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American Civil War
Concluding the War that had consumed over 600,000 young lives was finally over, after a long string of dramatic events. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a series of 5 laws, intended to influence the abolistion of slavery. The Fugitive Slave Act,one of the laws discussed in the compromise, was credited for the abolision of slavery in Washington DC. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
The Kansas Nebraska Act gave the people of both, Kansas and Nebraska territories, the oppurtunity to decide for themselves if they wanted the abolision of slavery in their territories. The result of this act was the abolision of slavery North of latitude 36'30'. -
Bleeding Kansas
This event was the result in the Kansas Nebraska Act. Both groups (pro-slavery and anti-slavery) came into Kansas intending to sway the decision of the act, which lead to a string of violence as both sides decide to fight for their cause. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott was an African Slave who was taken from his slave state of Missouri to the free state of Illinois, then Wisconsin, by his owner, a U.S. Army officer. Eventually, after living free for some time, him and his master returned to Missouri, where his owner was killed. In 1846, an Abolitionist helped Scott free himself from being a slave. -
Linoln - Douglas Debates
This event was a series of debates between Abe Lincoln and Stephan Douglas. This debates were during the 1858 campaign for U.S. Senate seat, and were held at 7 different congressional districts in Illinois. -
Harpers Ferry
Harpers Ferry is now a historical town in Jefferson County, West Virginia. Due to it's strategic location, both Union and Confederate troops moved through Harpers Ferry, resulting in frequent confrontations between the Union and the Confederacy. Although, the town's garrison of 14,000 troops was a key factor in the Confederate invasion of Maryland. -
Lincoln Election
After recieving 40 percent in the popular vote, Abe Lincoln was elected as the 16th president of the United States. Lincoln became the first Republican to win the presidency, over a large democratic party. -
Fort Sumter
On April 12, Confederates opened fire on the fort in Charleston County. Fort Sumter had a poor counter attack, due to the fact they were ambushed. This Fort is most significant, because it is said to be the birth place of the civil war. -
Bull Run
After the first battle of Bull Run, the Union had faced the reality that this war was going to be long and hard on both sides. This was a newsflash for the North. -
Antietam Battle
In Maryland, near Antietam Creek, both Confederate and Union troops had a major civil war confrontation! This battle was described as one of the bloodiest one day battles in the history of America. This battle was the first Confederate invasion, lead by General Robert E. Lee. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This Emancipation, lead by President Abraham Lincoln, established the official abolision of slavery. Stating that all people that are held as slaves shall be free. -
Andersonville Prison
This is a prison located in Sumter County, Georgia. This prison held about 10,000 prisonors and was approximatly 16 acres. Also, the prison had a creek, flowing through the center. -
Surrender at Appomattox - Court House
General Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse meant that the largest of the Confederate armies had given up. Within two weeks, after the other confederate armies learned of Lee's surrender, they also agreed to surrender the fight to the North. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Only five days after Confederate General Lee's decision to surrender the war, President Abe Lincoln was shot dead by John Wilkes Booth at a play at Ford's Theatre, located in Washington D.C. This was the official end of the American Civil War.
