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South Secedes
The secession of South Carolina was followed by 6 more states including Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Flordia, Louisiana and Texas.And by the threatening of secession four more states; Virginia, Arkansa, Tennesse, and North Carolina. -
South took over Federal Forts
When Lincoln's predessesor James Buchanan refused to surrender Southen forts to the seceding states the South seized them. Location, Fort Sumter, North Carolina. -
Lincoln's Inauguration
Lincoln was elected president May 4. President Lincoln said he was not planning on ending slavery in states who currently had it. He also stated he did not accept Secession. -
Election
Abraham Licoln is sworn in as the 16th President of The United States of America. -
War Begins
Civil War begins with shots fired at Fort Sumpter. Eventually was surrendered to South Carolina. -
General Lee Resigns
General Robert E. Lee resigns his commision in the U.S Army. He said "I cannot raise my hand against my birthplace, my home, my children." -
Battle of Bull Run
General Winfield Scott orders General Irvin Mcdowell to attack Confederate forces stationed in Virginia and suffers a defeat. -
Attack
McDowell's attack was a success. -
Declares War #1
President Lincoln issures General War order 1. This calling all United States Land & Naval forces to prepare. -
Suprise Attack
Confederate suprise attack on General Ulysses S. Grants unprepared troops on the Tennesse River. This ends with 13,000 dead and wounded Union Soilders and 10,000 wounded & dead Confederate soilders. -
Second Battle of Bull Run
72,000 Federal soilders Under General Pope are defeated by 55,000 Confederate soilders under order of General Stonewall Jackson at the Second Battle of Bull Run in Northern Virginia. -
Freedom for Slaves
Emancipation Proclamtion freeing slaves issued by President Lincoln. -
West Virgina Secedes
Half Virgina was admitted to the Union as the state of West Virgina. -
Finally Freedom
President Lincoln issues the finally Proclamtion freeing all slaves held by the Confederate. This also helped emphasize the number of Black soilders in the Union Army.
