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Abraham Lincoln is Republican candidate
Abraham Lincoln is selected as the U.S. presidential candidate for the Republican Party. -
Paiute War
A well-organized force of militia and U.S. Army soldiers seek out the Paiutes and defeat them in the final battle of the war. -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States of America. He is the first republican president that opposes the spread of slavery. -
The First Secession Meeting
This is the start of a 7-year conflict. As South Carolina discusses succeeding from the United States of America -
Crittenden compromise
Senator John J. Crittenden proposes the so-called Crittenden Compromise hoping to resolve the U.S. secession crisis. -
South Carolina Secedes from The United States of America
South Carolina becomes the first-ever state to secede from the United States of America. This provided the following point for more slave states. -
Jefferson Davis elected Confederate President
Jefferson Davis is elected the Provisional President of the Confederate States of America by the Weed Convention at Montgomery, Alabama. -
President Abraham Lincoln is sworn into Office
Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as the 16th President of the United States, and Hannibal Hamlin is sworn in as Vice President of the United States. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter is the first official battle of the war where the Union-held Fort Sumter in South Carolina. The Confederacy fired shots first and it lasted 2 days. In the end no casualties after they surrendered the fort -
President Abraham Lincoln issues insurrection
Following the Battle of Fort Sumter, President Abraham Lincoln issues a public declaration that insurrection exists and calls for 75,000+ militia. With this, another 4 southern states end up succeeding from the Union. -
Battle of Phillipi
The first clash between the Union and Confederates causing in casualties of the war. 30 casualties 4 Union 24 confederate -
The First Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run is the first major battle of the Civil war. In Prince William County, Virginia where Irvin McDowell met P.G.T Beauregard. This fight ended in a Confederate win and 4,700 casualties, 2,950 for the Union, and 1,750 for the Confederates. -
Battle of Wilson's Creek Missouri
The Union Army led by Nathaniel Lyon, Attacked Confederate troops but after a terrible day Lyon is killed and his army pushed back in another win for the Confederates -
Fort Hatteras
Union forces take down Fort Hatteras in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. This was the first attempt of closing ports along the Carolina coast -
Lexington Missouri
Lexington Missouri falls to the confederates under sterling pierce. -
Battle of Ball's Bluff
Colonel Edward D. Baker, led troops across the Potomac River only to be forced back to the edge of the river where he was killed. The Union withdrawal turned into a rout with many soldiers drowning while trying to re-cross the waters of the Potomac River. -
Battle of Mill Springs
A union victory in this battle weakend the Confederate hold on the state. Union casualties amounted to 40 killed, 207 wounded, and 15 missing; Confederate losses amounted to 125 killed, 309 wounded, and 95 missing -
Grant captures Fort Henry
General Ulysses S. Grant gives the United States its first major victory of the war, by capturing Fort Henry, Tennessee. -
Battle of Hampton Roads
The first battle between two ironclad warships, USS Monitor and CSS Virginia. -
Battle of Yorktown
The battle begins when Union forces under General George B. McClellan close in on the Confederate capital Richmond, Virginia. -
Battle of Shiloh
Union Army under General Ulysses S. Grant defeats the Confederates near Shiloh, Tennesse -
Union capture New Orleans
Forces under Union Admiral David Farragut occupy the Confederate city of New Orleans, Louisiana, securing access to the Mississippi. -
Homestead Act
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signs the Homestead Act into law. -
Battle of Cross Keys
Battle of Cross Keys: Confederate forces under General Stonewall Jackson save the Army of Northern Virginia from a Union assault on the James Peninsula led by General George B. McClellan. -
Battle of Antietam
Union forces defeat Confederate troops at Sharpsburg, Maryland, on the bloodiest day in U.S. history (with over 22,000 casualties). -
Emancipation Proclamation
Preliminary announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln -
Lincoln removes McClellan
President Abraham Lincoln removes George B. McClellan as commander of the Union Army. For having the "slows". -
President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln issues the second executive order of the Emancipation Proclamation, specifying ten Confederate states in which slaves were to be freed. -
Southern Bread Riots
In Richmond, Virginia, about 5,000 people, mostly poor women, riot to protest the exorbitant price of bread. -
54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
The first formal African American military unit, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, unsuccessfully assaults Confederate-held Fort Wagner but their valiant fighting still proves the worth of African American soldiers during the war. Their commander, Colonel Robert Shaw is shot leading the attack and was buried with his men (450 Union, 175 Confederate). -
Battle of Chancellorsville
General Robert E. Lee defeats Union forces with 13,000 Confederate casualties, among them Stonewall Jackson (lost to friendly fire), and 17,500 Union casualties. -
Siege of Vicksburg
The siege of Vicksburg begins (ends Saturday, July 4, when 30,189 Confederate men surrender). -
West Virginia
West Virginia is admitted as the 35th U.S. state Breaking off from Virginia -
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg: Union forces under George G. Meade turn back a Confederate invasion by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg, the largest battle of the war (28,000 Confederate casualties, 23,000 Union). -
Union Victory Battle of Vicksburg
Ulysses S. Grant and the Union army capture the Confederate city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, after the town surrendered. The siege lasted 47 days. -
Lee requests resignation
Following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (Davis refuses the request upon receipt). -
General Lee send resignation letter to President Davis
Following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis. President Jefferson Davis refuses the request. -
Lincoln designates Thanksgiving
President Lincoln designates the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day. -
Gettysburg Address
U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.