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Abraham Lincoln elected President
It signaled the secession of the southern states. It was the very beginning of the Civil War. -
Battle at Fort Sumter
It was the start of the Civil War. -
Lincoln Orders Blockade of the South
It successfully blocked the passage of trade goods, supplies, and arms from the North to the South and vice-versa -
7 Days Campaign
Raised the profile of Robert E. Lee as a driving force. This caused Britain to consider sending aid to the South. brought McClellan's credibility to a new low. Lincoln started looking for a pretext to fire him. -
1st Battle of Bull Run
Major wake up call to the North. It was an indication that this would be a long and bloody war and would require new leadership and improved training to prepare the federal troops for action in the field -
Monitor versus Virginia Naval Battle
It was our first naval battle. -
Battle of Shiloh
It signalled the end of Confederate hopes of controlling Western Tennessee and the Mississippi. It also saw the death of the Confederate General Sidney Johnston, some say the best General in the South. -
Antietam
It was the single deadliest battle ever fought in any american war. The british were also watching because if General Lee succeeded and the South won, the British were going to send them Military aid. The north won, getting rid of that plan for the time. -
Emancipation Proclimation Issued
It said that all those enslaved in confederate states were free, even though it wasn’t a law passed by congress. It freed millions of slaves. -
2nd Battle of Bull Run
It paved the way to General Lee’s first invasion of the north. It also helped to persuade the Union Leader in D.C. that they needed to emancipate the slaves out of military necessity. -
Emancipation Proclomation took effect
It ended slavery in the rebelling states. It meant that as soon as the Union captured those states, those slaves be free. -
Battle At Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville was important because it was an attempt by the Union forces to seize the Confederate capital of Richmond,Virginia But the attempted failed. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Major turning point in the war. Until this point the south was actually winning. -
Siege of Vicksburg
It was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the Civil War -
Gettysburg Address
Summed up the ideals that would go on to shape one of the most powerful economies of the world. -
Battle of Chattanoga
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Ulysses S. Grant takes over the Union Army
Ulysses S. Grant turns out to be one of the most successful Union of Confederate generals during the American Civil War. -
Sherman Captured Atlanta
He was able to force the surrender of Atlanta in September of 1864. Once Atlanta was under Union control, Sherman was able to continue his march to the sea, which sped up the Confederacy's defeat. -
Abraham Linoln Re-Elected
When he was re-elected, any hope for a negotiated settlement with the confederacy disappeared. -
March to the Sea
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Savannah Falls
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13th Ammendment
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Union Army occupies Richmond, Virginia
The Union had captured the confederate capital. It was a sign that the confederate was nearing it’s final days. -
Lee Surrenders
General Lee surrendered the war. -
Abraham Lincoln shot & killed
Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth, who was part of a larger conspiracy who wanted to bring back the Confederate cause. He was shot and killed five days after General Lee surrendered.
