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Sacking of Lawrence, Kansas by Confederates
Quantrill's Raiders, Confederate guerilla group on the Unionist town of Lawrence, Kansas -
Presidential Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln won election but wasn't on the ballots for 9 states in the South -
South Carolina secedes from the Union
South Carolina became the 1st southern state to secede from the Union -
Forming of The Confederate States of America
7 states had seceded from the Union, representatives from SC, MS, FL, AL, GA, and LA met in Texas to form the Confederate states -
Lincoln's 1st inaugural address
Lincoln gave his inaugural speech announcing his oath to office -
Battle of Fort Sumter
The battle of Fort Sumter was the bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charlotte, SC, by the Confederates and return fire from the United States -
1st Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
Also know as The Battle of Manassas, in Prince William-County, VA just north of Manassas and 25 miles west of Washington, DC -
Jefferson Davis appointed presidency of The Confederacy
Jefferson Davis was inaugurated to be the only American Politician to be the president of the Confederate States -
First Battle of Ironclads
First meeting in combat of Ironclad(mad of iron) warships USS Moniter and CSS Virginia. The Confederate fleet consisted of the ironclad ram Virginia -
Battle of Shiloh
A battle in the Western Theater, ironic because the meaning of "Shiloh" was place of peace, it was nothing close to that -
Siege of New Orleans by Union
A naval action by the Union seeking capture of New Orleans. The loss of New Orleans was considered the worst disaster suffered by the Confederacy -
2nd Battle of Bull Run
Battle was much larger in scale and number of casualties than the first battle -
Battle of Antietam
On the 1st day, 23,000 men died making it the bloodiest day in American History. The Union victory resulted in President Lincoln issuing his Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. -
Emancipation Proclamation
A speech declared by President Lincoln that all slaves held in the rebellious states to be free -
54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry in Combat
The first official black unit in the US. Their courageous assault on Fort Wagner played a key in ending slavery -
Battle of Gettysburg
After a victory over the Union, Gen. Robert E. Lee Marched his army from Northern VA into Pennsylvania -
Battle of Vicksburg (siege)
Maj Gen. Ulysses S. Grant converged on Vicksburg, investing and entrapping the Confederates -
Draft Riots begin in New York City
In lower Manhattan, the working-class discontent with new laws passed by Congress to draft new, more men to fight -
Gettysburg Adress
President Lincoln delivered a short speech at the end of the ceremonies of dedicating the Battlefield Cemetery of Gettysburg -
First Successful Submarine Attack of the Civil War
Hand-cranked Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley, torpedoed USS Housatonic in Charleston Harbor. It didn't change the course oif the war, but it was the first sub to be sunk in combat -
Battle of the wilderness Virginia
The opening battle of Grant's sustained offensive against the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, fought in the wilderness -
Fall of Atlanta, Georgia
Union forces commanded by William T. Sherman, wanted the neutralize the important rail and supply hub, defeated the Confederate forces defending the city -
Sherman's Army of Georgia arrives at Savannah, Georgia
Union Gen. William T. Sherman completes his march to the sea when he arrives in front of Savannah, GA -
Assault and capture of Fort Fisher, North Carolina
Battle of Fort Fisher was a naval siege when the Union tried to capture the fort guarding Wilmington, NC -
Lincoln wins 2nd term
Winning the election, Lincoln was the most recent person outside of the Republican and Democratic parties to win a presidential election. -
Lincoln's 2nd inaugural address
The speech before office, taking his second oath as President -
Sherman’s troops occupy Fayetteville, NC
The Union army captured and destroyed Confederate arsenal in Fayetteville, NC -
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse (Lee surrenders)
Battle infront of Appomattox Court House, Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant -
Lincoln assassinated
President Lincoln, the 16th President of the US, was assassinated by a stage actor, John Wilkes Booth
