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Battle of Fort Sumter
The Confederacy took over fort sumter then surrendered the fort and it was evacuated the next day. -
Secession of Virginia
On April 17 in Virginia not wanting to fight against other Southern states, secede a loss to the Union. Virginia was the most populated state in the South and the most industrialized. In May, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina followed Virginia bringing the number of Confederate states to 11. -
Battle of Bull Run
After ten hours of fighting, nearly 5,000
soldiers lay dying, dead, captured, or missing
as the Union troops retreated to Washington -
Battle of Shiloh
Grant gathered his troops near a church named Shiloh, thousands of yelling Confederate soldiers surprised the Union. Grant reorga-
nized his troops, ordered reinforcements, and counterattacked
By mid afternoon the Confederate
forces were in retreat. -
Battle of Richmond
Lee moved against McClellan in a series of
battles known collectively as the Seven Days’ Battles. -
Battle of Antietam
General Lee invaded Maryland hoping the state would
join the Confederacy, Union victory, this is the battle that helps Lincoln to decide to create
the Emancipation proclamation. -
Emancipation Proclamation
On January 1, 1863, Lincoln issued the
Emancipation Proclamation. -
battle of Gettysburg
the Confederate attempt to launch a frontal assault on the Union
stronghold on a hill. Union victory,
General Lee is forced to retreat to Virginia. This was the last attempt the South would have to invade the North. -
Gettysburg Address
In November 1863, a ceremony was held to dedicate a cemetery in Gettysburg. The first speaker was Edward Everett then after Abraham Lincoln spoke, speech is called Gettysburg Address -
Surrender at Appomattox
Lee and Grant met to arrange a Confederate surrender. they made terms. Grant paroled Lee’s soldiers and sent them
home with their personal possessions, horses, and 3 days’ rations.
Within two months all remaining Confederate resistance collapsed. -
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
5 days after Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House, Lincoln and his wife went to Ford’s Theater in Washington during the play then a man silently opened the doors to the presidential box. he raised a pistol, and fired, hitting the president in the back of Lincoln's head.
