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Henry Repeating Rifle perfected
This is the rifle that is going to be used during the course of American Civil War. -
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Jefferson Davis changes his mind
This is the first time Davis says he wants the south to secede. -
Cooper Union Speech
Lincoln gives a speech in New York as a Presidential candidate. -
The Pony Express
The Pony Express help deliver some messages during the course of the Civil War. -
National Democratic Convention is held
A National Democratic convention is held in Richmond, Virginia. They discuss the "wait and see" approach. -
Abraham Lincoln is elected President
The result of the 1860 election leaves the country divided. The north voted for Abraham Lincoln and the south voted for Breckenridge. However, Stephen A. Douglas had a large amount of popular votes, 1,380,202. It was very close to Lincoln's 1,865,908 votes. -
Georgia Convention
Georgia delegates discuss the possibility of seceding. -
The First Secession conference is held.
It is held in Columbus, South Carolina. -
The Crittenden Compromise is proposed.
This was a compromise proposed by John J. Crittenden to end the secession. -
South Carolina secedes from The United States.
South Carolina begins the secession of the southern states from the Union to create the Confederate States of America. The state seceded because they felt they didn't have a voice in the government and the newly elected president's opinion on slavery. -
Mississippi secedes from the United States.
This is the second state to secede from the Union. -
Florida secedes from the United States.
Florida is the third state to secede from the Union. -
Alabama secedes from the United States.
Alabama is the fourth state to secede from the Union. The secession of Mississippi, Florida, and Alabama happened between three days. -
Georgia secedes from the United States.
Georgia is the fifth state to secede from the Union. -
Louisiana secedes from the United States.
Louisiana is the sixth state to secede from the Union. -
Texas secedes from the United States.
Texas is the seventh state to secede from the Union. -
The Confederacy forms
The South created their own country called the Confederate States of America. The states that were in the Confederacy at teh very beginning are South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. -
Fort Sumter Attack
In South Carolina, the Confederacy attacked a base. No one was killed. Abraham Lincoln wanted to avoid conflict at all costs and didn't give any weapons, just food. Could be considered the first "battle" of the Civil War. -
Virginia secedes from the United States.
Virginia is the eighth state to secede from the Union. -
Arkansas secedes from the United States.
Arkansas is the ninth state to secede from the Union. -
North Carolina secedes from the United States.
North Carolina is the tenth state to secede from the Union. -
Tennessee secedes from the United States.
Tennessee is the eleventh and final state to secede from the Union. -
First Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run is the first official battle of the American Civil War. It ended with a Confederate victory. -
A threatening telegraph is delivered in the South
South Carolina is notified that troops are coming towards the South. -
Surrender of Fort Henry
The Union gained control of this fort. This gave them a chance to take the Tennessee River because of its location. -
Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as President of the Confederacy.
Jefferson Davis was inaugurated in Montgomery, Alabama as the first and only President of the Confederacy. -
First "ironclad" battle is fought.
The USS Monitor and the CSS Virgina (old USS Merrimack) figt in Hampton Roads, Virginia. -
Battle of Shiloh
This was a battle in Tennessee that was a Union victory. It resulted in 23,746 causalities. -
The Surrender of New Orleans
Admiral David Farragut arrives at New Orleans with a fleet of warships. Within two days, the mouth of the great river is under Union control. -
Battle of Memphis
A naval battle fought on the Mississippi River. It was a Union victory. -
Battle of Seven Pines
General Joseph Johnson is replaced by Robert E Lee after being wounded. Union technically wins. Yet, it was too great a cost for the victory. -
The Second Battle of Bull Run
This battle was held in Virginia and resulted in, once again, a Confederate victory. -
Battle of Antietam
This was a battle in Maryland that was extremely deadly. The Union could have won/ finished the war, but they retreated. There is no true winner. -
The Battle of Fredricksburg
The Army of the Potomac is defeated by the Confederates. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation is a document that said all slaves should be freed within the Confederacy. However, it didn't have much power because the Confederacy didn't listen to the Union. -
Battle of Stones River
It is held Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It ended with a Union victory. -
The Battle of Arkansas Post
This battle helped the Union work their way to Vicksburg. It was fought on the Arkansas River. -
Meridian Campaign
General William T. Sherman begins the campaign of destruction in Mississippi. -
Conscription begins in the North
Union men begin to be drafted into the army. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle is held in Fredricksburg, Virginia. It was a great Confederate victory. -
The Death of Stonewall Jackson
The Confederate Lieutenant is injured with friendly fired and dies eight days later due to pneumonia. -
First Assault of Vicksburg
Union artillery opened fire on Confederate and weakening them. -
Battle of Gettysburg
This was battle held in Pennsylvania that resulted in a Union victory. It resulted in 46,286 casualties over the course of three days. That makes it the costliest land battle of the Civil War. -
The Battle of Chickamauga
It is held in Georgia. It resulted in a Confederate victory. The Union army retreats to Chattanooga, TN. -
Confederate failed attempt in Alabama
The Confederates retreat in Athens, Alabama after trying to take the city. -
Successful Submarine
The first submarine attack in the Civil War was a Confederate craft. It attacked in Charleston, South Carolina -
Ulysses S. Grant becomes commander of all Union forces.
