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The Pony Express was a system of believing mail by a man on horseback. This improved the speed at which messages and mail had been reviewed and delivered. -
Within this convention, the goal was to nominate the presidential candidates however, southerners demand that slavery be legal within the territories. -
In 1860, there were 3,953,760 enslaved African Americans while there were 488,070 free. There were a total of 4,441,830 black people living in America. -
This was the very last slave ship to sail to America just before the Civil War. -
Lincoln won this election with 180 electoral votes and 1,865,593 popular votes. -
This election was one of the most pivotal and vital presidential elections in the American history due to the outcome that could have changed depending on the president, -
The first Secession Convention meets in Columbia, South Carolina. -
This was an unsuccessful attempt to keep slavery within the constitution which would make it unconstitutional to abolish slavery. -
In December of 1860, South Carolina was the first of the Southern states to succeed in the Nation. -
On February 4, 1861, the Confederate States of America was formed with Jefferson Davis as the President. -
Jefferson Davis is appointed as the first president of the Confederate States of America in Montgomery, Alabama. -
Abraham Lincoln is elected and inaugurated as the 16th President of the United States of America. -
This was the first major battle within Tennessee where a Union victory gave the Union greater control of the Mississippi River Valley. -
War was declared and with that, the first shot of the Civil War was fired. No one was killed with 4,000 rounds fired. -
Lincoln called 75,000 men to form a militia for the North. -
It was a Union victory as well as the first organized "battle" though it was more of a skirmish than a battle. -
The Battle of Bull Run was the first major battle to occur during the Civil War. It was initiated by Union against the Confederates. It ended with a Confederate victory. -
The Union attacked Confederate troops yet it ended with a Confederate victory. This emphasized the morals and presence of the South. -
The Union takes Fort Hatteras which indicates the initial efforts made by the North to capture Southern ports within North Carolina. -
A Union Colonel led troops across the Potomac River where a plethora of soldiers drowned and the Colonel was killed. -
This was a Union victory that weakened the Confederate's hold upon Kentucky. -
Here, Union General Ulysses S. Grant earned his nickname of "Unconditional Surrender" due to the persistence he held during the Union Invasion of the Cumberland River. -
After holding the position as "President", Davis is officially inaugurated as the first President of the Confederate States of America. -
This battle was a Union victory that had loosened the Confederate grip on Missouri as well as a portion of the Mississippi River. -
Here, the Confederates commander, General Joseph Johnston, was wounded and replaced by General Robert E. Lee. He renames his command the "Army of Northern Virginia". -
General Lee's army attacks General McClellan's "Army of the Potomac" in a succession of battles. -
This is a Confederate victory and history is repeated here with the same outcome as the First Battle of Bull Run. -
This was the bloodiest single-day battle of the whole Civil War. It is a Union victory and about 23,000 men died. -
General George McClellan is fried by Lincoln for having the slows. This meant that he was not able to act as fast as Lincoln wanted him to. -
Lincoln issues a statement, the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction, declaring that any person participating in the "rebellion" would be pardoned if they took an oath to the Union. -
The Union Army of the Potomac was defeated by Confederate General Lee. -
The Union victory here frees the middle of Tennessee from the Confederate control. This also boosts the morale of the Northerners. -
Here was General Lee's greatest victory, however, General "Stonewall" Jackson is shot and mortally wounded as well. -
Since General Stonewall Jackson was shot in the previous battle, his wounds became fatal, and he passes away on May 10. -
For either side of the battle, Vicksburg is a vital victory and is victorious by Union. It gave the Union control of the Mississippi River. -
The Confederates passed through New York and they had reached a bridge that the Union had set on fire which had led to a plethora of skirmishes. -
This battle is seen to be the turning point of the Civil War. It was a 3-day battle also known as the bloodiest battle. It was also a Union victory. -
Here, Grant finally captures Vicksburg and it is seen as a Union victory. -
The Union Army of the Cumberland area is defeated by the Confederate Troops of Tennessee. -
Lincoln dedicates the battlefield of Gettysburg as a National Cemetary. Here, Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address. -
The First Successful Submarine Attack of the Civil War was initiated by the Confederates. -
This camp was used as a prison where Union soldiers were held under OCnfereate order. Here, the death rate was incredibly high due to the filth and brutal treatment. -
Grant orders an attack against Lee and this battle took place in the thick woods surrounding Fredericksburg. -
Here, Lee was able to successfully stall Grant in his attempt to reach Richmond. -
The Union fails at their attempts to dislodge Lee and his army from their defense of Richmond. -
This was a Confederate victory that boosted their morale due to the fact that were outnumbered by about 2:1. -
Here, Grant was able to systematically isolate the city of Petersburg. With this, he cut off the Confederate's supplies to the capital. -
A Confederate General Early lead his forces within 5 miles of Washington, D.C., until they were driven back to Virginia. -
During the 1864 election, Lincoln is re-elected as the President of the United States of America. -
Sherman and his men cut a 300-mile-long path in which they destroyed factories, bridges, railroads, and public buildings. -
This battle was seen to be Lee's last offensive battle where the Confederates attacked the Union fort and here they were unsuccessful. -
This was a Confederate defeat where Lee made the decision to abandon the siege lines of Petersburg and Richmond. -
Here Union General Grant won against Confederate General Lee. The Confederates were struggling which led Lee to attempt to surrender. -
Lee declared his surrender in order to protect the South from further damage. -
Lee's surrender marks the beginning of the end of the Civil War -
Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater. -
General Joseph Johnston surrenders to the Confederate Army of Tennessee. -
A Confederate General Taylor surrenders the forces located in Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. -
Confederate President Jefferson Davis is captured near Irwinville, Georgia. -
The Final Battle of the Civil War takes place at Palmito Ranch, Texas. It is a Confederate Army -
The First Ambulance went into service. -
This act declared that all people born in the U.S. were to be citizens. -
The ASPCA was founded in order to prevent cruelty towards animals. -
The invention of dynamite increased the ability to mine and increase economic wealth through mining faster. -
In the spring of the year 1866, a group of Irish Americans who had fought on either side of the Civil War attacked Canada. -
The 14th Amendment is passed by the House of Representatives in order to grant everyone born in the U.S. citizenship. This includes slaves. -
The Freedmen’s Bureau Act was put in place in 1865 to support the displaced Southerners and African Americans who needed shelter after the war. However, in 1866, the act was extended. -
Congress declared that the Army Organization Act claimed that all former slaves were able to participate in the Civil War. -
In 1866, the 17th president, Andrew Johnson declares that the war is finally over. -
This group of men was the 10th Calvary Regiment filled with only African American freedmen. -
This act gave the people of the African American community a voice in the U.S. government which was the first time in American History. -
The idea Lincoln Memorial was approved and soon ready to be built. -
The state of Alaska was purchased from Russia for $7.2 million in the year 1867. -
In the year 1867, a plethora of African America hatred groups rose such as the Ku Klux Klan and many others. -
The invention of the typewriter helped increase the press and inform the public more about Civil Writes acts. -
The second reconstruction act allowed African American citizens the right to vote. -
The first elevated railroad took the path around the U.S.A beginning in New York. -
Harvard has created the first Dental school which improved the societal view of health, -
This act gave power to the Supreme Court to attempt to restore the southern states. -
The United States of America took control of Midway Island.