Civil War Timeline Jackie Acosta

By ctijerina

  • Abraham Lincoln was elected

    Abraham Lincoln was elected
    Lincoln was elected president without any help from the southern states.

  • Civil War begins

    Civil War begins
    The war divides the united states in war because of slavery.

  • Union forces begin the blockade

    Union forces begin the blockade
    Uion forces begin the blockade in the city of Vicksburg. That way no suppliesor anything that came on the shipwould be block off the ship.

  • Frist battle of Bull Run

    Frist battle of Bull Run
    First major battle of the civil war.

  • Emancipation Proclamstion takes effect

    Emancipation Proclamstion takes effect
    Emancipate means "to set free". A Proclamation is a statement.

  • Lincoln Was assasinated

    Lincoln Was assasinated
    Lincoln was assasinated by John Wilkes Botth. John wilkes Booth shot Lincoln in the back of the head while Lincoln was watching his favorite play.