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Ft. Sumter
Confederates opened fire, firing for 34 straight hours, on the fort. They had a lot of ships surrounding the fort. This was the start of the civil war. No one knew who owned the fort. It was also in confederate territory. -
Lincoln orders blockade of the south
Trying to prevent the passage of trade goods, supplies, and arms to and from the Confederacy. He used part of the Anaconda Plan to block the blockade runners. -
1st Battle of Bull Run / Manassas
It was the first major land battle of the American Civil War. A lot were killed, captured, and wounded at this battle. -
Monitor vs. Virginian
It was the most important naval battle of the American Civil War. It was fought over two days. The Confederacy tried to break the Union blockade.
The major significance of the battle is that it was the first meeting in combat of ironclad warships. -
Battle of Shiloh
The Confederates had won the first day but defeated the second day. On the first day the Confederates had a good plan that had succesfully worked for them. -
Battle of Chattanooga
There were two battles. The first battle was June 7th through the 8th. The second battle was August 21, 1863. There was minor gun firing by the Union against the Confederates. -
Seven Days Campaign
It was a series of battles over the seven days from June 25 to July 1. It was also know as the Seven Days Campaign. There was a very high number of people missing, killed, captured and injured. -
2nd Battle of Bull Run
The Confederates captured the Union supply, the location of where it was at, and the Union went to the battlefield. Leaving the battlefield there were many deaths and injuries on both sides. -
Antietam
It was the first major battle to take place in the Union territory. It was the bloodiest one day battle in American history, with about 23,000 deaths or injuries. -
Emancipation Proclamation issued
It proclaimed the freedom in the ten states then in rebellion. The proclamation freed 50,000 slaves. -
Emancipation takes effect
The Emancipation Proclamation, calling on the Union army to free all slaves in rebellion. -
Robert E. Lee surrenders
He wanted peace in all ways between the North and the South. He would always turn down and opportunity to fight and he would not participate in the war. -
Battle at Chancellorsville
It was a major battle of the American Civil War. The Confederate ended up winning this battle. The Confederate divided his army to make a much larger enemy force. -
Battle of Gettysburg
This battle had the most number of deaths in the American Civil War. The Union had won this battle, and it was also known as the war's turning point. -
Siege of Vicksburg
There were a lot deaths and injuries, after holding on for more than 40 days with low supplies the Confederates finally surrender. -
Gettysburg Address
It was a speech from Abraham Lincoln. His army were down for four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg. -
Ulysses S. Grant takes over the Union Army
Under Ulysses the Union army defeated the Confederate military and ened the war. He was very sucessful. -
Abraham Lincoln re-elected
Abraham Lincoln was re-elected as president. The election was held during the Civil War. Abe Lincoln won by over 400,000 popular votes. -
Sherman captures Atlanta
Confederates were taking a risk and attacked the Union which led to almost 5,000 Confederate deaths and injuries. -
Sherman begins march to the sea
The Unions believed that the Civil War would end if the Confederacy's strategic, economic, and psychological capacity for warfare were broken. -
Savannah, GA falls to the Union
The Union army captured Savannah, Georgia, and created a barrier that stretches rom east to west across the South. -
Richmond in the American Civil War
It was part of the last events in the Civil War. The Confederacy had many weapons, supplies and with that they defended themselves with all cost. -
Abraham Lincoln shot and killed
Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, this happened on good friday. This event happened 5 days before delaring the new General of the Army of Northern Virginia. -
13th Amendment passed
This amendment stated that slavery would not be allowed in the United States any longer.
