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Trent Affair
Lasted: November-December 1861
The Trent Affair was a foreign criss between the US and Great Britain. Two Confederate envoys were arrested on a British ship for trying to gain support for the South. Britain, who had been neutral about the war, was furious about the seizing of their ship. Lincoln released the ship to avoid a physical conflict. -
Battle of Shiloh
Lasted: April 6-7, 1862
Place: Hardin County, Tennessee
Confederate Army attempted to break Union line-up so that they could take Pittsburg. Union stayed strong, and the Confederate Army was unable to take Pittsburg. -
Battle of Antietam
Lasted: September 16-18, 1862
Place: Washington County, Maryland
The battle ended in a draw between the Army of Potomac (Union Army) and the Confederate Army. Confederate Army retreated which the Union counted as a "victory". -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was orated by Abraham Lincoln. It gave freed all slaves in Southern states, and even though it didn't legally free slaves the Emancipation Proclamation was one of the most important events of the war. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Lasted: July 1-3, 1863
Place: Adams County, Pennsylvania
Confederate Army made an attempt to take Gettysburg from Union Army;however, they failed allowing the Union Army to stay in control. -
New York Draft Riots
Lasted: July 13-16, 1863
Place: New York
Congress had passed a law that all men between the ages of 20-45 were liable for military service. When officials tried to enforce this law in New York, rioters began to troch government buildings. 1,155 people died from this riot, and 300 of those deaths were soldiers and police officers. -
Battle of Chickamauga
Lasted: September 18-20, 1863
Place: Catoosa & Walker County
Confederates break through Union Army and take Chickamauga. Union Army then retreated Chattanooga. -
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address was given by Abraham Lincoln after one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. It was the official dedication ceremony for the National Cemetery of Gettysburg. -
Battle of Chattanooga
Lasted: November 23-25, 1863
Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Grant planned on taking siege of Chattanooga from its Confederate hold. Grant won causing the Confederate Army to withdraw. -
Lincoln Proposed 10% Plan
Lasted: December 1863
Lincoln's plan proposed that states could be reinstated into the Union if 10% of the 1863 votes of that particular state swore an oath to the US and promised to go along with the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Battle of Fort Pillow
Lasted: April 12, 1864
Place: Fort Pillow
Confederates killed over 300 African American soldiers instead of taking them as regular prisoners of war. -
Battle of Spotsylvania
Lasted: May 8-21, 1864
Place: Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Union and Confederate Armies fought each other for two whole weeks for Spotsylvania. By the end of two weeks, Union Army retreated. -
Fall of Atlanta
Lasted: July 22, 1864
Place: Atlanta, Georgia
Union forces led by Sherman take Atlanta from the Confederate Army. Sherman then evacuated the city and burned it to the ground. -
Wade-Davis Bill
Lasted: 1864
This bill proposed Reconstruction in the South. It proposed that states readmitted to Union only if majority of southern states agreed to the Ironclad Oath. -
Battle of Franklin
Lasted: November 30, 1864
Place: Franklin, Tennessee
Confederates almost broke through Union lines to take Franklin, but they failed. Franklin was yet another Union victory. -
Battle of Nashville
Lasted: December 15-16, 1864
Place: Nashville, Tennessee
John Bell Hood led the Confederate Army in a defeat against George H. Thomas, who led the Union Army. -
Freedmen's Bureau Founded
The Freedmen's Bureau was founded. This bureau's purposed was to help distressed newly freed slaves during the Reconstruction era. -
Lincoln's Assassination
John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln at Ford's theater. -
States Began to Pass Black Codes
Lasted: 1865-66
These codes were meant to limit Africans' freedom. They were also meant to compel Africans to work in an economy based on low wages. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery. -
KKK Event
KKK was founded. The KKK was a group made up of white men who hated and harassed African Americans. -
Civil Rights Act
This Civil Rights Act defined US citizenship and stated all citizens are equally protected by US law. -
1st Reconstruction Act
This act split the South into 5 different military sections, with each being led by a northern general. -
Impeachment of Johnson
Johnson was impeached from the office of President on the grounds that he violated the Tenure of Office act. -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment gave citizenship to all people born or naturalized within the US. -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment gave Africans the right to vote. -
End of Reconstruction
Lasted: 1877
The reconstruction era ended when Hayes withdrew the last of his Republican troops from the South. -
Hayes-Tilden Compromise
Lasted: 1877
Hayes got the White House over his Democratic oponent Tilden. Hayes only got this, however, Hayes had to retrieve his troops from South Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana since they(the troops) were essential to the survival of Republican state governments.
