-
Period: to
Civil war
-
Lincon Elected
-
Abraham Lincoln elected president
-
Battle at Fort Sumter
-
Union Blockade
The Union Blockade of the southern states during the U.S. Civil War was an important event that led to the surrender of the Confederacy. The blockade worked to restrict both imports and exports from the southern ports. -
1st Battle of Bull Run
-
Monitor vs. Virginia naval battle
-
Shiloh
-
7 Days Campaign
June 25 – July 1, 1862 -
2nd Battle of Bull Run
-
Antietam
-
Emancipation Proclamation issued
-
Battle at Chancellorsville
-
Battle of Gettysburg
July 1-3 1863 -
Siege of Vicksburg
-
Gettysburg Address
-
Battle at Chattanooga
-
Ulysses S. Grant takes over the Union Army
-
Sherman captures Atlanta
-
Lincon re-elected
-
March to sea
-
Savannah falls
-
Union Army moves in and occupies Richmond, VA.
-
Lee surrenders
-
Abraham Lincoln shot and killed
-
13th Amend.