40 cannons from Fort Donelson. -
Ironclad Ships Battle
For the first time in history two ironclad ships battled. The battle lasted for hours. Neither side won the battle. -
Shiloh
The Confederate army met Grant at Shiloh, Tennessee. Grant had not expected the attack. At first he seemed to be losing. Then more Northern troops arrived and Grant defeated the Southerners. -
Confederate Army Calls for Men
All men between the ages of 18 and 35 must serve in the army -
New Orleans
Farragut attacked and captured New Orleans. -
Yorktown
McClellan's Union troops occupied Yorktown, Virginia and advanced on Richmond -
Battle of Antietam
Lee took command telling the Confederate forces that he planned to carry the fight to the enemy. He crossed the Potomac River into Maryland, but was blocked from Washington, D. C. by Union troops in a bloody battle at Sharpsburg near Antietam Creek -
Lincoln Frees all the Slaves
President issued a proclamation freeing all the slaves in the South. Lincoln's document called the Emancipation Proclamation -
Battle of Perryville
Buell's forces ended Bragg's invasion of Kentucky in the Battle of Perryville. -
Battle of Stones River
Union troops under Rosecrans forced the Confederates to retreat after the Battle of Stones River -
Conscription Act
The Conscription Act is passed, demanding enrollment of males ages 20-45 in the Union Army. Payments of $300 may be used for an exemption -
Chancellorsville
General Lee fought against General Joseph Hooker. Although outnumbered Lee won the battle. During the battle General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson was killed. -
Vicksburg
In Vicksburg, Mississippi a strong fort overlooked the river. Grant surrounded the fort. On July 4 Vicksburg surrendered. This gave the North control of the Mississippi River. -
Gettysburg
At Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Lee's Army of Northern Virginia met the Army of the Potomac. It was under the command of General George G, Meade. This famous battle lasted three days. The Southerners were turned back and again retreated into Virginia. -
Port Hudson
Northern forces occupied Port Hudson, Louisana -
Chickamauga
The Confederate Army led by General Braxton Bragg won against the Union army at Chickamauga Creek in Tennessee. General George Thomas commanded the Union army which was trapped in Chattanooga. -
Gettysburg Adress
Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address -
Chattanooga
Grant and Thomas led Union armies to victory in the Battle of Chattanooga. -
Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction
Lincoln issues the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction, offering pardons to Confederates who take a loyalty oath -
Grant appointed Commander-in-Chief
President Lincoln appointed Grant became general in chief of the North. Grant then appinted General William T. Sherman to command the Western armies, while General George G. Meade remained the command of the armies of the East. -
Sherman's march to the Sea
William T. Sherman left Tennessee with 100,000 troops. He marched to Atlanta, Georgia. He ten marched from Atlanta to the Atlantic Ocean. -
Battle of the Wilderness
This was the first in a series of battles. The first Union attack was made in an area about 50 miles from Richmond. The Union gained little and lost much in casualties. -
Spotsylvania
Grant ignored the losses in the Battle of the Wilderness and ordered Meade to move on toward Spotsylvania Court House -
Cold Harbor
Grant kept moving toward Lee's army after Spotsylvania. They fought the Southern army at Cold Harbor in an advance upon Richmond. After many casualties the Union army called off the attack. -
Seige of Petersburg
This was the beginning of a nine month seige with Grant's men surrounding Lee's army -
Mobile Bay
Farragut won the Battle of Mobile Bay.This closed the last Confederate Gulf port -
Atlanta
Northern troops under Sherman captured Atlanta after a forty-day siege of the city. Sherman burned much of the city on November 15 before leaving to begin his march to the sea. -
Shenandoah Valley
Sheridan led his troops on a rampage of destruction in the Shenandoah Valley -
Election of Lincoln
Lincoln was reelected President for a second term -
Battle of Franklin
Schofield's Union forces inflicted heavy losses on Hood in the Battle of Franklin -
Nashville
The Battle of Nashville smashed Hood's army -
Lee becomes general
Lee became general in chief of the South. -
Petersburg and Richmond
General Grant and General Meade's Army moved to the south of Richmond. During the winter of 1864-65 the Union army attacked many times, but could not break through. After nine months General Lee was forced to retreat toward Lynchburg giving up both Petersburg and Richmond. -
Appomattox Courthouse
General Lee surrendered to General Grant at Appomottox Courthouse, Virginia. -
Lincoln's assasination
On Good Firday, April 14 Lincoln was assassinated. He was attending a performance at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D. C. The assisin was and actor named John Wilkes Booth. After twelve days of running Booth was fatally shot -
surrender
Johnston surrender to Sherman in North Carolina, effectively ending the Civil War -
Johnston surrenders
Johnston surrendered to Sherman -
Confederate's surrender
Confederate forces in Alabama and Mississippi surrendered -
Davis's capture
Jefferson Davis was captured near Georgia -
Confederate's surrender
The last Confederate troops surrendered -
Ku Klux Klan
The Ku Klux Klan is formed in Tennessee it is one of the many secret societies set up to terrorize blacks. Its methods become ever more vicious as whites become more certain that their old way of life is being threatened. -
New Freedman Bureau bill
New Freedman's Bureau bill passed by Congress. President Andrew Johnson vetoes the bill that authorized military trial for those accused of "depriving Negroes of the Civil Rights" on the same day -
texas
Texas repeals the actions of the Secessionist Convention -
Civil Rights Act of 1866
President Johnson vetos the Civil Rights Act of 1866 on the grounds that it was unconstitutional -
Andrew Johnson
Congress overrides President Andrew Johnson's veto of the Civil Rights Act -
14th Amendment
Thirty-ninth Congress approves the 14th Amendment to the Constitution -
Freedmans Bureau bill
Congress overrides Andrew Johnson's veto of the Freedman's Bureau bill -
generals
Congress establishes "general of the armies" and Ulysses S. Grant is immediately promoted to 4-star general and put in this position. -
KKK
The U. S. Secret Service begins an investigation into the Ku Klux Klan -
Peace
A proclaimation of peace with Texas is issued by United States President Andrew Johnson -
Ships
A fire in the Philadelphia ship-yard accidently destroys a number of ships used during the Civil War -
right to vote
Blacks in Washington D. C. gain the right to vote in a bill passed over President Andrew Johnson's veto -
rejects
Virginia rejects the 14th Amendment -
NY
New York ratifies the 14th Amendment -
west virginia
West Virginia ratifies the 14th Amendment -
14
Minnesota ratifies the 14th Amendment -
Amendment
Nevada ratifies the 14th Amendment -
14th
Indiana ratifies the 14th Amendment -
Rejection
Delaware rejects the 14th Amendment -
Reject
Maryland rejects the 14th Amendment
