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Abraham Lincoln elected president
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its greatest constitutional, military, and moral crises the American Civil War preserving the Union,abolishing slavery -
Battle at Fort Sumter
The Battle at Fort Sumter was the bombardent and surrender of Fort Sumter near Charleston South Carolina -
Lincolns Blockade
It was when the Union Navy Maintained strenous effort on the Atlantic,Gulf of Mexico of the conferate States of America Designedt to block trades -
First Battle of Bull run
The Battle of Bull run took place in Fairfax Country and William Country virginia.It started because the Union Army went on the offense and tried to attack the confederates But the Union Lossed -
Monitor vs. Virginia naval battle
The Monitor vs. Virginia naval battle was a part of the effort of the Confederacy to break the Union blockade, which had cut off Virginia's largest cities, Norfolk and Richmond, from international trade. -
Union Army moves in and occupies Richmond, VA.
Richmond, Virginia, was the capital of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War (1861–1865). It also served as the capital of Virginia, although when the city was about to fall to Union armies in April 1865, the governor and General Assembly moved their offices to Lynchburg for five days. -
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh led by Ulysses Grant was a battle that Ulysses had a suprise attack on The Confederates achieved considerable success on the first day, but were ultimately defeated on the second day. -
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was a battle where Ulysses had a supprise attack on by the union the Confederates achieved considerable success on the first day, but were ultimately defeated on the second day. -
7 Day Campaign
A series of six major battles over a 7 day peirod in Virginia -
2nd Battle of Bull Run
The 2nd Battle of Bull Run as part of the American Civil War. It was the culmination of an offensive campaign waged by Confederate Army of Virginia against Union Army of Virginia, and a battle of much larger scale and numbers than the First Battle of Bull Run -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was the first major battle in the American Civil war to take place on the union soil -
Battle of Antietam
First major battle to be fought on the union soil it was the bloodiest battle in the Civil war 22,717 dead, wounded and missing on both sides combined -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was an order of issues to all the segments of the Executive Branch. -
13th Amendment passed
Slavery was leagal in the border states that was loyal to the union. It freed the slaves that were under control of the confederate states.It did'nt happen everywhere. -
Battle at Chancellorsville
The Battle at Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil war and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville Campaign it was fought in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville. -
Siege of Vicksburg
Siege of Vicksburg was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. In a series of maneuvers Army of the Tennessee crossed the Mississippi and drove the Confederate army into the defensive lines surrounding the fortress -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in the Gettysburg penslyvania. It was the battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War. -
Chattanooga Campaign
Chattanooga Campaign was a series of maneuvers and battles in October and November 1863, -
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, one of the best known in American history.It was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War, on the afternoon of Thursday, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania -
Ulysses S. Grant takes over the Union Army
Ulysses S.Grant was the 18th President of the United States following his highly successful role as a war general in the second half of the Civil War -
Sherman captures Atlanta
The Battle of Atlanta was a battle of the Atlanta Campaign fought during the American Civil War on July 22, 1864, just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia -
Abraham relected
In 1864, Lincoln faced many challenges to his presidency. The war was now in its fourth year, and many were questioning if the South could ever be fully conquered. -
Sherman begins march to the sea
Sherman begins march to the sea is the name commonly given to the Savannah Campaign conducted through Georgia from November 15 to December 21, 1864 by the Union Army in the American Civil War. -
Savannah, GA falls to the Union
Savannah, GA falls to the Union was the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. -
Robert E. Lee surrenders
The significnace was that it was the end of the war and he had to agree to his terms of surrender. -
Abraham Lincoln shot and killed
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln took place on Friday as the American civil war was coming to a end. The assassination occurred five days after the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, General Robert E. Lee, surrendered to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and the Union Army of the Potomac.
