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Civil War Time Line
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Senator Jefferson Davis gives slavery speech.
Jefferson daives gives reasons why slavery is a positive thing. and says other things such as why southern slave holders should be protects, and how sleaves strengthen the Democratic party. -
Lincoln's speech at Cooper Institute.
Abraham lincoln gives a presidential speech, attacking slavery saying that the government has "The power of restraining the extension of the institution." -
Pony Express!
The pony Express travels from Saint Louis, Missouri to Sacremento, California. The Pony Express had 119 stations that were each 12 miles appart. This route made it possible for alot more mail to travel around faster! -
Constutional Union Party Forms.
Former members of the American and Whig parties meet up in Baltimore and form the Constutional Union Party.The members elect John Bell To be President and Edward Everett as there vice president. -
Abraham Lincoln elected as President
Abraham Lincoln, elected in 1860 a Republican out of Illinois. Lincoln won 39% of the popular vote, he recieved 180 electoral votes. -
President Buchanan delivers his State of the Union
President Buchanan states to Congress that the slave states are sovereign and their rights cannot be interfered with, so they should be left alone. The interference of northerners into the affairs of southerners has caused the present crisis. -
Southern Succesion is Pushed!!!!
23 Representitives and 7 senators issue a manifesto pushing for southern succesion, and they mention forming the confederacy! -
South Carolina secedes
South Carolina sucedes from the Union! -
South Carolina's Declaration
South Carolina issues their "Declaration of the Immediate Causes" Which Induce and Justify the Seccession of South Carolina from the Federal Union. This was just like the Declaration of Independence. -
Florida secedes
Florida offically secedes from the union. -
Mississippi secedes
Mississippi formally secedes from the union offically. -
Alabama secedes
Alabama secedes from the union following Florida -
Georgia secedes
Georgia secedes from the union being the 5th state to leave the union! -
Kansas admitted as 34th state of the U.S.A.
Kansas joins the Union as the 34th state. Due to the Kansas Nebraska act. -
Texas secedes
Texas formally secedes from the Union. -
Jeferson Davis elected provisional President of Confederate states of America.
Jefferson Davis ran unopposed. He was elected for a six year term. Before he was truly elected, he was a temporary President for the South. -
Lincoln inaugurated
Lincoln takes position as the President of the United States of America. In his inaugration speech he speaks about slavery. -
Confederates fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor
The confederates attacked Fort Sumter and President Lincoln refused to surrender, so all he did was sent food to the troops. -
Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers
After the surrender of Fort Sumter lincoln gets agervated and instates 75,000 volunteers to fight on the Union side against the Confederates. -
Confederate legislators vote to move capital to Richmond
Members of the Confederate legislature vote to have the Capitol or the Confederacy moved to Richmond V.A. -
McClellan ignores Lincoln
Lincoln tells the first General War Order, telling all larmy and navy forces to attack. McClellan igornes this, but because of his family and backroung Lincoln could not proparly punish and kick him out of the military. -
Greenbacks
This was a form of paper money introduced by Lincoln. This money was distributed longer then any other money. -
Battle of Shiloh
Shiloh is a small church that was battled at for about 2 days. the Union came out victorious. -
Conscription
Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Congress approve the conscription act. This calls forward any white male ages 18 to 35 to fight for the confederate army. -
Lee takes command of Confederate army in Richmond
Lee takes command of the confederate army in richmond after a vote. Lee is the best man for the job being that he actually was the only one that had a military backround. -
African Americans in the Military
The Union army is officially allowed to hire African Americans as laborers.They are one step closer to becoming equal. The slaves are now allowed to help in the army that is being fought to free them. -
Internal Revenue Law
Internal Revenue Law gave the government funds to use towards the civil war. It put a tax on inheritance, tobacco, and incomes over $600. -
Antietam
The battle of Antietam is the bloodiest single day battle in American history. Neither side won the battle! But the Confederate retreat during the battle made it a victory in Lincoln's eyes! The battle ended in a loss of 110 men. -
Emancipation
Lincoln's plan for Emancipation is published in the Union newspapers. This gives the slaves hope for their freedom and even more of a reason behind the war. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
The battle of Fredricksburg was fought between Robert E. Lee of the confederates and Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside. Union took double the deaths of the confederates! -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation and officially frees 3.1 million of the southoners slaves. This document only freed slaves that were not under Union control but allowed them to serve in the Union army. -
National Banking Act
Lincoln signed the National Banking Act, making it into a law. It put a secretary of treasury in charge of controlling currency and it wound up leading to the creation of local banks. -
Richmond riots!
The riots started basically because the women could no longer cook for there family, because there was no more bread being sold or produced! -
Gettysburg
This is the largest battle of the Civil War, on a field in Gettysburg, Pennyslvania. General Meade's of the union manage to force lee's confederate military to turn back. There were 28,000 Confederate casualties and 23,000 Union casualties. Union Victory. Turning point of the war! After this battle the confederates never fought a battle on the northern territory! -
Lee Resigns
after lee's defeat at Gettysburg, General Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Davis refuses the request. -
Lawrence
This battle ttakes place in Lawrence, Kansas, raiders kill over 200 men and boys. The north views this as a brutal savage incident! -
Battle of Chancellorsville
This battle - May 1st to May 4th,resulting in a Confederate victory.Union casualties were 17,500 men and the Confederate casualties were 13,000. Stonewall jackson died, HUGE confederate loss!!! -
The Gettysburg Address
This speech was a dedication speech for the men who had lost there lives at gettysburg. The address is about 3 minutes long when the military was expecting about a 2 hour speech! After the speech, the north felt there was meaning to the war! Moral was instintly raised! -
The Quick Getaway!
