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Lincoln Elected
Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860 over Democrat John C. Breckenridge to become the 16th president of America -
South Carolina Secedes
South Carolina is the very first state to secede to the Union. -
Six States Secede
Six more states secede from the Union and become the founding members of the CSA. Florida, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas all secede. -
Beginning of the Confederate states of America
The Confederate states of America is established by the original seven states the seceded from the Union, this includes, South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas. -
President Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis was elected/ appointed the President of the Confederate States of America in 1861 -
Inauguration of Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was officially inaugurated into the white house as the 16th president of America -
Civil War Begins
Southerner troops make the first move and attack fort Sumter officially starting the Civil War -
Battle of Fort Sumter
Robert Anderson, Garrison commander surrenders to the rebels and evacuates the fort while being fired on by Confederate troops. -
Lincoln Needs Troops
In response to the attack on Fort Sumter Lincoln calls for over 75,000 troops to join the fight against the Confederates. -
Battle of Philippi
The first armed battle of the Civil War that happened near Philippi, West Virginia and it involved over 3,000 armed soldiers. -
The First Battle of Bull Run
The first battle of the Bull Run was the first major engagement between the Union and the Confederates. This battle consisted of up to 35,000 troops in total. The Confederates winning this battle shocked the Union and proved that this war would not end as quickly as anticipated. -
Battle of Antietam
90,000 Union soldiers and 40,000 Confederate troops fought to a draw, resulting in over 20,000 casualties for both sides. This leads Robert E. Lee's charge into the North and leads up to the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation, which legally frees three and half slaves within the Confederate states. This also goes toward showing the Union's true goal is to free all slaves by the end of this war. -
Battle of Gettysburg
This is the deadliest battle during the civil war and known as the turning point for the Union. The Union wins this battle against the Confederates and stops the Confederates assault on the North. -
Gettysburg Address
This speech was arguably the most important speech in American History, in which Lincoln defines how the war as one of the biggest tests America had to face up until this point in History. The Gettysburg Address is important because he tells the people that all people are equal and connected the sacrifices during the civil war were not in vain and that this was all for the birth of a freedom throughout America. -
Lincoln is Re-elected
Lincoln is re-elected into office by a landslide in the election of 1864. -
March to the Sea
The celebrated March to the Sea was led by William T. Sherman. The March to the Sea was when Sherman led approximately 62,000 troops from Atlanta to Savannah across the Atlantic coast, destroying everything in their way. This destroyed the Confederacy's supply lines and their transportation systems. -
Robert E. Lee Surrenders
Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrenders to Union general Ulysses S. Grant Lee in April 9, 1865 after the battle of Appomattox Court House. Lee surrendering signifies the beginning of the end of the Civil War. This shows the beginning of the End of the Civil War because Lee was the Confederates best and most honored general. This also signifies the end of the war because it disbanded the army of North Virginia. -
Lincoln Assassinated
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Washington D.C while watching a play in Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865. He was shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth, and Lincoln died the next morning. Lincoln's death put America in a great despair and the search or Booth and his accomplices was one of the biggest man hunts in American History. -
End of the Civil War
Confederate General Kirby Smith and his Army of the Trans-Mississippi surrender to Union General Edward Candy in Shreveport, Louisiana, ending all organized, Confederate resistance and the war as a whole. This signifies the end of the Civil war and the start of a new age, an age of equality and freedom.
