Civil war

Civil War Timeline

By jalenpeterson

  • 1850 Compromise

    1850 Compromise
    Five parts of this compromise included California as a free state, New mexico and Utah could decide, No slave trade in Washington D.C., Texas would give up claim to new mexico territory, and Fugitive slave act - Required citizens apprehend runaway slaves (Victory for south).

  • "Bleeding Kansas"

    "Bleeding Kansas"
    Kansas-Nebraska act of 1854 gave popular sovereignty to voters to decide whether or not to allow slavery.

  • Election of 1860

    Election of 1860
    Lincoln wins the presidency without any electoral votes for the southern states.

  • The south leaves the union

    The south leaves the union
    After South Carolina leaves the union, six other southern states leave as well forming the Confederate States of America.
    (the south elects Jefferson Davis to be president of the CSA)

  • War starts

    War starts
    P.G.T Beauregard (CSA) opens fire opens fire on fort Sumter.

  • Battle of Bull Run

    Battle of Bull Run
    Bull Run was the first major battle in the civil war won by the Confederates.

  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam
    Antietam became the bloodiest single day battle not only in civil war history but in American history to ever occur.

  • Battle of Fredricksburg

    Battle of Fredricksburg
    Burnside of the union sets up an attack on Lee of the confederates but lose 13,000 men and the CSA only lose 5,000.

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg
    The Union sneak up on the CSA looking for supplies and dominates the battle and later becomes the turning point of the war.

  • Battle of Vicksburg

    Battle of Vicksburg
    This battle completely cut the south in half.

  • Election of 1864 and End of War

    Election of 1864 and End of War
    Lincoln defeats McClellan (Confederate) , Ending any hope of a negotiated peace for the south.

  • Freedman's bureau

    Freedman's bureau
    This law states that all freed slaves from the south will be provided food, shelter, and education.

  • Lincoln's Death

    Lincoln's Death
    During and entertainment show president Lincoln is shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth.

  • Reconstruction plans

    Reconstruction plans
    Lincoln had a plan before he died called the "10%" plan. But new president Johnson releases the 13th amendment.

  • 14th amendment

    14th amendment
    All persons born in the united states were citizens. also former CSA were not allowed to be involved in political office.

  • Joseph Rainey

    Joseph Rainey
    The first African American to be elected into the united states House of Representatives