John Hunt Morgan, a confederate calvary leader, and some of his men escape the Ohio state prison. When they get back morgan returns to his duites. Later in the war he is killed by the Union army. -
Andersonville
Prision camp with held by the Confederates, The Confederates took the first 500 Civil war prisioners to the camp and almost all of them died due to harsh conditions! -
The Coinage Act
"In God We Trust" must be printed on all U.S. currency or else it would be void. -
Battle of New Hope
This battle was between the Union force of Gen. William T. Sherman and the Confederate Army under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. The battle was a result of an attempt by Sherman to outmaneuver Johnston -
Belle Boyd Arrested
Belle Boyd is arrested for being a Confederate spy infiltrating the north and stealing battle plans and other articles of information. She was kept at the Old Capital Prision located in Washington D.C. -
Arlington National Cemetary
New cemetary created by the Union, the land used for the cemetary was taken from General Lee of the Confederates! To this day it is the most honored position for a person in the military to recieve the right to guard this cemetary! -
Lincoln's New Conscription Law
Lincoln makes it so eveyone has to join the military. You could no longer buy your way out of it! -
Striking Gold!!!!
Helena, Montana is founded by four prospectors. yhey found gold and created the mine as a last option after searching in the Rockies for years! -
Lincoln is re-elected!
Lincoln is re-elected in 1864. His victory over George B. McClellan was astonishing because George got so little votes. -
New York burns down!
A few men that go by the name of Confederate Army of Manhattan set fires in more then 20 places. This was a fail attempt at burning down N.Y. -
Sherman heads to sea!
At Waynesboro, Georgia General Sherman's plan to destroy part of the South by matching to Savannah, Georgia. Union suffers three times as many casualties as the Confederacy. -
Lincoln inaugurated
President is Re-instated for anoter term of presidency -
Battle of Five Forks
The battle takes place in VA. This was the battle that made lee retreat and run back to appatamox where he was captured and than forced to surrender -
Run Davis Run!!!!
Confederate Presiden Davis and his cabinet flee the confederate capital, Richmond, Virginia as Union forces near it. The very next day it is captured by the Union -
Appottamax
General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appottamax courthouse. This marks the end of the Civil War, -
John WIlkes Booth
John Wilkes Booth shoots President Lincoln at Fords Theater Lincoln is pronounced dead early the next morning. -
Booth gets caught!
John Wilkes Booth is captured in a barn. He is shot and killed. -
Conspirators hanged
The four conspirators in Lincoln's assassination are hanged. The men are Davide Harold, George Atzerodt, Lewis Payne, and Mary Surratt. John Surratt is the only 1 not to die for the crimes commited! -
Henry Wirz
Major Henry Wirz is hanged. He was the leader of Andersonville. He was the only soldier hanged for his war crimes. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment this amendment permenantly abolishes slavery in the United States. -
Ku Klux Klan
Jonathan Shank and Barry Ownby form the KKK resist reconstruction as well as the freed African Americans. They hand blacks and burn down reconstructed towns. -
The Liberator
The last issue of the Liberator is published. The newspaper is useless because the slaves have been freed. -
President Johnson vetos Civil rights act of 1866
President Johnson vetos the Civil Rights Act of 1866 because it was unconstutional. -
Congress VS. President Andrew Johnson
congress overides the veto of the Civil Rights Act, many southeners are now appart of congress and hold alot of power. -
Nickel
Congress approves the minting of a five cent piece or nickle -
U.S.A. declares peace
peace is drawn with Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. -
Congress creates the rank of Admiral.
David Farragut is appointed to the rank for his exceptional military creativeness and his excelent military tacticts. -
Trans-Atlantic Cable
The Atlantic Cable is established allowing transatlantic telegraph communication for the first time. Making easy on communication and faster travel of messages and war orders! -
New Jersey ratifies the 14th Amendment
New jersey accepts the 14th Amendment but yet they still tweak it to benifit the state. -
Train robbery
The first train robbery happens. The Reno brothers get $13,000. -
South Carolina rejects the 14th Amendment
On the 6th anniversary of secession Sout Carolina rejects the 14th amendment as a slap in the face to the union! -
African American Males are given the right to Vote
The African American males are now alloud to vote this is a hige step foward for the Blacks as a way of acceptance into society! -
First Reconstruction Act
The first reconstruction act sets up five military districts in the South, each under the control of a military commander. -
Federal army restores military rule to Mississippi
The Federal(Union) Army starts to slowly restore all military activness to the southern states after they have accepted the 14th amendment! -
Grange
Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry. Today this order is known as the farmers organization Grange. takes care of farmers and there buisneses! -
Ride ins
African Americans stage a ride on streetcars in New Orleans to protest segregation. They conducted these for quite some time without very much recognization! -
Alaska is bought for america
Alaska is purchased by Andrew Johnson for america use this would be about the last state to be added to the United States of America!!! -
Third Reconstruction Act
Johnson vetoes the third reconstruction act which spells out election procedures in the South Congress overrides Johnsons' veto AGAIN! -
Johnson punishes Stanton!
Johnson suspends Stanton as Secretary of War after the two argue over reconstruction plans johnson was being taken advantage of and was comming off as weak! Johnson places Ulysses S. Grant in the position. -
Alaska is actually acquired from Russia
The United States takes Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million -
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
Congress looks into impeaching Johnson for his lack of through with reconstruction they want a prisedent they can easily take controll of.
