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election of lincoln
Lincoln to capture the White House with a mere 39 percent of the popular vote as a republican he ran against 3 other people Breckenridge, Douglas, & Bell -
secession of South Carolina
was the first of the 11 states to secede from the union after lincoln was elected -
mississippi
was the second of the 11 states to secede from the union after lincoln was elected -
florida
was the third of the 11 states to secede from the union after lincoln was elected -
alabama
was the fourth of the 11 states to secede from the union after lincoln was elected -
georgia
was the fifth of the 11 states to secede from the union after lincoln was elected -
Louisiana
was the sixth one of the 11 states to secede from the union after lincoln was elected -
texas
was the seventh state of the 11 states to secede from the union after lincoln was elected -
fort sumpter
Fort Sumter, named after a South Carolina Revolutionary War hero, was designed as part of a defensive system for Charleston Harbor. Was also the begining of the civil war when the south fired cannons at the fort the only casualty was one confederate horse. -
Virginia
was the eights state of the 11 states to secede from the union after lincoln was elected -
Arkansas
was the ninth of the 11 states to secede from the union after lincoln was elected -
North Carolina
was the tenth state of the 11 states to secede from the union after lincoln was elected -
Tennessee
was the elleventh state of the 11 states to secede from the union after lincoln was elected -
first battle of bull run
was fought near Manassas, Virginia. It was the first major land battle of the American Civil War. -
Harpers ferry
John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) was an abolitionist who took a group of people to harpers ferry and took it over because it was a confederate armory for there weapons and he wanted the union to win and end slavery -
Antietam battle
also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, to the South, fought near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek -
emancipation proclamation
was telling the south thatthey had to free all of there slaves because they seceded from the union -
battle of fredricksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg, fought in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, from December 11 to December 15, 1862 The battle was the result of an effort by the Union Army to regain the initiative in its struggle against Lee's smaller but more aggressive army -
Gettysburg battle
fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania was the battle with the largest number of casualties in the Civil War -
Sherman's march to the sea
William Sherman of the Union during the Civil War. began with Sherman's troops leaving the captured city of Atlanta, Georgia on November 15 and ended with the capture of the port of Savannah on December 21 -
end of the war
Negotiations began between General Robert E Lee and General Ulysses S Grant in the McLean House near Appomattox Court House, and the terms of surrender were agreed upon. The papers were signed, at which time Lee left for his headquarters in the court house. As he passed his men with tears streaming down his face -
lincolns death
At about 10:15 P.M. Booth opened the door to the State Box, shot Lincoln in the back of the head at near point-blank range, passed away at 7:22 A.M. on the morning of April 15, 1865,
