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  • Population Count

    Population Count
    There were 31,443,321 people in the beginning of 1860.
  • Election results

    Election results
    Lincoln: WINNER! 180 electoral votes & 1,865,593 popular votes
    Breckenridge: 72 electoral votes & 848,356 popular votes
    Douglass: 12 electoral votes & 1,382,713 popular votes
    Bell: 39 electoral votes & 1,592,906 popular votes
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    Civil War Events

    Timespan covering United States Civil War
  • Pony Express

    Pony Express
    The Pony Express was the an American express mail system that used horse-mounted relays.
  • Henry Repeating Rifle

    Henry Repeating Rifle
    Benjamin Henry perfects the Henry rifle which was a huge weapon in the Union army during the war.
  • Lincoln Elected as President of the U.S.

    Lincoln Elected as President of the U.S.
    Abraham Lincoln, member of the antislavery republican party, is elected president of the United States of America.
  • 1st Flag of Independence

    1st Flag of Independence
    The First Flag of Independence was raised in the South by citizens of Savannah, Georgia
  • Crittenden Compromise

    Crittenden Compromise
    The Crittenden Compromise was an unsuccessful compromise to try to permanently preserve slavery in the US and make it unconstitutional for future congress to abolish slavery.
  • South Carolina Secedes from the Union

    South Carolina Secedes from the Union
    In 1860, the state of South Carolina officially withdraws from the United States of America.
  • First Secession Convention

    First Secession Convention
    The first Secession Convention meets in Columbia, South Carolina.
  • President Buchanan Fires his Cabinet.

    President Buchanan Fires his Cabinet.
    President James Buchanan fires the members of his cabinet before Lincoln gets into office.
  • More States Secede from the USA- January

    More States Secede from the USA- January
    Mississippi (January 9, 1861), Florida (January 10, 1861), Alabama (January 11, 1861), Georgia (January 19, 1861), Louisiana (January 26, 1861), secede from the United states.
  • The Confederate States of America is Formed

    The Confederate States of America is Formed
    Representatives of the seceded states met and formed the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis is elected as president of the CSA.
  • The Confederacy is Formed

    The Confederacy is Formed
    The Confederacy is formed by the seven seceded states: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas.
  • Texas Secedes

    Texas Secedes
    Texas secedes from the United States and the Union as a slave state.
  • Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter
    Confederates attack union Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, marks first military encounter of the civil war.
  • Virginia Secedes

    Virginia Secedes
    Virginia seceded from the USA and joins the Confederate states.
  • Anaconda Plan

    Anaconda Plan
    The Union puts their Anaconda Plan into place: 1) Blockade Southern ports 2)Take control of the Mississippi river to make their way into the South 3)Invade/control the capitol of the Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia.
  • Arkansas, Tennessee and North Carolina Secede

    Arkansas, Tennessee and North Carolina Secede
    Arkansas, Tennessee and North Carolina secede from the Union and join the Confederate states.
  • First Battle of Bull Run

    First Battle of Bull Run
    The first battle of Bull Run was the first battle of the Civil War, confederate victory.
  • General McClellen

    General McClellen
    George McClellan is appointed as the head of the Union Army, but will later be fired for having 'the slows'.
  • Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack

    Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack
    The first battle of the ironclad warships, the Confederates ship the Merrimack and the Union ship the Monitor clashed.
  • Battle of Shiloh

    Battle of Shiloh
    Battle of Shiloh fought in Tennessee, was an early battle in the War and was a Union Victory,
  • Battle of New Orleans

    Battle of New Orleans
    This Capture of New Orleans was critical for the Union during the war, Union win.
  • Seven Days Battle

    Seven Days Battle
    June 25–July 1, 1862, was a series of battles where Confederates drove back Union army as they tried to capture the capitol.
  • Second Battle of Bull Run

    Second Battle of Bull Run
    The second Battle of Bull Run was fought in Virginia and was a Confederate win.
  • Battle of Richmond

