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Abraham Lincoln becomes president.
brought up the slavery and anti-slavery acts. -
Jefferson Davis
He becomes president of the confederacy. -
Confederats
they set fire to Fort sumter. -
surrender at fort sumter.
Fort Sumters Federal Troops Surrender. -
LIncoln
says that the South States are guilty of going against the civil laws. -
LIncoln and South states.
Lincoln states that the south states are guilty of going against the civil laws. -
Manassas,Virginia
the first battle occurs (Bull Run) General Joseph E.Johnston wins Union against General Irvin Medowell's. -
Edwin M Stanton
Becomes the U.S secretary of war. -
Ulysses Grant
Ulysses Grant and Andrew Foote take in Fort Henrry and Donelson, this capture allowed union forces to take Nashville. -
First armored ships
Union Monior and Confederate Virginia run into an equal tie and it ends in a dual. -
LIncolns not pleased with McClellans Act
Lincoln Gets rid of McClellan as General-in-Chief, but keeps him as the Potomac Army. Department of Mississippi was given to Henry Hallereck. -
Potamac Army
Begins the surroundings of YorkTown. -
Potomac Army
Potomac army started the surrounding at Yorktown. -
FIrst Major Bloodshed
This bloodshed accord because of the Shiloh Battle Thomas Jackson earned the nickname "Stone Wall" -
Emancipation Proclomation
Lincoln approve the Emancipation Proclomation. -
Joseph Hooker
Joseph became Commander of the Potomac army and replaced Burnside -
Chancellorsville
Battle of Chancellorsville,Virginia. Stonewall gets wounded and dies. -
Conscription Act
it was Approved. -
Virginia
was added to the Union States. -
Gettysburg
Gettysburg has a horrible loss for the southern states. -
Vicksburg
Surrenders which ables the Union to control Mssissippi -
13 Ammendment
passed after going through 27 states.