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Uncle Tom's Cabin is Published
Uncle Tom's Cabin was considered an anti-slavery book, which was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act is Passed
This act allowed people to vote on a state being a slave state or a free state. -
Dred Scott v. Sandford Decision is Rendered
The Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott did not have any rights to become a federal citizen, because the Missouri Compromise was considered unconstitutional. -
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
John Brown, and a group of 22 people, three of them his own sons, took hostage of a group of people at Harper's Ferry. A company of U.S. Marines came to save those hostages, which was led by Robert E. Lee. -
Lincoln is Elected President
Lincoln won the election against democratic candidate Stephen A. Douglas, becoming the 16th President of the United States. -
South Carolina Secedes from the Union
South Carolina secedes from the Union, and was the first slave state to declare itself that it seceded from the U.S. -
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Confederate Forces Fire at Fort Sumter
Near Charleston, South Carolina, the Confederate soldiers fire at Fort Sumter, resulting in the Union army to Surrender. -
The First Battle of Bull Run is Fought
The first battle of Bull Run was fought in Prince William County, Virginia. The Confederates won this battle, with this first major battle of the Civil War. -
Jefferson Davis is Elected President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis has become President of the Confederacy, and was elected to serve a 6 year term. -
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The Merrimack and Monitor Fight at the Virginia Coast
This battle was known as the Battle of Hampton Roads or the Battle of the Ironclads. There was two ships the CSS Virginia and the USS Moniter, the Virginia was created from the Merrimack. This was the first meeting of the ironclad ships. The Union won this battle. -
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Battle of Shiloh
This battle was fought in Hardin County, Tennessee, the Union ended up winning this battle. -
Robert E. Lee is Named Commander of the Army of Northern Viginia
Robert E. Lee became the commander of the Confederate army in Northern Virginia. -
The Battle of Antietam
The Confederacy and the Union fought against each other in Sharpsburg, Maryland. The Union won this battle and led to the creation of the Emancipation Proclamation. -
The Emancipation Proclamation is Announced
President Lincoln passed an executive order as an attempt to free slaves in the south on January 1st 1863, if the confederacy did not rejoin the states. -
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The Battle of Fredericksburg
The Confederate army led by General, Robert E. Lee and the Union army led by Maj. General Ambrose Burnside fought against each other in Fredricksburg, Virginia. But after this battle the Confederacy won.But the reason the Union lost was because of confused orders from the generals. -
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Battle of Chancellorsville
This battle was a Confederate victory, that stopped Maj. General Joseph Hooker's flank on the Northern Virginia army. -
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The Battle of Gettysburg
Robert E. Lee directed his army to attack Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, it is considered one of the most important battles in the Civil War. The Union won the battle, and Robert E. Lee retreats. -
Confederates Surrender at Vicksburg
After a two month long siege against the Confederates, Lt. General John Pemberton surrendered to Maj. General Ulysses S. Grant. -
Lincoln gives his Gettysburg Address
After the Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg, there was a ceremony held, and after that Lincoln gave a speech, which was called the Gettysburg Address. -
Lincoln Gets Re-elected
Lincoln win the election of 1864 against democratic candidate, George McClellan. -
Lincoln gives his second Inaugural Address
Lincoln gave his second inaugural address during the final days of the Civil War and a month before he got assassinated. -
Robert E. Lee Surrenders at Appomattox
After Lee surrenders, Grant gives Lee's men a pardon, allowed them to keep their homes, their horses, so they could farm. Grant also gave them some of the Union's army rations, just so that Lee would surrender. -
Assassination of President Lincoln
President Lincoln was assassinated in Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth. He then died the day after in the Peterson House. -
John Wilkes Booth is Killed
John Wilkes Booth is tracked down by the Union army, and he then was discovered inside a barn owned by Richard Garret. Booth refused to come out of the barn, so the barn is burned down, but Booth gets shot while still inside the barn.
