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Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a novel known as the most influential novel ever written. It was a great part of the civil war due to it creating a wider splits of the North and South. It also caused a weakened sympathy by the British to the South. -
Confederation is Created
On February 1861, after the Northern colonies gained more industrial products, the southerns separated from the Northern states. They called this new nation the Confederation and elected Jefferson Davis as their own president. -
Fort Sumter
Located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, which is the site of the first shot of the civil war. U.S. Major Robert Anderson was bombarded by Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard on April 12, 1861. After 34-hours of fighting Anderson surrendered alongside 86 other soldiers. Fort Sumter was constructed as a coastal garrison. -
Battle of Fort Henry
On February 6, 1862 the battle of Fort Henry occurred. The battle of Fort Henry was the first significant victory for the Union. In efforts to get control of the rivers and supply lines in the west the Union attacked Fort Henry in Tennessee. -
Battle Donelson in Tennessee
Couple days after the Union Victory of Fort Henry, the battle of Donelson in Tennessee. After a couple days General Lee decided to assault Fort Donelson. When the Confederate could not break through the Union lines they surrendered the fort giving the Union another major victory. -
Battle of Ironclads
The battle of Ironclads were famous for its naval battle. The battle was between the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. One day before the the battle, Virginia sunk two Union ships and ran aground off Hampton Roads. -
Shiloh
Led by General Ulysses S. Grant and his army of Tennessee; he gained a crucial success in the battle of Shiloh. It was an important battle due to its benefits later on. It gave him access to a operation later in the year in the Mississippi Valley. -
Harper's Ferry Raid
A man named John Brown decided to take slavery freedom to his own hands. He gathered a small group of other abolitionist to do raid on Harper’s Ferry which carried weaponry. -
Antietam
The battle of Antietam occurred on September 17, 1862, at Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland. A battle of the Union versus the Confederates within a one day time span. This battle is known as the most deadliest one day battle, and was a vital fight for the future of America. -
Emancipation Proclamation
On September 1863, Lincoln officially announced all confederate slaves to be free from the forced labor given to them. After the battle of Antietam President Lincoln declared that the confederate states had 100 days to join the Union or all their slaves would “thenceforward, and forever free.” -
Battle of Federicksburg
In the Battle of Fredericksburg the Union had an advantage with 120,000 men while the Confederates had 85,000. However, it was a huge lose for the Union with an embarrassing defeat of twice the number of casualties compared the the Confederates. It showed the weakness that the Union had, which caused a low point in morality and the war. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville was a huge victory for Confederacy by General Robert E. Lee in the civil war and it was known for a renowned general named Thomas Stonewall Jackson as he was wounded. -
First Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run was fought on Prince William County Virginia. It was the first major battle of the American Civil War. This battle was also known as the Battle of First Manassas. -
Vicksburg
From May 26- July 3, 1863, Union General Ulysses S. Grant made advances to capture Vicksburg. He planted mines under the city. On June 25 the first mine went off under the Third Louisiana Redan followed by an assault and another on July 1 but no assault. The Siege of Vicksburg was when General Ulysses Grant planted mines around the town of Vicksburg in hope of claiming it. The claiming of Vicksburg gave the union a huge advantage. -
Gettysburg
Lasted from July 1-3 1863 and was considered the most important engagement of the civil war. Both sides fought there were 9,000+ casualties on both sides. Confederate Leader Daniel Sickles was seriously wounded Combined there were about 35,000 casualties between the two days. Lee decided to lead an assault on the union with about 15,000, they were led by Geroge Pikett. The assault failed and he lost two-thirds of his divisions. -
Overland Campaign
The Overland Campaign, Grant's Overland Campaign, or Wilderness Campaign, was fought on May to June 1864, in the American Civil War. It was a series of battles. -
Atlanta Campaign
The Atlanta Campaign was a event that cut off the main Confederate supply centre. This event also influenced the Federal presidential election. This was caused by a series of battles in Georgia. -
Abraham Lincoln Election
During the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln beats the Democratic candidate, former General George B. McClellan, by a margin of 212–21. -
Appomattox
The battle of Appomattox court house was on April 9, 1865. The location is in the town of Appomattox. The battle lead to a victory for the Union as the Confederate General Robert R. Lee surrendered to the Union general Ulysses S. Grant. This surrender ended the civil war due to the surrender of the Confederates biggest army. -
Abraham Lincoln Assassination
The assasnination of Abraham Lincoln was a tragic event. Abraham Lincoln who is the 16th president was shot in the head on the evening of April 14, 1865 and died the morning after. This event happened in Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C by a confederate sympathizer named John Wilkes Booth.
