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Start of the War
After the South left the union, because of the election of Lincoln, they attacked the union held Fort Sumter. The capture of this fort led to the start of the Civil War. -
First Battle of Bull Run
Lincoln ordered an invasion of Virginia. The plan was to take over the rebel capitol of Richmond. They clashed with Confederate soldiers near Manassas, VA. The Confederate soldiers are successful. -
Battle Of Antietam
Lee thought he should invade the North because they were weak. He was hoping to try and make them give up. Lee draws up a plan for his attack and wraps three plans up around three cigars. A Confederate Soldier accidentally leaves behind a cigar and a Union soldier finds it. The Union now know his plan. Both sides head for Sharpsburg, Maryland. They fought all day. Lee was forced to withdraw. It is named the bloodiest day in American history. The Union won. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln. It stated that all slaves within the south were to be set free. -
Formation of the 54th Mass.
The 54th Mass. was one of the first official black units in the U.S armed forces for the union. They played a key part in the ending of slavery. -
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Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg is said to be the turning point in the Civil War. General Lee crossed over into Pennsylvania where it was rumored to have supply of shoes. They then ran into Union troops and a battle broke out. -
Defeat of Vicksburg
The Union had received word that Ulysses S. Grant had defeated the confederates at Vicksburg. Grant had settled in for a long siege for surrender. He surrounded the city and prevented anything from going in or out. The confederate soldiers ate mules, dogs, and even rats to survive. After a month and a half they surrendered. The Union had complete control over the Mississippi river. -
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New York City Draft Riots
Known as Draft week, there were violent riots in Manhattan. The riots were caused because there were new laws passed by congress to draft men to fight in the Civil War. -
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address was a speech made by Abraham Lincoln. He made his speech in Gettysburg, four months after they won the Battle Of Gettysburg. He said this speech to honor the soldiers who died there and to reference the Declaration of Independence that all men are created equal. -
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Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman's declares total war. The Union will destroy anything that supports the army. The Union troops tore up rail lines, destroyed crops, and burned and looted towns. From Atlanta to the Sea, he cut a path of destruction 60 miles wide and 300 miles long. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United states. It prohibited involuntary servitude. It nullified the Fugitive Slave Act and the 3/5 compromise. -
Creation of Freedman's Bureau
The Freedmen's Bureau helped newly freedmen transition over into freedom. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
Lee from the south surrendered. Grant offered generous terms of surrender to Lee. There were hard feelings between the North and South. In four years of fighting around 620,000 plus soldiers died. North and South spent five times what our government has spent in eight decades. National Government became more powerful. There was a growth of industry. South is devastated because they lost all of their slaves and they have to rebuild themselves. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
While Abraham Lincoln was watching a play, a known actor named John Wilkes Booth entered Lincoln's box at Ford's Theater in Washington DC and shot Abraham Lincoln. He died a few days later. -
14th Amendment
It explains that anyone who is born in the United States is a citizen and has all the rights of an US citizen. -
15th Amendment
It explains that anyone has the right to vote no matter what race or color they are. -
End of Reconstruction
Rutherford B Hayes was elected president. In 1877, he withdrew the last federal troops from the south. That ended reconstruction and the Republicans fight for racial equality. -
Supreme Court Case Plessy vs Ferguson
It was a court case that was about racial segregation laws and where colored people were allowed to go and not allowed to go.
