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Aryan Sharma Civil War Timeline
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Shoemaker Strike
In New England there has been a strike because of lost jobs. -
Cooper Speech
Abraham Lincoln Gives his Cooper Speech to the public. -
Spencer Rifle
A New Rifle has been patented -
The Pony Express Begins
Riders on Horseback are sent with mail to ride across the country to send mail back and forth, the name Pony Express was created and the Pony Express began. -
Union Party Has Been Created
The new Union Party has Been created. -
Henry Repeating Rifle
The Henry Rifle was invented and was used all throughout the United States Civil War. -
Fort Sumter Is Threatened
First signs of aggression from the South are shown here -
Abraham Lincoln Defeats Three Candidates for Presidency
Abraham Lincoln, running for the President of the United States, has been running on an anti-slavery platform, and has succeeded. -
Sucession Convention
The First Succession Convention was held in Columbia, South Caroline -
Crittenden Amendment
A series of amendments proposed by Senator John Crittenden of Kentucky as a (unsuccessful) last ditch effort to avert a civil war by addressing grievances of states considering secession. -
South Carolina Secedes
South Carolina has heard of the elected President Abraham Lincoln, and has responded by being the first state to secede from the Union. -
Mississippi Secedes from the Union
Mississippi becomes the second southern state to secede from the Union. -
Florida Secedes From the Union
Florida will leave the Union to join the Confederacy. They become the 3rd state to do so. -
Alabama Secedes
Becomes the fourth state to secede -
Georgia Secedes
Becomes Fifth State -
Louisiana Secedes
They are the sixth state to secede -
Texas Secedes
Seventh State to secede -
Jefferson Davis is elected president of Confederacy
The Confederate elects Jefferson Davis as president. -
Abraham Lincoln Becomes President
Licoln Becomes the 16th President of the United States. He represented the Republican party. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
The battle that declared the war between the North and South -
Virginia Secedes
Eight State to secede from the Union -
Battle of Fort Henry
Fort Henry is captured and taken -
Fort Donelson
Ulysses. S. Grant has captured and is victorious at Fort Donelson -
Shiloh Attack
An attack that defeats somewhat of Ulysses. S Grants men. -
Battle of Ironclades
Using navy and ships, a battle was taken with ironclades -
Capture of New Orleans
Union takes over South greatest seaport located in New Orleans. -
Homestead Act
An Act allowing people to have land for themselves -
Battle of Seven Pines
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston withdrew his army from the Virginia Peninsula toward the Confederate capital of Richmond as Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's army pursued him. -
Second Battle of Bull Run
5,000 Federals under Gen. John Pope are defeated by 55,000 Confederates under Gen. Stonewall Jackson and Gen. James Longstreet. -
Battle of Antietam
One of the worst battles in the Civil war and one of the Bloodiest. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation granted freedom to the slaves in the Confederate States if the States did not return to the Union by January 1, 1863 -
Ulysses. S. Grant is the is the General
Grant becomes the General of the West Army. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
Union is defeated. -
Siege of Port Hudson
Union gets a victory -
Stonewall Jackson Death
The South suffers a huge blow as Stonewall Jackson dies from his wounds -
West Virginia becomes a state
Union people split with the Virginia state and created a new state. -
Battle of Gettysbury
A Union victory -
Robert E Lee attempted resignation.
Robert E Lee tried resigning because of the defeat at Gettysburg. -
Battle of Bristoe Station
A confederate defeat at trying to push the Union out of Virginia. -
Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincolns most famous speech. -
Battle at Chattanooga
The Confederates siege Union forces but are quickly stopped by Gen. Grant of Union Army. -
General Grant Takes Over
Grant is now known to be the general for all Union army forces. -
Battle of Resaca
The Battle of Resaca was part of the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. The battle was waged in both Gordon and Whitfield counties, Georgia, May 13–15, 1864. It ended inconclusively with the Confederate Army retreating. -
Battle of Cold Harbor
A costly mistake by Grant results in 7,000 Union casualties in twenty minutes -
Battle of Monocacy
In an attempt to draw Union troops away from the ongoing siege of Petersburg and Richmond -
Atlanta is Captured
Atlanta is Captured by Shermans army -
Battle of Fisher's Hill
Union Victory -
Lincoln is Re-elected
Lincoln is Re-Elected as President for a second term. -
Nevada
Becomes a state of the Union Army -
Battle of Nashville
This was the final major battle on the western front. It ended in a decisive Union victory. -
Sherman Accomplishes his Goal
Sherman reaches Savannah, Georgia, leaving behind a 300-mile long path of destruction 60 miles wide all the way from Atlanta. -
Congress Approves Thirteenth Amendment.
Thirteenth Amendment is in place -
Robert E Lee becomes General in Chief.
Becomes General in Chief . -
Lincoln Inaugurated for Second Term
Officially becomes president for a second term. -
Fall of Petersburg
Lee leaves Petersburg. -
Battle of Appomattox
Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia. -
The Union Celebrates
Union celebrates the Confederates surrender -
Lincoln is shot
Lincoln is assassinated at a playhouse. -
Josheph E Johnson surrenders.
Johnson surrenders to Sherman in North Carolina. -
Booth is Killed
Lincoln assassinator is killed -
All Confederates Have Surrendered
Union has won! -
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Eventually Congress overrides the President's veto. The act states that every citizen of the Untied States is to be treated equally. -
Peace officially proclaimed.
Peace is fully restored. -
American Equal Rights Association
Association for all Americans to have equal rights. -
14th Amendment is Approved
the 14th amendment of the Bill of rights is now approved. -
Tennese
Now part of the Union -
Ulysses S Grant becomes 5 Star General.
Congress creates the 5 Star General and appoints Ulysses as the first General. -
Investigation on Ku Klux Klan
The U. S. Secret Service begins an investigation into the Ku Klux Klan. -
New Orleans Massacre of 1866
The New Orleans Massacre of 1866 occurred on July 30, during a violent conflict as white Democrats including police and firemen attacked Republicans, most of them African American, parading outside the Mechanics Institute in New Orleans -
Texas Rejects 14th Amendment
Texas does not approve of the 14th amendment and does now follow. -
South Carolina Rejects 14th Amendment
Same as Texas, South Carolina does not accept. -
Blacks gain the Right to vote in D.C.
Black are now allowed to vote in D.C, which is great and a major step in equality. -
Nebraska Becomes a State
Nebraska becomes the 37th state of the United States of America. -
Tenure of Office Act
Congress passes the Tenure of Office Act, denying the right of the President to remove officials who had been appointed with the consent of Congress. -
Negroes Votes are Rejected
Negroes are rejected to vote in Virginia. -
Second Reconstruction Act
The Second Reconstruction Act supplemented the First Reconstruction Act -
Alaska is Bought
United States has bought Alaska. -
South Admitted Back into Union
Congress passes a bill admitting Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina into the Union. Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas. -
Third Reconstruction Act is now in order.
Congressional control over Reconstruction. -
Edwin Stanton is Suspended
President Andrew Johnson demands the resignation of Edwin Stanton. -
Johnson's Impeachment
Congress decides and thinks about impeaching Johnson.
