Civil War

South Carolina Secede From the Union

Dec 20, 1820

In 1820 South Carolina left the Union and was the first first state to do so.

Kansas-Nebraska Act

May 30, 1854

Had the people vote on to be free slave or slave state and violence broke out to force people to vote to be slave state.

Dred Scott Case

May 6, 1857

Held that being on free territory, and was trying to get freedom after being in a free state.

The Election of Lincoln

Oct 6, 1860

The Election of Lincoln to the presidency which favored antislavery people.

Civil War Started

Apr 12, 1861

The first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter and the Confederates won the war.

Battle of Fredericksburg

Dec 15, 1862

Confederates looked very hard to beat

Battle of Antietam

Jan 1, 1863

Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation and the Union won the battle

Battle of Chancellorsville

May 6, 1863

Confederates win but Stonewall Jackson dies.

Battle of Vicksburg

Jun 4, 1863

Union wins and gains control of the Mississippi River.

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 4, 1863

3 day battle 13,000 confederate soldiers died and this is where the Unions confidence started getting higher after they won.

Battle of Atlanta

Nov 22, 1864

Union wins and destroys Confederates major city.

Richmond/Appomattox Court House

Apr 29, 1865

Union had won and Confederates surrender. Union won the Civil War