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Civil War

By 22welale

  • ABRAHAM LINCOLN BECOMES PRESIDENT

    ABRAHAM LINCOLN BECOMES PRESIDENT
    In a close campaign he becomes 16th president.

  • Battle of Fort Sumter

    Battle of Fort Sumter
    First battle of the Civil War.

  • First Battle of Bull Run

    First Battle of Bull Run
    First blood at Manassas, Va. as federals are routed in "The Great Skedaddle".

  • Battle of Shiloh

    Battle of Shiloh
    (Pittsburg Landing,Tenn.) General Grant loses the first day as Confederate troops launch a surprise dawn attack rolling back the Federals almost 2 miles

  • Capture of New Orleans

    Capture of New Orleans
    A seaport of extreme importance to rebel defense supply falls to Admiral David Farragut.

  • The Seven Days Battle

    The Seven Days Battle
    Lee attacks McClellan for the next seven days at Mechanicsville, Gaines Mill, Garnetts and Goldings’ Farm, Savages’ Station, Battle of Glendale and Malvern Hill where Lee will suffer heavy losses as he marches his men into closely assembled Union artillery ( the cannons were wheel to wheel ).

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation
    The Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves in “states in rebellion” is issued.

  • Battle of Chancellorsville

    Battle of Chancellorsville
    The newly appointed General of the Potomac Army Joseph “Fightin’ Joe” Hooker is soundly defeated in Virginia by Lee

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg
    Union Brigadier General John Buford’s cavalry makes contact with CSA General Heth’s Division advancing on the Cashtown Road

  • Thirteenth Amendment

    Thirteenth Amendment
    The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution “Abolishing Slavery and Involuntary Servitude” is passed by The Senate.

  • Battle of Atlanta

    Battle of Atlanta
    The battle just south of the city by Union General William T. Sherman against CSA General John Bell Hood will transform into a siege

  • The Savannah Campaign

    The Savannah Campaign
    General William T. Sherman leaves captured Atlanta after convincing Grant and Lincoln he can “break” his supply lines in Georgia and march his army to the coast living off the land.

  • Thirteenth Amendment

    Thirteenth Amendment
    The Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery is passed by Congress.

  • Inauguration

    Inauguration
    President Lincoln is inaugurated for his second term.

  • Lincoln Passes Away

    Lincoln Passes Away
    President Abraham Lincoln dies at 7:22am after being shot the evening before at Fords’ Theater in Washington. The assassin is a well known actor, John Wilkes Booth.