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Formation of the Confederacy
*Montgomery, Alabama
*Representatives from South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, etc created a politically separate body of government
*Elected Jefferson Davis as president of Confederacy on February 9th -
Battle of Fort Sumter
Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The bombardment/siege and ultimate surrender of Fort Sumter by Brig. General P.G.T. Beauregard was the official start of the civil war -
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Civil War Timeline
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Battle at Bull Run
Also known as the First Manassas, the first major engagement of the American Civil War was as shocking rout of Union soldiers by confederates at Manassas, VA. -
Battle of Shiloh
Shiloh, Tennessee The casualty totals of the Battle of Shiloh shocked Americans both North and South, while the two-day total exceeding that of all previous American wars combined. The battle turned back a Confederate attempt to re-capture Middle Tennessee and contributed to Union Major General Ulysses S. Grant's reputation as a leader who would keep fighting even in adverse circumstances. -
Battle of Antietam
Sharpsburg Maryland Bloodiest single day in American history. The battle of Antietam turned back Robert E. Lees first northern invasion. Lincoln announced his emancipation. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and it took action on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforeward shall be free -
Battle at Gettysburg
Ten roads lead into Gettysburg, which is a main reason that the battle was fought there. It was easy to locate. The Confederates were confident they would win the battle because Robert E. Lee had just led his army to victory at the battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia in May. -
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address, declaring he believed that all people were equal which fundamentally proved to be another large step he took to freeing the slaves. -
Appointment of General Grant
Grant, who was earning a reputation as a tenacious and determined leader, was appointed lieutenant-general by Lincoln in March 1864 and given command of all U.S. armies. -
Abraham Lincoln is re-elected president
Defeating Democrat George B. Mclellan, Lincoln carries all but three states with 55 percent of the popular vote and 212 of 233 electoral votes. "I earnestly believe that the consequences of this day's work will be to the lasting advantage, if not the very salvation, of the country." Lincoln told his supporters -
U.S. Congress approves the thirteenth amendment
this abolished slavery the amendment is then sent to the states for ratification -
Robert E Lee surrenders his confederate army to Ulysses s Grant
at the village of Appomattox courthouse in Virginia Grant allows Rebel officers to keep there side arms and horses