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John Brown’s Raid
John Brown lead a small group on a raid against an armory in Harper's Ferry, Virginia in an attempt to start an slave revolt and destroy slavery this didn't work. -
Lincoln is elected President
Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president on November 6th, 1860 -
South Carolina secedes from the Union
South Carolina seceded from Union to make a point. The point of the leaving the Union was to say that they're giving up slavery without a fight. -
Anaconda Plan is designed
The Anaconda Plan was the Union's plan to defeat the Confederacy at the start of the American Civil War. The main purpose of the Anaconda plan was to block southern ports. -
Confederate forces attack Fort Sumter (Civil War begins)
The Confederacy won the battle of Fort Sumter and captured Fort Sumter. This was the start of the Civil War. -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was one of the most important events of the American Civil War, the battle ended the Confederate invasion. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. -
Battle of Vicksburg
The siege of Vicksburg was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The result of the Battle of Gettysburg was a win for the Union. This battle is know as the bloodiest in North American History. -
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address addressed the VERY Bloody Battle of Gettysburg. -
Sherman’s March
Union General William T. Sherman led Union soldiers on a 285-mile march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. The purpose of Sherman's March to the Sea was to frighten Georgia's civilians into abandoning the Confederate cause. -
Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant
General Lee surrendered his 28,000 troops to the Union. By April 8th the Confederates were surrounded with no way to escape the Union. -
Lincoln is assassinated
John Wilkes Booth shot Abe Lincoln because he thought Lincoln would destroy the South. -
Andrew Johnson declares an end to the Civil War
Johnson signed Proclamation, which declared that “Peace, Order, Tranquillity, and Civil Authority Now Exists in and Throughout the Whole of the United States of America.”
