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Election of Abraham Lincoln
In 1860, Lincoln won the party's presidential nomination. In the November 1860 election, Lincoln again faced Douglas, who represented the Northern faction of a heavily divided Democratic Party, as well as Breckinridge and Bell. -
South carolinas secession
When the ordinance was adopted on December 20, 1860, South Carolina became the first slave state in the south to declare that it had seceded from the United States. ... — Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina, -
Stonewall jackson
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and the best-known Confederate commander after General Robert E. Lee -
Sumter
Fought in South Carolina. The Union commander was Anderson. The Confederate commander was Beauregard. First battle ever fough in the Civil War. Confederate Victory. Ended April 14, 1861 -
The Habeas Corpus Suspension
The Habeas Corpus Suspension Act, 12 Stat. 755 (1863), entitled An Act relating to Habeas Corpus, and regulating Judicial Proceedings in Certain Cases, was an Act of Congress that authorized the president of the United States to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in response to the United States Civil -
Robert E. Lee
Robert Edward Lee was an American general known for commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War from 1862 until his surrender in 1865 -
The battle of the bull run
Fought in Virginia. McDowell was the commander for the Union. Beauregard was the commander for the Confederacy. Confederate victory, led to army recolonization. -
Ironclad ships
The Union was also building a large armored frigate, the USS New Ironsides, and the smaller USS Galena. The first battle between ironclads happened on 9 March 1862, as the armored Monitor was deployed to protect the Union's wooden fleet from the ironclad ram Virginia and other Confederate warships. -
Union capture of new orleans
The capture of New Orleans during the American Civil War was an important event for the Union. Having fought past Forts Jackson and St. Philip, the Union was unopposed in its capture of the city itself -
Antietam
The Battle of Antietam /ænˈtiːtəm/, also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the South, was fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland and Antietam Creek as part of the Maryland Campaign. -
Battle of Fredricksburg
Fought in Virgina. The commander for the Union was Burnside. The commander for the Confederacy was Lee. Confederate victory, stops final Union advance of 1862 -
Emancipation proclomation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. -
54" Mass regiment
Early in February 1863, the abolitionist Governor John A. Andrew of Massachusetts issued the Civil War’s first call for black soldiers. Massachusetts did not have many African-American residents, but by the time 54th Infantry regiment headed off to training camp two weeks later more than 1,000 men had volunteered. Many came from other states, such as New York, Indiana and Ohio; some even came from Canada. One-quarter of the volunteers came from slave states and the Caribbean. -
Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. -
Vicksburg
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Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s armies converged on Vicksburg, investing the city and entrapping a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John Pemberton. On July 4, Vicksburg surrendered after prolonged siege operations. With the loss of Pemberton’s army and this vital stronghold on the Mississippi, the Confederacy was effectively split in half. Grant's successes in the West boosted his reputation, leading ultimately to his appointment as General-in-Chief of the Union armies. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Fought in Pennsylvania. The commander for the Union was Meade. The commander for the Confederacy was Lee. Union victory, over 43,000 casualties, the South would never invade the North again. Ended July 4, 1863 -
Picketts charge
Pickett's Charge was an infantry assault ordered by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee against Maj. Gen. George G. Meade's Union positions on Cemetery Ridge on July 3, 1863, the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg in the state of Pennsylvania during the American Civil War. -
The Gettyburg address
The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, one of the best-known in American history. -
Siege of Atlanta
Fought in Georgia. The Union comander was Sherman. The Confederate commander was Hood. Union captured the "heart of the South" launched the "march to the sea". Ended September 2, 1864 -
Shermans march to sea
Sherman's March to the Sea, more formally known as the Savannah Campaign, was a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 to December 21, 1864 by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union Army -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth -
Battle of Bentonville
The Battle of Bentonville was fought in Bentonville, North Carolina, near the town of Four Oaks, as part of the Carolinas Campaign of the American Civil War. -
Confederate Surrender
Robert E. Lee, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, surrendered his beleaguered Confederate forces to Ulysses S. Grant and the Union Army. Lee's arm, had been attempting to escape to the west so that he could link up with another Confederate army under Joseph E. Johnston. Unfortunately for the Army of Northern Virginia, the fast moving Union Army of the Potomac positioned itself to cut off Lee's bedraggled army as it moved towards Lynchburg, Virginia. -
Ratification of the 13th Amendment
.The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. In Congress, it was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, and by the House on January 31, 1865. -
Clara barton
Clarissa "Clara" Harlowe Barton was a pioneering nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War, a teacher, and patent clerk