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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Election
Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States. He was the first Republican to win the election. He played a major role in abolishing slavery in the United States. -
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American Civil War
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The First Battle of Fort Sumter
On April 12, the Confederacy began shelling it from the mainland. They continued fire for 34 hours staright. The Union surrendered even though no soldiers had died from wither side by enemy fire. -
The Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Bull Run was the first 'major' land battle of the armies of the Civil war. 35,000 Union troops attacked 20,000 Confederate soldiers along the river of Bull Run. The rebels were able to break the Union right flank whiched caused the Union troops to retreat to Washington. -
Battles of Fort Henry
The Battle of Fort Henry began February 2, 1862 with Union Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant and Commodore Andrew Foote launching a heavy naval attack on the lightly guarded Fort Henry. Confederate Brigadier General Lloyd Tilghman was forced to secretly evacuated most of his troops to a nearby Fort Donelson, -
Battle of Fort Donelson
After the Confederacy retreated to Fort Donelson, the Union followed them. The Confederate's 12,000 man-strong fort surrendered unconditionally to Ulysses S. Grant‘s troops. This, along with the Battle of Fort Henry were the first victory for the Union. -
Battle of Hampton Roads
This was history's first battle between two ironclad warships. Even though there wasn't a declared winner, it revolutionized the way warship would now be built. So it's a pretty important event in the Civil War. -
Battle and Capture of New Orleans
This Union victory was a major turning point in the war. New Orleans the Confederacy's largest city. It's located at the mouth of the Mississippi River so it provided a trading location with a "powerful and economical port." -
The Battle of Anietam
This was the ifrst battle of the war to take place on Northern soil. Neither side was declared a winner, but it remains the bloodiest single day in American HIstory. There was more than 22,000 casualties. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln created the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863. The proclamation guarantee freedom to all slaves in the Confederate states if the States didn't reture the the Union my January 1, 1863. But, the would only be granted freedom if the Union won the war. -
The Battle of Gettsburg
The 3 day battle was the costliest battle of the Civil War. Amassing 51,000 soldiers either killed, wounded, captured, or missing. The Union had an overall victory in the end losing 23,000 men, while the Confederate lost about 28,000 men. -
Lincoln wins re-election
Lincoln won this presidential campaign won overwhelmingly with Northern voters. Lincoln's re-election took any hope away from the Confederacy for a negotiated settlement. This was a very important moment is the war. -
Sherman's March the the Sea
Union General William T. Sherman led 60,000 soldiers on a 285-mile march from Atlanta to Savannah. The purpose of this hike was to frighten Georgia's population into leaving the Confederate cause. William's troops didn't destory any of the towns, but stole livestock and burned the houses of the people that fought back. -
The end of the Civil War
Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith was the commader of the confederate forces west of the Mississippi. He signed the surrender terms offered by the Union on June 2, 1865. Which brought the last Confederate army to an end, ending the Civil War,
