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Lincoln is eleceted
Abraham Lincoln is elected president for his first term -
South Carolina Secedes
South Carolina becomes the first state to secede form the Union -
Mississippi Secedes
Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union -
Florida Secedes
Florida becomes the third state to secede from the Union! -
Alabama Secedes
Alabama secedes from the Union -
Georgia Secedes
Georgia becomes the fifth state to secede from the union -
Louisiana Secedes
Louisiana secedes from the union -
Texas Secedes
Texas secedes finishing the first seven states to secede -
Confederate States of America Formed
The Confederate States of America formed and Jefferson Davis is created President -
Surrender of Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter surrenders to the Confederacy -
Attack on Fort Sumter
The Confederacy attacks Fort Sumter starting the war -
Virginia Secedes
Virginia secedes from the union after the attack on Fort Sumter -
Arkansas Secedes
Arkansas secedes from the union -
Tennessee Secedes
Tennessee secedes from the union -
North Carolina Secedes
North Carolina becomes the last state to secede from the union -
First Battle of Bull Run
Union Army suffers a defeat and this is where Thomas J. Jackson gets his nickname "Stonewall" -
Fort Henry and Fort Donelson
General Ulysses S. Grant gets a Union victories at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in Tennessee. The captures earns Grant the nickname of "Unconditional Surrender" -
Battle of the Ironclads
The Confederate Ironclad Merrimac sinks two wooden union ships -
Battle of Shiloh
Confederate surprise attacks Grant's troops at Shiloh -
Farragut Captures New Orleans Seaport
17 Union ships, under the comand of David Farragut, move up the Mississippi and take the South's greatest seaport in New Orleans -
Gen. Robert E. Lee is Given Command
General Robert E. Lee is given command of the Army of Northern Virginia -
The 7 Day Battle
The 7 day battle started on the 21st of June and ended on July 1st -
7 Day Battle
This Battle lasted for 7 days. It ended on July first -
7 Day Battle
This battle lasted for 7 days. It ended July 1st -
Second Battle of Bull Run
Lincoln relieves Gen. John Pope after he loses this battle -
Battle of Antietam
The bloodiest day of U.S history 26,000 men dead, wounded, or missing -
Battle of Fredricksburg
The Army of the Potomac suffers a costly defeat -
Lincoln Issues Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves from territories -
First Military Draft
The Union enacts a law creating the first military draft of men into the army -
Battle of Chancellorsville
This battle ends on the 4th of May The Union amry is defeated by Lee's much smaller force -
Stonewall Jackson Dies
Confederate General Thomas ¨Stonewall¨ Jackson dies -
Battle of Gettysburg
This battle ends on July 3rd. This is when the tide turns against the South and the Confederates are defeated -
The Fall of Vicksburg
The last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi. Lee surrenders after a six week seige. -
Prisoner War Camp Andersonville
The Confederate War Camp Andersonville opens -
Lincoln Killed
Lincoln is killed by John Wilkes Booth and Vice President Anderw Jackson takes over as President -
Battles at the Wilderness
This battle ends at the 6th. -
Battle at Spotsylvania
This battle ended on the 12th of May -
Battle at Cold Harbor
This battle ended on June 3rd -
Lincoln re-elected
President Lincoln is re-elected for a second term -
March to Sea Finished
William T. Sherman finished his March to the Sea and captures Savannah Georgia -
March to Sea
Union General William T. Sherman burns Atlanta, Georgia to the ground and begins his March to the Sea -
End of March to Sea
Union General William T. Sherman finishes his March to the Sea and captures Savannah, Georgia -
Battle at Petersurg
It is the last offensive for Lee's army -
Richmond Falls
The Confederate capital, Richmond, Virginia falls to the Union Army -
Surrender to Grant
The Confederacy and General Robert E. Lee surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House, VA.
