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South Carolina strikes again
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south carolina attacks
1861 South Carolina attacks Fort Sumter Confederacy defeats Union at First Battle of Bull Run. -
What were the main causes of the war?
The main cause of the war was because slavery, Industry vs. Farming,States' Rights, The president, Bleeding Kansas, etc... -
What was the outcome of the civil war
the Civil War's lasting effects include abolishing the institution of slavery in America and firmly redefining the United States as a single, indivisible nation rather than a loosely bound -
who was fighting?
The War Between the States was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America, a collection of eleven southern states that left the Union in 1860 and 1861 and formed their own country in order to protect the institution of slavery. -
beginning of the war
Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as 16th President of the United States of America -
what started the war
The war began when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina on April 12, 1861. -
the first event
Confederate warships turned back the supply convoy to Fort Sumter and opened a 34-hour bombardment on the stronghold. -
The war was starting
At 4:30 a.m. Confederates under Gen. Pierre Beauregard open fire with 50 cannons upon Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. -
The first event in the civil war
The garrison surrendered -
defeation of confederacy
1862 Union defeats Confederacy at Shiloh and Antietam. -
main major battle
First Bull Run was the first major battle of the war. Both the North and the South thought it might be the last. First Bull Run. -
President Lincoln
1863 Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation