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Robert E. Lee
from 1807-1870. Robert E. Lee was a general of the civil war. He fought in the Mexican- American War. Lee retired from battling after the nine-month of the Petersburg battle. Until this day, Lee is still remembered at a hero. A.G. -
Jefferson Davis
From 1808-1889. Jefferson Davis was the first Confederate President of the Confederate States of America. Davis was a congressman then a Mississippi senator. Davis failed to provide the South with currency. A.G. -
Harriet Beecher Stowe
From 1811- 1896. Harriet Beecher Stowe was an american abolitionist and wrote novels. One of he novels Uncle Tom's Cabin was about how bad slavery was and made growth between the North and the South. A.G. -
Ulysses S. Grant
From 1822- 1885. Ulysses S. Grant was a commander in chief. He was part of the Union army. With all his victories at Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Vicksburg and Chattanooga battles, he has convinced Lincoln to make him the head of all Union armies. A.G. -
Robert Gould Shaw
From 1837- 1863. Robert Gould Shaw was a white cologne. He was killed on on July 18th, 1863 at a "Confederate battery at Fort Wagner in Charleston" A.G. -
Fort Sumert
Lasted from April 11- 13, 1861. On April 11, 1861, when Anderson refused to surrender, the Southerners opened fired a cannon. On April 13, at 2:30 p.m. Anderson surrendered the fort they were battling for. A.G. -
Proclamation of Blockade
President Lincoln puts a Proclamation of Blockade against Southern ports. For the duration of the war the blockade limits the ability of the rural South to stay supplied in its war against the industrialized North. B.R. -
Disappeared
The USS Keystone State disappeared. B.R. -
Damage
The Monitor had lots of damage from the battle. B.R. -
7 Days Battle
The battle between Lee and the Union had a change on both armies. "First he attacked at Mechanicsville, then at Gaines’ Mill, Savage’s Station, Frayser’s Farm, and Malvern Hill."B.R. -
shiloh
lasted from April 6-7, 1862. The Shiloh battle was on of the most deadliest battles that happened in America. 10,000 soldiers and 3,000 Union were either hurt or killed. A.G. -
17 Union Ships
17 Union ships under the command of Flag Officer David Farragut move up the Mississippi River. Then take New Orleans, the South's greatest seaport. Sailing through a Rebel mine field Farragut stutters the famous phrase "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" B.R -
Fredericksburg
On December 12, 1862 Burnside told his soldiers to begin battle.At the end of the war Burnside lost his job because of many deaths that happened throughout the battle. Abraham Lincoln had replaced Burnside with General Joseph Hooker. A.G. -
The tide of wars
war turns against the South.The Confederates are defeated at the Battle of Gettysburg. In Pennsylvania. B.R. -
Stonewall Jackson dies
Stonewall Jackson dies . His very last words, "Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees." May he rest in peace! B.R. -
Vicksburg
Lasted from May 22- July 4, 1863. On July 4 Vicksburg surrendered, leaving the Unions in victory. They were battling over a city that vicksburg used to own. A.G. -
Savannah Captured
Savannah being captured ends the March to the Sea that started on November 15, 1864. A.G. -
The Meeting
President Lincoln meets with Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens at Hampton Roads in Virginia. the meeting turns into a total failure - the war is still going on.Only Lee's Army at Petersburg and Johnston's forces in North Carolina remain to fight for the South against Northern forces now counting 280,000 men. B.R. -
Second Lincoln Inaugural
For Lincoln's Second Lincoln Inaugural, he is sworn for his second term of being the president A.G. -
Lincoln Shot and Assassinated
On this day Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. By that shot wound he did not regain consciousness and that is when he was assassinated by the gun shot wound. A.G. -
Johnston Surrenders
The leader of the Confederate Army, Joe Johnston, surrenders in North Carolina. A.G -
R.I.P
Abraham Lincoln is put to rest in Oak Ridge Cemetery, in Springfield, Illinois. B.R. -
The Abolishment of Slavery
the thirteenth amendment was made to free the slaves. This happened in the north. A.G. -
Slavery abolished
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, is finally ratified. Slavery is abolished. B.R.