Lincoln signed a brief document that enlisted Ulysses S. Grant as the lieutenant general of the U.S. Army. -
Battle of Pleasant Hill
The battle is held in Louisiana. It ends in a Confederate victory. The Union failed to occupy Shreveport. -
Battle of the Wilderness
It is held in Virginia. The results of the battle are inconclusive. It had 28,791 casualties. -
Fall of Atlanta
General Sherman occupy the city and destroy the city. -
Battle of Cedar Creek
The battle is held in Virginia and ends in a Union victory. -
Abraham Lincoln is re-elected President.
Abraham Lincoln was overwhelmingly elected President again. This meant there wasn't going to be a settlement between the Confederacy and the United States. -
Gettysburg Address
President Lincoln gave a speech to commemorate the lives lost in the battle of Gettysburg. -
Sherman Reaches Savannah
Sherman destroys the city of Savannah, Georgia and offers it as a Christmas present to Abe Lincoln. -
Breckenridge promoted to Confederate Secretary of War
He was brigadier general, and major general before his promotion by the Confederates. -
Confederate Congress Adjourns
The Confederacy has its last session as a country. They never met again because of their defeat in the Civil War. -
Appomattox Courthouse Surrender
The Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders to the Union, Grant and Sheridan at the Appomattox Courthouse. -
Lincoln is assassinated
John Wilkes Booth kills President Lincoln in Ford's Theater. He shoots him in the back of his head. -
United States flag raised in South Carolina
The Union raises their flag at the "first battle" of the Civil War, Fort Sumter. -
Andrew Johnson becomes President
After Abe Lincoln's assassination, vice president Andrew Johnson becomes president. He wanted to quickly join the Confederacy and Union back together. -
Jefferson Davis is captured
The former Confederacy President was captured in Irwinville, Georgia. -
Final battle of Civil War
It takes place in Palmito Ranch, Texas. It is a Confederate victory. -
Henry Wirz is hanged
He is hanged due to his war crimes on the worst prisoner camp in Andersonville, Georgia. -
The Thirteenth Amendment
The amendment abolished slavery and gave slave more rights. It was added to the U.S. Constitution. -
Lincoln Celebration
The first formal celebration of the former president's birthday in Washington, D.C. -
New Freedman's Bureau
This was a bill that was passed by Congress. It aided the freed slaves through reconstruction. -
Texas repeals the actions Secessionist Convention
Texas, after losing in the war, began to repeal their decisions while in the Confederacy. -
Civil Rights Act Vetoed
President Johnson vetoes the Act because he believed it was unconstitutional. -
Peace between the North and South
The United States declares peace with the former states of the Confederacy. -
Congress Purchases Ford's Theater
Congress pays $100,000 for the theater and change it into the Army Medical Museum, Office of the Surgeon General and War Department until 1893. -
Winfield Scott Dies
He was a United States General and an unsuccessful presidential candidate of the Whig Party. -
Cholera Epidemic
The epidemic begins in New York after a foreigner brought it to the United States. -
The Fourteenth Amendment approved
Congress approves the fourteenth amendment. It was a reconstruction amendment. -
The General of The Armies are established
Ulysses S. Grant is promoted to 4 star general, and William Tecumseh Sherman is promoted to Lt. General. -
Philadelphia Fire
A fire destroys many ships used over the course of the Civil War. -
Kentucky rejects the 14th amendment
The former Confederate state rejected the amendment that aided reconstruction. -
Blacks can vote
In Washington D.C., Black people have the right to vote because of a bill passed by President Andrew Johnson. -
Nebraska becomes a state
A western territory becomes a state after the chaos of the Civil War. -
Tenure of Office Act
Congress passed an act that denies the President to remove officials that were appointed by Congress. -
Virginia rejects Black voters
In Alexandria, Virginia, thousands of voters are rejected. However, they were given universal suffrage. -
General Phillip Sheridan promoted
General Philip Sheridan assumes command of the 5th Military district, Louisiana and Texas. He makes New Orleans his headquarters. -
Senates agrees to buy Alaska
The Senate ratifies treaty that gives the territory, Alaska, from Russia. -
States Admitted
Congress passes a bill admitting Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina into the Union. Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas were refused admission into the Union. They did not ratify the 14th amendment. -
Ulysses S. Grant promoted
He is promoted to Interim Secretary of War. -
Alaska is given to America
Russia turns over Alaska to the United States. It doesn't become a state until 1959.
