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Sacking of Lawrence, Kansas by Confederates
A confederate guerrilla group led by William Quantrill, on the Unionist town of Lawrence, Kansas -
Presidential Election of 1860
Republican, Abraham Lincoln went against Democrat, Douglas and won to be the 16th president. -
South Carolina secedes from Union
South Carolina was one of the founding member states of the Confederacy. They were a source of troops for the Confederate army, and as the war progressed, also for the Union, as thousands of ex slaves joined the Union. -
Forming of Confederate States of America
Representatives from the six seceded states met in Montgomery, Alabama to formally establish a unified government, which they named the Confederate Sates of America. -
Jefferson Davis appointed president of Confederacy
Served as the only President of the Confederate States. -
Lincoln’s first inaugural address
It was Lincoln taking his oath of office for his first term as the 16th president. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
It is most famous for being the site of the first shots of the Civil War. -
(First) Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
Union and Confederate armies clashed near the Manassas Junction, Virginia, in the first major battle of the American Civil War. -
First battle of ironclads
First meeting in combat of ironclad warships, noted as the most naval battle of the Civil War. -
Battle of Shiloh
The battle began when the Confederates launched a surprise attack on Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant, in southwestern Tennessee. -
Siege of New Orleans by Union
Naval action forces seeking to capture the city during the Civil War. -
(Second) Battle of Bull Run
Proved to be the deciding battle in the Civil War campaign waged between Union and Confederate armies in northern Virginia. -
Battle of Antietam
Halted the Confederate advance on Maryland for the purpose of gaining military supplies. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln freeing the slaves in all portions of the United States not then under Union control. -
Battle of Vicksburg (siege)
Ulysses S. Grant's armies converged on Vicksburg, investing the city and entrapping a Confederate army. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The most important engagement of the Civil War. After a great victory over Union forces, Robert E. Lee marched his Army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania -
Draft Riots begin in New York City
Violet disturbances in Lower Manhattan, widely regarded as the culmination of working class discontent with new laws passed by Congress that year to draft men to fight in the Civil War. -
54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry in combat
Was one of the first official black units in the US armed forces. -
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln was speaking at the dedication of soldiers cemetery at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg. -
First Successful Submarine Attack of the Civil War
Submarine torpedoed the mighty USS Housecleaning in Charleston Harbor. -
Battle of the wilderness Virginia
First battle of Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against Gen. Robert E. Lee and the confederate army of northern Virginia. -
Fall of Atlanta, Georgia
Union forces commanded by William T Sherman, wanting to neutralize the important rail and supply hub. Defeated Confederate forces defending the city under John B Hood. -
Lincoln wins a second term
Lincoln gets re-elected. -
Sherman's Army of Georgia arrives at Savannah, Georgia
William T Sherman completes his march to the sea when he arrives in from of Savannah. Georiga. -
Sherman’s troops occupy Fayetteville, NC
March northward through the Carolina's and Richmond -
Assault and capture of Fort Fisher, North Carolina
Successful assault by the Union Army, Navy and Marine Corps against Fort Fisher. -
Lincoln’s 2nd inaugural address
Lincoln taking his oath for his second term. -
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse (Lee surrenders)
One of the last battles. It was the final engagement. -
Lincoln assassinated
John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln while he was watching a show.
