Civil War

By krl

  • Fort Sumter

    Confederates fire on and capture Union held in Fort Sumter in South Carolina, starting the civil war
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  • First Battle of Bull Run

    Lincoln orders an invasion of Virginia, confederates are successful and shame the Union

  • Battle of Antietam

    Bloodiest single day of war. Union win.

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    All persons held as slaves are free

  • Formation of the 54th Mass.

    The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was one of the first official black units in the U.S. armed forces.

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Turning point. Union victory, kills more than 50,000 soldiers from both sides.

  • Defeat of Vicksburg

    Gave the Union the Mississippi, which fulfilled the Anaconda plan.

  • New York City Draft Riots

    violent disturbances in Lower Manhattan, caused by the forced drafting

  • Gettysburg Adress

    Lincoln's famous speech that shifted the focus of the war

  • Sherman's March To The Sea

    General Sherman leads union troop through the south and destroys anything in his path.

  • Congress Passes the 13th Amendment

    Abolishes slavery in the United States

  • Creation of Freedman's Bureau

    U.S. federal government agency established in 1865 to aid freedmen

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthuse

    one of the last battles of the American Civil War

  • Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

    Shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth while watching a play.

  • 14th Ammendment

    All people born in the US are citizens and have the same rights

  • 15th Ammendment

    Citizens can't be stopped from voting on account of race or color

  • End of reconstruction

    Hayes withdraws last federal troops from the South. Ends Republican's fight for racial equality.

  • Plessy vs Ferguson

    law case where US Supreme Court said segregation was "separate but equal".