Civil war

By JessicaMatchlat

  • First election of Lincoln

    First election of Lincoln
    Abe Lincoln one the popular vote with forty percent. He claimed he would only prevent slavery from expanding more, not fully end it. But the sates that would later become the Confederacy didn't believe him and seceded.

  • First State secedes from the Union

    First State secedes from the Union
    South Carolina. Which makes sense since they constantly threatened to do so.

  • Battle of Fort Sumter

    Battle of Fort Sumter
    First battle of the war, not a major one though. Only one death, a confederate horse. The battle was a bombardment on fort Sumter by the confederate army in efforts to get the Union to surrender the area. April 12-14

  • First Battle of Bull Run

    First Battle of Bull Run
    Confederate victory. First major battle of the war. Started out looking like a win for the union but that quickly changed.

  • Antietam

    Antietam
    Inconclusive results, but strategic victory for the Union. The bloodiest single day battle in American history.

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation
    Proclamation by Lincoln that stated all slaves within the southern confederate states would be free.

  • Battle of Vicksburg

    Battle of Vicksburg
    Decisive Union victory. Vicksburg campaign. Final major military action in this campaign. may 18- July 4

  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg
    Is considered the most important battle of the war. Also the one with the most casualties- 46,286. Battle fought July 1-3. Union victory.

  • Gettysburg Address

    Gettysburg Address
    A speech given by Lincoln. Also one of the most well known speeches in American history.

  • The Fall of Atlanta

    The Fall of Atlanta
    Union victory. Summer campaign to seize the supply center of Georgia. Mostly by gaining influence on the important railroads in which supply came in. Under William T. Sherman.

  • Confederacy Surrenders

    Confederacy Surrenders
    Battle of Appomattix Courthouse was one of the last battles of the war before the Confederacy surrendered. It was the final battle of General Lee's army before he surrendered.

  • Assassination of Lincoln

    Assassination of Lincoln
    While attending a play at Ford's Theatre, Lincoln was shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth. Booth himself was an actor. Apparently it was noticed by Rathbone that Booth had entered the box but he did not react until after Lincoln had been shot.