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Lincoln Becomes President
Lincoln Becomes President Lincoln was appointed president without the vote of any Southern state. The South talked about secceding after he was elected. Lincoln decided to fight instead of letting this nation divide in two. Thiis was believed to be a primary factor of the Civil War. -
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South Seceeds From Union
The goverment insisted on taxes counting for the slaves as well, meaning the Southern states would be paying more taxes. The South decided they wanted to develp their own culture with their own rules. 11 Southern states seperated themselves from the North in 1860. This divided the states in preparation for a war that would begin the next year. -
Battle Of Fort Sumter
Fort SumterConfederate general, Beaurgeard, ordered Anderson to surrender Fort Sumter but Anderon refused. In response to his refusal, the confederates open fired the next morning. With the lack of amunition Anderson had, he wait to fire back for hours. In the end, with the lack of amo in effect, Anderson surrendered the Fort but went back to the North a hero. This battle is important cause it was the first "shot" of the civil war. This was the beginning. -
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American Civil War
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1st Battle Of Bull Run
Battle Of Bull Run
Going into this battle, the North had an overly complicated plan that led to confusion. Luckily the South had just as much trouble with communication errors to make this a fair fight. It was back and forth til the Confederates brought in reinforcements and drove the North back, but the Confederates are now in search of a new general. This was the first of many casualty ending battles to go on. -
Battle Of Shiloh
Battle Of Shiloh After the Confederates retreated, the union took time to wait for reinforcements and regroup to prepare for the next step in this war. This was just what the Confederates needed to plan a surprise attack. After a few delayed days, the Confederates took the Union by surprise surrounding them entirely. The Union finally brought in extra troops just in time, forcing the Confederates to stop and regroup. -
Battle Of Second Manssas
Second ManassasA battle between generals as they try to outsmart one another. Confederates make a low blow capturing the Unions supplies. Union General, Pope, thought that the Confederates had retreated from their side of the line, but when they crossed they were surpsrised to see the Confederates laying in wait. The Union retreated. -
Battle Of Antietam
Battle Of Antietam Hard and deadly battles were fought for days. Confederates sent in all of their troops while Union held back 2/3s of theirs. At night, each army tended to the wounded and where the Union could have finished the war then and there with one surprise attack, they held back and won the battle slowly. It was the bloodiest day in America ever recorded. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle Of Fredricksburg This was a battle of firsts for the Civil War. Fought in the streets of Fredericksburg, this was the first urban battle of the war. The Union sent waves of soldiers at the Confederates but even with less troops,the Confererates had clearly won losing estimately 1/4 of the Union troops. This was the deadliest battle of the Civil War -
Battle Of Chancellorsville
Battle Of Chancellorsville The Confederate general and lieutenant came up with a master plan to outsmart the Union. While the lieutenant snuck around the back with around 30,000 men... General Lee took 13,000 soldiers to hold off the front. When the surprise attack came, those men rushed through the trees to attack. Unfortunately, General Jackson, fell wounded to the fire mistaken by his own men. -
Battle Of Gettysburg
Battle Of Gettysburg Wanting to win the very next battle, the Confederates might have gone in a little over confidenent for three straight days of battle. The first day was won in favor of them. The second day the Confederates surrounded the Union who was hiding in the hills, but the third day was the costliest. The famous "Picket's Charge" ended many lives for the Confederates. This is the most famous battle of the Civil War. -
Battle Of Chickamauga
Battle Of Chickamauga Confederate army switches things up and divides in two for their plan of attack. Thought the Union general is against it, the Union commander believes the Confederates forgot about a hole in their defense. Following under orders of the commander, the Confederates had the Union right where they wanted them and attacked resulting in a Confederate victory. This is important because the Union side is now -
Battle Of Chattanooga
Battle Of Chattanooga Thinking the Confederates were withdrawling troops and sending them elsewhere, the Union started a battle to overtake their headquarters and delay them. Union took over Lookout Mountain on the second day forcing Confederates back to defend other land. Union over ran the pits of Chattanooga and took over on the third day. This was an opening for a Union invasion of the South. -
Battle Of Cold Harbor
Battle Of Cold Harbor The Union was ready to attack this morning but was missing many of those soldiers from the night march that were helping elsewhere. To add to the confusion, the fog and conditions around them made the comunication errors multipy. And to add a third and final negative level, the trenches built by Confederates were human death traps for Union when bombed. Important because it was a useless battle. -
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Lee Surrenders
Lee Surrenders Wanting to avoid more bloody battles, Grant reached out to Lee and asked for surrender. Not wanting to admit defeat to his enemy, Lee declined. Only after it was clear that almost all the Confederates supplies were gone, Lee was willing to surrender. On this date, Lee and Grant wrote letters of nogotiation. This was the battle end of the Civil War. -
Lincoln Shot
Lincoln Shot Linocln was shot in the back of the head while attending a theater. He was shot by John Wilkes Booth who was a supporter of the Confederates. He died a long painful death which was the intention entirely. This is important becasue this was the official end to the Civil War era.
