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Civil War Timeline/McCusker
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Cooper Union Address
Lincoln gives the Cooper Union Address, in which he validated the Federal Government banning slavery in new territories. This was Lincoln's most influential speech and many people believe it won him the presidency. -
The Pony Express
The Pony Express begins going from Saint Louis, Missouri to Sacremento, California. It had 119 stations that were each 12 miles apart. They made it possible for more letters to be delivered in a more timely manner. -
Formation of the Constitutional Union Party
The former members of the American and Whig parties get together in Baltimore and form the Constitutional Union Party. In this party they elect John Bell as President and Edward Everett as Vice President. -
Lincoln Elected President
On this date Abraham Lincoln is elected as the 16th president of the United States of America. He was a representative of the Republician Party. -
South Carolina Secedes
South Carolina secedes. First state to secede. -
Fort Sumter
This was one of the opening battles of the cival war. The confederates ended up wining this battle. Shoking the north and bosting the south's confidence. -
West Virginia Becomes a State
West Virginia became the 35th state to join the Union when it broke away from Confederate Virginia during the Civil War. -
Blockade of Galveston Island
The U.S. Navy began a blockade of Galveston Harbor but the town remained in Confederate hands for the next 14 months. The victor of this blockade was confederate. -
The Battle of Bull Run
This battle was known as one of the first battle of the civil war. The victory went to the south. -
Battle of Sabine Pass
This battle took place in Sabine pass, Texas. The victor of this battle was the union. -
Battle of Hampton Roads
The Confedrat forces led an attack on the union blockcade protected union forces. This battle started a new era of naval warfare. -
Battle of Shiloh
Confederates attack the Union under Ulysses S. Grants at Shiloh, Tennessee. By the end of the day, the federal troops were almost defeated -
Second Battle of Bull Run
This battle started on Auguat 28th and ended on Auguat 30th. The Confederates won. -
The Battle of Antietam
Confederate forces under General Lee were caught by General McClellan near Sharpsburg, Maryland. This battle proved to be the bloodiest day of the war. There was no declared winner. -
The battle of Fredricksburg
This battle is remembered as one of the most one-sided battles of the Civil War. The Confederates won. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation is a written order by President Lincoln stating the 3.1 out of the 4 million of the slaves are to be imediately freed. -
Vicksburg
In the Civil War, the campaign by Union forces to take the strong of the confederate stronghold of Vicksburg, Mississippi, which lay on the east bank of the Mississippi River, halfway between Memphis and New Orleans. The capture of Vicksburg divided the Confederacy and proved the military genius of Union General Ulysses S. Grant. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
Confederates are defeated at the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. -
The Battle of Little Round Top
This was an unsuccessful assult from the Confederate. Took place the secpnd day of the Battle of Gettysburg. -
The Gettysburg Address
President Lincoln delivers a two minute Gettysburg Address at a ceremony dedicating the Battlefield as a National Cemetery. -
Siege of Atlanta
This battle was fought in Northwestern Georgia and around Atlanta. The victor of this battle was the union. -
Petersburg
This war took 9 months long and this war had African Americans battling with the Union. Confederacy was defending Richmond. They set cities on fire. The South retreated and went back to Richmond. -
Union Capture Fort Harrison
Union forces, including black Union soldiers, capture the Confederate Fort Harrison, south of Richmond. This caused a Confederate realignment of their southern defenses. -
Abraham Lincoln re-elected
The Republican party nominated President Abraham Lincoln as its presidential candidate, and Andrew Johnson for vice-president. -
Sherman's March
Union General William Tecumsah Sherman leads a devastating trail of "total war," throughout major Southern populations. -
13th Amendment approved
The U.S. Congress approves the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, to abolish slavery. The amendment is then submitted to the states for ratification. -
Fallen Richmond
The union attack the confederate capital in Richmond. Lee evacuated Richmond, the Confederate capital, and headed west to join with other forces. -
Appomattox Courthouse Surrender
This surrender took place in Virginia, Union tried to take over the courthouse and succeeded. Union took the victory. -
Assassination of President Lincoln
On April 14, as President Lincoln was watching a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C., he was shot by John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln died the next morning -
13th Amendment passed
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, is finally ratified. Slavery is abolished.
