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Shots Fired at Fort Sumter
It marked the beginning of the Civil War, in which the Confederate over ran the Union at Fort Sumter in South Carolina. -
Battle of Antietam
Battle fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek, as part of the Maryland Campaign, was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Union soil. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000 casualties on both sides. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle in which the Confederate defeated the Union in a battle that lasted from December 11-15. -
Emancipation Proclamation
It freed slaves in the southern states still in rebellion. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg was the turning of the Civil War for the North resulting in 50,000 casulities for the South. -
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, considered one of the most well-known in American history. It was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg. -
Sherman's March
The destructive march by Union General William Sherman from Atlanta to Savannah and into the Carolinas in late 1864 and early 1865. -
Robert E. Lee Surrenders at Appomattox Court House
After losing around 1 million soldiers and being left with nothing, Robert E. Lee calls for a meeting at the Appomattox Court House, in which he surrenders to Union General Grant. That marked the end of the Civil War -
Lincoln's Assissination
Where Lincoln was shot at the Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln later died the next morning due to the shot to the back of his head. -
14th Amendment
Guranteed that all U.S. born citizen would recieve citizenship if they were not under foreign power. It also stated that African Americans would recieve citizenship also.
