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Davis in favor of secession
On this date, Jefferson Davis comes out in favor of secession for the first time -
South Carolina meeting
South Carolina calls for a convention on December 17 to decide if the state should secede from the Union. -
Meeting for indepence
Georgia calls for a convention of Southern states to form an independent nation. -
South Carolina Secedes
This is when the first state, South Carolina, breaks apart from the union -
Leadership of Fort Sumter
Major Robert Anderson transfers his command from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter on his own initiative. He felt it was impossible to hold Fort Moultrie against South Carolina militia. -
USS Star of the West fired on by Charleston harbor
Cadets fired at the star of the west to stop the resupplying of Fort Sumter. -
Davis Inaugurated
Jefferson Davis was Inaugurated as the president of the Confederacy -
Fort Sumter Surrenders
After being defeated, the people of the union had to surrender fort sumter to the Confederacy. -
Confederate legislators vote to move capital to Richmond
The men of the Confederacy votes on moving their capital to Richmond, Virginia -
Davis elected to 6 year term at the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis was electe to a 6 year term as president of the Confederacy -
McClellan loses command
General George McClellan was fired on this date. He was fired for being an ineffective leader because of his assumed "slows" condition. -
Battle of Shiloh
The battle for Shiloh, where the confederates launched a suprise attack on Ulysses S. Grant, but were ultimately defeated. -
New Orleans falls to the union's naval fleet
Under Gen. Farrgut's command, the union successfully took over New Orleans as part of the Anaconda Plan. -
Second battle of Bull Run
With a confederate victory, Gen Stonewall Jackson captured won the second battle of Bull Run. -
Battle of Antietam
The battle of Antietam, the bloodiest single day battle of the civil war, began and ended on this date with formal withdrawls. -
Emancipation Proclamation
After the bloody battle of Antietam, Lincoln delivered a speach that recognized the lives of not only the union soldiers that died, but the confederate soldiers as well. -
The Vicksburg Campaign
On this date, Ulysses S. Grant began a seige on Vicksburg where general John Pemberton surrendered the city. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The battle of Getttysburg started on this date, finishing with one of the bloodiest and moral boosting victories the Union had ever had. -
The Battle of Chickamauga
On this date, the Union and Confederacy met on the Tennessee-Georgia border, near Chickamauga Creek. After the battle, the Confederacy maintained control of the battlefield. -
The Battle of Chattanooga
On this date, Union forces pushed Confederate troops away from Chattanooga. The victory set the stage for General Sherman's Atlanta Campaign. -
Lincoln appoints Grant
On this day, Lincoln puts Gen. Grant in charge of all armies of the U.S. -
Start of Grant's campaign
On this date, Grant begins to take his army of 120,000 men to fight Lee, first starting in Northern Virginia. -
Battle of Cold Harbor
The start of battle where 7,000 men are killed in 20 minutes. Lee did win, but his will was tested when Grant kept attacking general Lee. -
Siege of Petersburg
The start of a battle the was supposed to be a quick success for Grant so he could just move to Richmond. This battle lasted an entire 10 months with thousands of lives lost. -
Lincoln Re- Elected
With a popular vote of 55 percent, Abraham Lincoln wins the election over democrat George B. McClellan. -
Congress passed the 13th Amendment
The U.S. Congress approves the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, to abolish slavery. The amendment is then submitted to the states for ratification. -
Abraham meets with the Confederacy
A peace conference occurs as President Lincoln meets with Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens at Hampton Roads in Virginia, but the meeting ends in failure. -
Lincoln's Inauguration
On this date is the inauguration ceremonies for President Lincoln in Washington D.C. -
Lee surrenders
Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia. -
Abraham Lincoln dies
President Abraham Lincoln dies at 7:22 in the morning. Vice President Andrew Johnson assumes the presidency.