    Battle of Richmond
    Fought in Kentucky was a huge Confederate victory over a small inexperienced Union army.
  • Harpers Ferry

    Harpers Ferry
    Confederate General Lee invades the north with 50,000 men and heads towards Harpers Ferry, later leading to the Battle of Harpers Ferry which was a Confederate win.
  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam
    The Battle of Antietam fought in Maryland was one of the bloodiest battles of the war and was a Union victory.
  • General McClellan has the 'slows'

    General McClellan has the 'slows'
    Lincoln fires McClellan for having the 'slows' as a leader and not acting fast, and hires General Ambrose E. Burnside.
  • Battle of Fredricksburg

    Battle of Fredricksburg
    This 5 day battle in Virginia was one of the largest and deadliest battles of the war and was a Confederate win.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation
    Lincoln issues the Emancipation proclamation freeing all slaves in the South and allowing black men to serve in the Union army
  • Conscription begins in the North

    Conscription begins in the North
    Conscription, or the drafting of soldiers into military service, begins in the North. It had begun in the South the year before
  • Battle of Chancellorsville

    Battle of Chancellorsville
    Fought in Virginia, was a major battle in the war between Lee's and Jackson's armies, was a Confederate win.
  • Stonewall Jackson Dies

    Stonewall Jackson Dies
    General "Stonewall" Jackson dies after the battle of Chancellorsville when one of his own men fires on him.
  • Seige of Vicksburg

    Seige of Vicksburg
    In Mississippi, Union gained control of the Mississippi river, and was the end of the Vicksburg campaign.
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg
    Fought from July 1-3 in Pennsylvania, and was a Union victory that gave the North a huge boost in the war and ended Lee's plan to invade the North.
  • Fredrick Douglass

    Fredrick Douglass
    President Lincoln and Frederick Douglass meet, an abolitionist who pushes for full equality for black soldiers of the Union.
  • Gettysburg Address

    Gettysburg Address
    Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address, dedicating the Battlefield as a National Cemetery.
  • Battle of Chattanooga

    Battle of Chattanooga
    The Battle of Chattanooga was a Union victory on the Tennessee river.
  • Lincoln Issues Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction

    Lincoln Issues Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction
    Lincoln Issues his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction, which would pardon those who participated in the "existing rebellion" if they take an oath to the Union.
  • Andersonville

    Andersonville
    The Andersonville prison camp is opened in Georgia, treats its inmates extremely harshly.
  • Grant in Command

    Grant in Command
    General Ulysses S. Grant is appointed commander of the Union forces.
  • Battle of Cold Harbour

    Battle of Cold Harbour
    Fought in Virginia, from May 31 to June 12, June 3rd was the most important battle. Lee prevented Grant from capturing Richmond, it was a Confederate win.
  • McClellan runs for President

    McClellan runs for President
    The democrats nominate George B. McClellan as president to run against Lincoln in the 1864 election.
  • Battle of Atlanta

    Battle of Atlanta
    Sherman's Army captures Atlanta. "Atlanta is ours, and fairly won," he telegraphs Lincoln.
  • Shenandoah Valley

    Shenandoah Valley
    Union victory by Sheridan in the Shenandoah valley over Jubal Early's troops.
  • Lincoln's Reelection

    Lincoln's Reelection
    Lincoln is reelected as president of the United States in the 1864 election, defeating McClellan.
  • Sherman's March to the sea

    Sherman's March to the sea
    General Sherman begins his Union armies path of destruction and death from Atlanta to Savannah.
  • Battle of Nashville

    Battle of Nashville
    Fought in Tennessee, Hood's Confederate army is defeated and the threat to Tennessee ends. Represented the end of large scale fighting in the west of the coastal states.
  • Farragut becomes Vice Admiral

    Farragut becomes Vice Admiral
    Lincoln promoted David G. Farragut to vice admiral of the Union army.
  • Congress Passes the Thirteenth Amendment

