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South Carolina Secedes From Union
South Carolina is staing that it wants to be a seperate state from the reast of North America. An independent state that has all the rights that an independent state would have. It wants to be able to declare war, and decide about peace. -
Civil War Begins
Around 4:30 in the morning Confederate general, Pierre, releases open cannon fire in Charleston, South Carolina. Using up to 50 cannons he attacked Fort Sumter, starting the Civil War -
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Civil War
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Virginia Secedes From Union
A little over a month after Viginia decides to secede from the union, Arkansas, Tennesee, and North Carolina also secede from the Union. Forming a seperate confederacy consisting of eleven states, nine million people, four million of those are slaves -
Shiloh Surprise Attack
Along the Tennessee RIver, general Ulysses S. Grant's troop were attacked by the confederate troop. Because general Grant was unprepared for this attack, he lost 13,000 of his men. Lincoln refused to relieve Grant. -
Seven Days Battle
General Lee attacks general McClellan at Richmond. After being nearly defeated, McClellan starts to retreat to Washington -
Second Battle of Bull Run
During this battle, 55,000 confederates defeated 75,000 federates, as the Union Amry, again, retreats back to Washington -
Antietam
General Robert E. Lee and the confederae armies are topped in Maryland by McClellan very large Union forces. By nightfall, 26,000 men are either dead, wounded or missing, making this the bloodiest day ever in U.S. military history. General Robert E. Lee then retreats to Virginia. -
President Lincoln
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued to free all slaves. This was important because it was saying that blacks and whites were now equal. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln issues the final Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves held by Confederates. He also emphasizes the enlisting of blacks into the army. -
Chancellorsville
The Union army is defeated by Lee because of his daring tatics. General Jackson is mortally injured by his own soldiers. Union losses are 17,000 killed, wounded or misssing and confederate losses are 13,000. -
Vicksburg
Confederates surrender Mississippi to general Grant after a six week battle. Now that the Uinion has the Mississippi the confederacy is split in two -
Gettysburg
President Lincoln gives the Gettysburg address dedicating the battlefield as a national cemetary -
Grant
Grant's army of 120,000 begins moving toward Richmond to advance Lee's army of now 64,000. Beginning a war that will have many major battles -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution to abolish slavery has been approved by congress. The amendment is then sent to the states for ratification -
Lee Surrenders
General Lee gives over his troops to General Grant in the Appomatox Court House in Virginia. Grant allows soldiers to keep side arms and horses and mules.
