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Start of the War
After seceding from the Union, due to Lincoln's election, Confederates fired on and captured the Union held Fort Sumter in South Carolina. This event triggered the start of the Civil War. -
Battle of Bull Run
Lincoln wanted to invade the rebel capitol of Richmond in the summer of 1861. On July 21st, the Union forces attack the Confederate soldiers near Manassas. Eventually the South wins and causes Lincoln and the North to take the South as a serious army and not as a rebellion. -
Battle of Antietam
On September 17,1862, the Union forces attack at Antietam Creek. The army is led by General McClellan and they fight Lee's army until Lee withdraws into Virginia where he is not followed by McClellan. The single day of war was seen as the bloodiest day in all of American History because 22,717 were left dead, wounded, or missing on both sides. The North wins this war. -
Emancipation Proclamation
On January 1st, 1863, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed all slaves in the Confederacy. This caused African Americans to quickly join the war afterwards, however they were still treated less than the white soldiers. They were given the worst jobs and were paid less, but showed lots of courage fighting the war. -
Battle of Gettysburg
On July 1st, 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg occurred and it lasted for three days on rocky fields. This was a turning point in the war because 28,000 Confederate troops die, giving the Union a victory. -
Defeat of Vicksburg
This battle was the last stronghold of the Confederates on the Mississippi River since Ulysses S Grant had gained full control of it. This is important because it split up the South and had fulfilled the Anaconda Plan. -
NYC Draft Riots
These are riots that occurred in New York City that were against laws Congress passed after the Civil War. -
The 54th of Massachusetts
On July 18,1863, the first black units joined the Union Army and fought in the Civil War. This helped to the ending of slavery. -
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln's 272 word speech that talked about the dead soldiers of the Civil War being dead for an importance and that the war should continue so that they are true heroes. He also said all men were created equal and that the country must fight for democracy. -
Passing of the 13th Ammendment
The law that was passed that abolished slavery. This is important because it was the beginning of the Reconstruction. -
Surrender at Appotmatox Courthouse
In Virginia the Confederate General Robert E Lee surrendered his army to the Union army. This is important because it was the end of the Civil War. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman and his army of Union Soldiers went on a journey from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. On their Journey, they destroyed anything that got in their way. This split up the South even more. -
Creation of Freedman’s Bureau
This was a government organization that tried to help former slaves by looking for their family members and educating them. This helped over 150,000 and blacks were attending over 3,000 schools by 1969. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
On April 14, Lincoln is shot while he was playing at Ford's Theater in Washington, DC. John Wilkes Booth crept up to him and shot him in the back of the head. Lincoln dies a day after across the street from the Theater. -
14th Amendment
The amendment added to the Constitution that said all people born in the US were citizens and had the same rights. It said all citizens were to be granted equal rights. -
15th Amendment
The amendment added to the Constitution that said all citizens were allowed to vote as long as they could pass special tests that were especially difficult for former slaves since they did not know how to do a lot of things like reading. -
Supreme Court Case Plessy vs Ferguson
In 1877 Rutherford Hayes was elected President. He withdrew the last federal troops from the South. He also ended reconstruction and the Republican's fight for racial equality. -
Supreme Court Case Plessy vs Ferguson
When the court said segregation was not against the Constitution and that being separate is still being equal. This would not be overturned until 1954.