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Abe Lincoln is elected President
Abe Lincoln is elected the 16th president in the United States of America. This is an important event becuase he would eventually become the leader of the North or Union. He will make important war and country desicions that would lead the North to victory and bring his country back together to become one again. -
Confederate Born
The Confederate army is formed. This is very importatn because the"South" would then be the oppenet to the North. The South would not be sucsessful in the war against the North. The South had there own way of life and didn't think that the North should be run the way That it was. -
Civil War Begins
Rigth after Abe Lincoln is sworn in to the President, General Lee sets fire with 50 cannons at Fort Sumter. The war has officially begun! The North Would defeat the South. -
Lincoln Request army
Lincoln ask Congress for 55,000 troops to go with into battle with. This would prove to be important because it would help the North Defeat the south. -
Bull Run Ist Battle
This was a very very important event in the Civil War. This was the very first battle in the Civil War. The Union was defeated by the South to take the very first battle in the War. -
Antietam
This would prove to be the bloddiest battle That America would ever see on it home ground. With 26,000 death the battle was a big fight in history. Dispite with all of the deaths the North would be victorius -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Procalmation was very important. After Winning a battle, Lincoln Anoucned that all slave would be free and have all of the rights as white men do. -
Gettysburg
Gettysburg was the largest battle that took place in the Civil War. The first day was more deadly than inticipated but the second day was most coting as 9 generals are either killed or wounded severly -
Gettysburg Address
Abrham Lincoln gives the Gettysburg Address on the battle ground of Gettysburg to get troops hyperd trying to get them to all to finish the war and finish strong."Four score and Seven Years Ago!" -
Battle of Nashville
This war was very important beccause the union killed the south with this loss. after being Victiories the union would stop all of the fighting in tennessee -
13th Amendment
Congress passes the amenment that states that slavery is abloshied and is for now on a crime with law acctions. -
Lee Surenders
After being defeated at Petersburg and Richmond, The south just didnt have it in them to keep going. So Lee surendes to the North endig the Civil War. -
Licoln Is Assinated
A confederate still upset about the war namd John Wilkes Booth shoots Abe in the back of the head with a pistol. This is very important becasue our president and leader is now dead.
