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United States Civil War
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Jefferson Daivs is accepting secession
jefferson davis was able to come to terms that secesion may be the only option. This is before he is elected confederate leader. -
Lincoln speaks in NY
fter being photographed by Matthew Brady, Abraham Lincoln speaks at the Cooper Institute in New York City. -
Democrats
The Democratic National Convention, meeting in Charleston, South Carolina, cannot agree on a nominee. The only thing they can agree on is to continue the debate in Baltimore the next month -
Stephen Douglas
Democrats meet in Baltimore. Here they Elect Stephen Douglas, Setting up the candidates -
South makes a pick
Southern Democrats hold a convention in Richmond where they select John C. Breckinridge as their nominee for President -
Cange at West Point
Lieutenant Colonel William Hardee is replaced by Major John F. Reynolds as commander of cadets at West Point -
Secession as a option?
Governor William Henry Gist tells other southern states that South Carolina is considering secession. This was just a rumor -
Gist stirs things up
Governor Gist sends a message to the Legislature that the souths way of life is in danger from the fixed North -
Election of 1860
republican Abraham Lincoln wins the presidential election. this causes uproar in the South. -
georgia
Georgia calls for a convention of Southern states to form an independent nation. -
south is in uproar
South Carolina's convention officially approves the Ordinance of Secession -
south is now independent
The Convention of Seceded States adopts a provisional constitution forming the Confederate States of America -
davis is elected president
After privately considering William Yancey, Howell Cobb, Robert Toombs, Alexander Stephens, and Robert Barnwell Rhett for President of the Confederate States of America, the Convention settles on Jefferson Davis. They select Alexander Stephens, both pro-Union and a friend of Abraham Lincoln, as vice-president -
money is made
The Coinage Bill is passed by the Confederate Congress, authorizing up to 50 million dollars in Confederate currency to be printed -
Beginning at 4:30 am on the 12th and continuing until the morning of the 13th, Confederate batteries along the shore of Charleston Harbor fire on Fort Sumter under the command of Major Robert Anderson. Anderson arranges a surrender with Texas Senator Loui
Beginning at 4:30 am on the 12th and continuing until the morning of the 13th, Confederate batteries along the shore of Charleston Harbor fire on Fort Sumter under the command of Major Robert Anderson. Anderson arranges a surrender with Texas Senator Louis Wigfall on the morning of the 13th. -
fights occur
Battle of Philippi First land engagement of the Civil War between American and Confederate forces -
first battles
(First) Manassas (Confederate)
(First) Bull Run (Union) About 25 miles southwest of Washington the first major battle of the Civil War pits Irvin McDowell [US] against P. G. T. Beauregard [CS] and Joe Johnston [CS]. -
fights
Battle of the Mules [Confederate]
Battle of Dry Wood Creek [Union] -
commander removed
Winfield Scott relieved from duty as Supreme Comander of the United States. -
james mason
British mail packet Trent, carrying James M. Mason and John Slidell, Confederate commissioners to London and Paris, is halted in the Bahama Channel by the U.S. warship San Jacinto. -
stonewall
Stonewall Jackson destroys the West Virginia side of Dam Number 5 on the Potomac River, disrupting the C&O Canal and impacting the Union's ability to repair the B&O Railroad. -
pea ridge
Battle of Pea Ridge (us) -
confederate win
Battle of Elkhorn Tavern [CS] -
pitsburg landing
Battle of Pittsburg Landing [Union] -
shiloh
Battle of Shiloh [Confederate] -
grant victory
Ulysses S. Grant [US] defeats Albert Sidney Johnston [CS] in southwest Tennessee. P. G. T. Beauregard assumed command following Johnston's death -
farragut arrives late
After a duel with Confederate ships at English Turn, Commadore Farragut's fleet weighs anchor at New Orleans and demands the surrender of the largest city and most important port in the South. By the time Farragut arrives the city was partially on fire -
seven pines
Battle of Seven Pines [US] -
fair oaks
Battle of Fair Oaks [CS) -
Rpbert E lee steps in
Jefferson Davis replaces wounded Army of Northern Virginia commander Joseph E. Johnston with Robert E. Lee -
Grant demands
General Ulysses S. Grant demands the unconditional surrender of the garrison from an old friend, Simon Bolivar Buckner -
second battle
Second Bull Run[US] -
ABE makes a statement
The Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect -
people are dropped
Abraham Lincoln relieves General Ambrose Burnside [US} from command of the Army of the Potomac, replacing him with General Joseph "Fighting Joe" Hooker. -
chancellonsville
Battle of Chancellorsville -
robert E Lee wins
