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South Carolina votes to secede from the United States
South Carolina became the first state to secede from the federal union on December 20, 1860. The victory of Abraham Lincoln triggered cries for disunion -
Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address
He told the southern states that he would not strip them of their slavery. But he made it clear that they would have to pay about 80% of federal taxes -
Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter
Lincoln announced plans to resupply the fort. Confederate General Beauregard bombarded for Sumter which kicks off the battle -
Lincoln suspends habeas corpus
On April 27, 1861, Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus between Washington, D.C Under this order, commanders could arrest and detain individuals who were deemed threatening. -
Richmond becomes the capital of the Confederacy
May 8, 1861, in the Confederate Capital City of Montgomery, Alabama, the decision was made to name the City of Richmond. -
First Battle of Bull Run is fought
The first battle of the bull run or also known as the Battle of Manassas marked the first major battle of the Civil War.Union and confederate armies clashed near Manassas Junction, Virginia. -
Jefferson Davis elected President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis was elected to be the President of the Confederacy .He ran very unopposed and was elected to serve a six year term in this position. -
The Merrimac and the Monitor fight of the Virginia coast
Or the battle of Hampton Roads was a naval engagement. Notable as history's first was between ironclad's and the beginning of a whole new naval warfare era/ -
Battle of Shiloh
Was one of the major early engagements of the American Civil War.
The battle began when the Confederate Army launched a surprise attack on Union forces under General Ulysses S. -
Robert E. Lee is named commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
Originally called the Confederate Army of the Potomac. Robert E. Lee makes a change as soon as he is named commander and renamed them The army of Northern Virginia. -
Battle of Antietam
A decisive engagement that halted the confederate invasion of Maryland, an advance that was regarded as one of the greatest confederate threats. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Virginia the Union army and the Potamic fought resulting in a Union army loss.Union army heavily outnumbered the the confederates still resulting in a loss. -
Emancipation Proclamation is announced
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. As the nation approached it's year of the bloody civil war. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
Confederate victory. General Robert E. Lee’s audacious decision to take on Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker’s Army of the Potomac. Though he had less than half the number of men, resulted in an improbable win for the South. Jackson takes nearly 30,000 men off on a march that clandestinely crosses the front of the enemy army -
Battle of Gettysburg
Union and confederate forces fought during the civil war. This war took place in Gettysburg Pennsylvania. 51,112 total combined deaths, wounded, missing and a south loss. -
New York City draft riots
The New York Draft Riots occurred in July 1863, when the anger of working-class New Yorkers over a new federal draft law during the Civil War sparked five days . Which led to a lot of people rioting -
Confederates surrender at Vicksburg
Confederacy now it splitting in two. General John C. Pemberton surrenders to General Ulysses at Vicksburg. In just 3 weeks they marched 180 miles. -
Lincoln gives his Gettysburg Address
Lincoln was asked to deliver this message at the Gettysburg civil war cemetery. Edward Everett who was a former dean at Harvard University was the guest speaker one of the most famous orators of his day. -
Atlanta is captured
The Battle of Atlanta was a battle of the Atlanta Campaign fought during the American Civil War on July 22, 1864, just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia.Continue summer campaign to maintain rail -
Abraham Lincoln defeats George McClellan to win re-election
Abraham Lincoln of the union party easily defeated the democratic nominee General George B. Lincoln by a huge margin 212-21 in the electoral college with 55% of the popular vote. -
Sherman begins his March to the Sea
Union General Sherman's scorched-earth March to the Sea campaign begins. And sherman expressed a lot lot that;. -
Congress passes the 13th Amendment
Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865, the 13th amendment abolished slavery in the United States. The 13th amendment definitely accomplished a lot and there was a lot people that left and come back -
Freedmen's Bureau is created
Freedmen’s Bureau was to operate “during the present war of rebellion, and for one year thereafter." And to establish schools and supervised contracts between freedman -
Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address
Lincoln spoke of mutual forgiveness, North and South, asserting that the true mettle of a nation lies in its capacity for charity. Lincoln also presided on the nations most terrible crisis. -
Richmond falls to the Union ArmyThe Rebel capital of Richmond, Virginia, falls to the Union, the most significant sign that the Confederacy is nearing its final days
The Rebel capital of Richmond, Virginia, falls to the Union, the most significant sign that the Confederacy is nearing its final days. For ten months, General Ulysses S. On April 2, the Yankees struck all along the Peters burg line, and the Confederates collapsed -
Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox
In Appomattox Court House, Virginia, Robert E. Lee surrenders.Lee sent a message to Grant announcing his willingness to surrender. -
President Lincoln Assasinated
On April 15, 1865 President Lincoln was assassinated in his box at the Ford's Theater in Washington. John Wilkes Booth the man that assassinated Lincoln believed that Lincoln was determined to overthrow the constitution and destroy John Wilkes Booth love for slavery and his beloved south -
John Wilkes Booth is killed
John Wilkes booth is killed when union soldiers finally track him down to a farm in Virginia. That was just 12 days after he killed Abraham Lincoln