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Civil War Details
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Abraham Lincoln Elected President
Abraham Lincoln believes all people should be free. A lot of people didn't agree with that.
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7 States Secede From The Union
South Carolina breaks from the Union Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, and Texax break from the Union 2 months later.
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Confederate States of America Is Formed
Jefferson Davis is appointed as president of the Confederate Staes of America.
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Fort Sumter Attacked!
Fort Sumter was attacked by Pierre Beaureguragard. He open fired cannons upon Fort Sumter and that kinda stared the Civil War.
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First Bull Run
The Union army under general when Irvin McDowell suffers defeat at bull run.
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General War Order No. 1
Lincoln calls for US naval and land forces to advance by Feb. 22 1862.
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Suprise attack at Shiloh
Confederate army suprised attacked Gran's troops at Shiloh. 13000 Union soldiers and 10,000 Confederate soldiers wounded or killed.
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Second Bull Run Battle
Union army retreats to WA after 75,000 Federates are defeated by 55,000 Condedetates.
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Antietam
Gen Robert E. Lee and Confederate Army retreat to Virgina after Union army attacks. 26,000 men are dead, wounded, or missing.
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Emacipation Proclimation
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Procimation freeing all slaves in Confederate territories.
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Chancellorsville
May 1-4, Union Army is defeated by Confederate army. Union loses 17,000 soldiers.
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Gettysburg
South are defeated in Gettysburg Pennsylvania.
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Gettysburg Address
President Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address and dedicates the battlefield a National Cemetary
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Lincoln Shot
President Lincoln was shot by John Wilkel Booth
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