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Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter was the bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston. This was the final cause of the civil war. -
First Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run, also known as the First Battle of Manassas, was fought on July 21, 1861 in Prince William County, Virginia. This was the first major battle in the civil war. -
Battle of Antietnam
he Battle of Antietam, also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the Southern United States, was a battle of the American Civil War, fought on September 17, 1862. It was the 8th most costliest battle in the Civil War. -
Emanicpation Proclomation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. It stated that slaves were now illegal in the northern states. -
Formation of the 54th Mass
The 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was the first African American unit in the civil war. -
Defeat of Vicksburg
The Defeat of Vicksburg was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. It was also considered a siege. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought by the Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. It was a turning point in the Civil War -
New York City Draft Riots
This is when citizens in Manhattan started rioting against the war. Union troops came in to suppress the riots by killing and injuring everyone in the city. -
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, and one of the best-known speeches in American history. It was to make the spirits of the northern states and implore them to go on. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman's march was a campaign to destroy everything and everyone that helped the enemy. It was successful and completely tore up the south. -
Congress Passes the 13th Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery , except as punishment for a crime. It allowed nullified the Fugitive Slave Act and the 3/5 Compromise. -
Creation of Freedman’s Bureau
Freedman's Bureau was like a refuge camp for African Americans. It was to help them get back into freedom by teaching, feeding, and clothing them. -
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
This was oddly, but coincidentally, the murder of Abraham in a theater. The person who killed Abe was John Wilkes Booth and was also an actor . -
14th Amendment
All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. -
15th Amendment
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. -
End of Reconstruction
The Whole Point of Reconstruction was to make America a better place. No slavery, no fights, nothing bad happen. The south begged to differ, however. -
Supreme Court Case Plessy vs Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court issued in 1896. It upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality – a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal".