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Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter was the first conflict between the North and the South that started the Civil War. -
Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) was the first major land-based confrontation of the American Civil War. The Confederates were victorous and gave General Jackson his nickname, "Stone Wall" Jackson. -
New War Machines
Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack, also called Battle of Hampton Roads, (March 9, 1862), in the American Civil War, naval engagement at Hampton Roads, Virginia, a harbour at the mouth of the James River, notable as history's first duel between ironclad warships and the beginning of a new era of naval warfare. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emacipation Proclamation went into effect on the first day of the new year in 1863. This did not entirely free slaves in the South or the North, but was put into effect for political reasons. Since Union Generals accepted slaves into thier infantry and did not return them to thier respective masters, the Generals were braking the law. Lincoln established this document so they were no longer braking the law and so the United Kindom would not reconize the Confederacy. -
Battle of Vicksburg
The Siege of Vicksburg was led by General Grant and eventually won on July 4, 1863. The victory had the Union gain control of the lower Mississippi River, and considering the North already had control of New Orleans, this severly crippled the South's resources anjd ability to quickly transport men and goods. -
Battle of Gettysburg
This battle was by far the most bloodist battle in the entire war with the most causualties. It also featured Picket's famous charge and the Union won which ended General Lee's second envasion of the North. After this battle which lasted threes days, Abe Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address. -
Sherman capture of Atlanta
General Sherman took Atlanta by suprise and captured the major city. Atlanta was a major railroad hub which control most of the rails in the south. By taking Atlanta, General Sherman crippled Confederate resources. This also helped Lincoln in his re-election when the public doubted the victory of the war, until Atlanta was captured. -
Lincoln's Re-election
The majoraty party doubted Lincoln's victory until September 6, 1864, when General Sherman seized Atlanta. The war effort had turned decidedly in the North's favor and even McClellan now sought military victory. Two months later, Lincoln won the popular vote that eluded him in his first election. He won the electoral college by 212 to 21 and the Republicans had won three-fourths of Congress. A second term and the power to conclude the war were now in his hands. -
End of the War
The war ended at Appomattox Court house with the signing of surrender by General Lee, General Grant was there to witness and agreed to said document on behalf of the Union. The treaty was signed mainly due to starvation of confederate soldiers who could no londer fight. -
Lincoln"s Assassination
On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor and Confederate sympathizer, fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln at a play at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. The attack came only five days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his massive army at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the American Civil War. -
Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. The amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws, and was proposed in response to issues related to former slaves following the American Civil War. -
18th President
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States. As Commanding General, Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
