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South Secedes
The south began to secede when Lincoln was elected president. The Southerners were scared that they would have to succumb to “political bondage.” -
First shots fired
At Fort Sumter in South Carolina -
Battle of Bull Run
The Confederate victory meant the war would not end quickly.It was clear that it would now be a long term, large scale struggle. Proved that the Confederate military was able to fight the Union. -
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was a major Union Victory in the "West" -
Battle of New Orleans
The battle of New Orleans was the start of the Anaconda Plan -
Emancipation Proclomation
It proclaimed all slaves in Confederate territory to be forever free; that is, it ordered the Army to treat as free men the slaves in ten states that were still in rebellion, thus applying to 3.1 million of the 4 million slaves in the U.S. -
Battle of Gettysburg
It was General Lee's only hope to win a big victory in Northern territory, but he lost it, and therefore the morale went down -
Grant captures Richmond
This was important, because Richmond was the Confederates capital. -
Lincoln is assassinated
John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Lincoln -
End of War
War is ended, Union wins