General "Fighting Joe" Hooker's Army of the Potomac is defeated by Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia as it crosses the Rappahannock on the way to Richmond -
West Virginia
West Virginia becomes the 35th state to enter the United States, but the first to enter where the terms slave and free no longer mattered -
BATTLE BEGINS
Battle of Gettysburg -
most bloody battle of whole civil war
General Robert E. Lee [CS] advances into Pennsylvania where he meets George Meade [US]. First battling north of the city, by the second day Union forces had retreated south, forming a strong line as men arrived almost continuously. On the third day, the infamous Pickett's Charge marked the end of the Confederates hope for a victory the bloodiest three days in American history -
battle of chickamuga
Battle of Chickamauga -
Gettysburg Address
Gettysburg Address -
Battle of Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga
Battle of Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga -
union march
109 Union officers led by Colonel Thomas Rose escape from Libby Prison on the banks of the James River in Richmond. 59 reach Union lines -
Battle of the Wilderness
Battle of the Wilderness -
grant takes a stand
Ulysses S. Grant [US] is badly beaten on the field by Robert E. Lee [CS] but rather than retreat, Grant advances to Spotsylvania Court House. -
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House -
fredericksburg
In an inconclusive battle, General Ulysses S. Grant [US] and Robert E. Lee [CS] battle for days southwest of Fredericksburg -
Battle of Picketts Mill
Battle of Picketts Mill -
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Cold Harbor -
Robert E Lee defeats Grant
Robert E. Lee [CS] defeats General Ulysses S. Grant [US] and General George Meade [US] -
Battle of Johnsonville
Battle of Johnsonville -
Battle of Nashville
Battle of Nashville -
abraham fails
On the River Queen five men, US President Abraham Lincoln, US Secretary of State William Seward, CS Vice-president Alexander Stephens, along with John Campbell and RMT Hunter discuss peace terms at the Hampton Roads Conference near Fort Monroe. The conference was a failure. -
Battle of Fort Stedman
Battle of Fort Stedman -
Battle of Five Forks
Battle of Five Forks -
Lee gives in
After attempting to break-out of the Union envelopment, Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysess S. Grant at the home of Wilmer McLean in Appomattox Court House -
lincoln is assassinated
United States President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated on Good Friday by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theatre, Washington, D. C -
edwinn
Secretary of War Edwin Stanton orders Union troops to stand guard at Ford's Theater to prevent it from reopening following the assasination of President Lincoln -
mississippi
Mississippi conventions passes an ordinance voiding the secession ordinance of 1861 -
connecticut fails
Connecticut holds a vote to legalize black suffrage in the state: For: 27,217 Against: 33,489 -
black suffarge
Minnesota and Wisconsin hold votes for black state suffrage. -
alabama
Alabama ratifies the 13th Amendment, the 27th state to do so -
Abrahams birthday
The first formal observation of President Lincoln's birthday is held in Washington, D. C. President Andrew Johnson attends -
texas
Texas repeals the actions of the Secessionist Convention -
U.S is at peace with some states
The United States declares that a state of peace exists with Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia -
Ford's Theater
Congress appropriates $100,000 to buy Ford's Theater. It will house the Army Medical Museum, the Office of the Surgeon General and War Department records until 1893 -
president is overridded
Congress overrides President Andrew Johnson's veto of the Civil Rights Act -
death
Winfield Scott dies, West Point, NY -
Connecticut approves the 14th Amendment
Connecticut approves the 14th Amendment -
civil rights act
President Johnson vetos the Civil Rights Act of 1866 on the grounds that it was unconstitutional -
New Hampshire ratifies the 14th Amendment
New Hampshire ratifies the 14th Amendment -
Tennessee
Tennessee ratifies the 14th Amendment. This quick ratification meant Tennessee would not suffer under 2nd Reconstruction -
Ohio ratifies the 14th Amendment
Ohio ratifies the 14th Amendment -
Kentucky rejects the 14th Amendment
Kentucky rejects the 14th Amendment -
Virginia rejects the 14th Amendment
Virginia rejects the 14th Amendment -
New York ratifies the 14th Amendment
New York ratifies the 14th Amendment -
Michigan ratifies the 14th Amendment
Michigan ratifies the 14th Amendment -
Nevada ratifies the 14th Amendment
Nevada ratifies the 14th Amendment -
Missouri ratifies the 14th Amendment
Missouri ratifies the 14th Amendment -
Louisiana rejects the 14th Amendment
Louisiana rejects the 14th Amendment -
Wisconsin ratifies the 14th Amendment
Wisconsin ratifies the 14th Amendment -
Russia turns over Alaska to the United States
Russia turns over Alaska to the United States -
Edwin
Edwin Stanton is illegally restored to Secretary of War by the U. S. Senate
