Civil war

American Civil War

By mckenzie_aleise

  • Election of 1860

    Election of 1860
    The United States presidential election of 1860 was the 19th quadrennial presidential election. The election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1860 and served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the American Civil War.

  • Succesasion of Southern States

    Succesasion of Southern States
    The Confederate States of America (CSA), also known as the Confederacy, was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by a number of Southern slave states that had declared their secession from the United States

  • Battle Of Bull Run

    Battle Of Bull Run
    The First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas, was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the city of Manassas. It was the first major land battle of the American Civil War.

  • Weapon Technology

    Weapon Technology
    The most advanced technology and innovations of warfare available at the time.

  • Emancipation Proclamination

    Emancipation Proclamination
    The Emancipation Proclamation was an order issued to all segments of the Executive branch (including the Army and Navy) of the United States by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War

  • Lincolns Assassination

    Lincolns Assassination
    The assassination of United States President Abraham Lincoln took place on Good Friday, April 14, 1865, as the American Civil War was drawing to a close.