    Congress Passes the Thirteenth Amendment
    Congress passes the 13th amendment, which was to abolish slavery in the United States.
  • Petersburg Battle

    Petersburg Battle
    Last offensive for Lee's army who attacked Grant's army at Petersburg, Virginia.
  • Evacuation Sunday

    Evacuation Sunday
    President Davis, his Cabinet and the Confederate defenders leave Richmond and leave on a railroad line.
  • Appomattox Court House

    Appomattox Court House
    General Lee surrenders to Union at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, marks end of the Confederacy.
  • Lincoln's Assissination

    Lincoln's Assissination
    President Lincoln is shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth, he dies on 04/15.
  • President Johnson Takes Office

    President Johnson Takes Office
    Vice President Andrew Johnson takes office, since Lincoln had died.
  • Juneteenth

    Juneteenth
    Union Major General Granger lands in Texas and tells the people of the Emancipation Proclamation, granting their freedom.
  • Last Confederate General Surrenders

    Last Confederate General Surrenders
    General Watie surrenders his army being the last Confederate General to surrender, ending the war.
  • War Crimes

    War Crimes
    Major Henry Wirz is hung, who was the leader of Andersonville.
  • Ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment

    Ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment
    The 13th amendment is ratified abolishing slavery in the United States of America.
  • The Liberated

    The Liberated
    The last issue of the abolitionist paper, The Liberator, is published.
  • Fisk University is Established

    Fisk University is Established
    Fish University, one of the first historically black colleges, is established in Tennessee.
  • The Civil Rights act of 1866

    The Civil Rights act of 1866
    The first federal rights act to protect African Americans, declared all people born in the United States to be citizens, "without distinction of race or color, or previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude."
  • Peace with States

    Peace with States
    The US declares that a state of peace exists with Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
  • Purchase of Ford's Theatre

    Purchase of Ford's Theatre
    US Congress buys Ford's Theater which will soon be the Army Medical Museum, Office of the Surgeon General and War Department records.
  • Tennessee's Readmission

    Tennessee's Readmission
    Tennessee is the first state to be readmitted to the Union.
  • New Rank of Army, Grant is First

    New Rank of Army, Grant is First
    US Congress passes legislation making the rank of General of the army(second highest rank); Lieutenant General Grant is first to have this rank.
  • National Union Convention

    National Union Convention
    The National Union convention is held in Philadelphia.
  • Peace with Texas

    Peace with Texas
    US president Johnson issues a proclamation of peace with Texas.
  • The War is Declared Over

    The War is Declared Over
    President Johnson officially declares the Civil War over.
  • Longest Bridge in the World

    Longest Bridge in the World
    After the war ends, the North continues construction the Covington-Cincinnati Suspension Bride, which will be the longest single-span bridge in the world.
  • Population Count

    Population Count
    Around 38,558,371 people, about 27 million white people, and 4.5 million black people
  • African-Americans Vote

    African-Americans Vote
    African- American men are given the right to vote in the District of Columbia.
  • Tenure of Office Act

    Tenure of Office Act
    Congress passes the Tenure of Office Act, which denies the right for the President to remove officials who were appointed with Congress's consent.
  • Purchase of Alaska

    Purchase of Alaska
    The United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire by a treaty ratified by the Senate.
  • Davis Released

    Davis Released
    Jefferson Davis is released from jail om bail, he moves to Canada.
  • States Readmitted to the Union

    States Readmitted to the Union
    Congress passes a bill readmitting Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina into the Union. Mississippi, Texas and Virginia refused to ratify the 14th amendment so they were not allowed to readmit.
  • Edwin Stanton

    Edwin Stanton
    President Johnson demands Edwin Stanton, Secretary of War, resigns.
  • Midway Island

    Midway Island
    The US takes control of Midway Island.
  • Congress looks into Impeaching

    Congress looks into Impeaching
    Congress looks into impeaching President Johnson due to his lack of effectiveness with reconstruction.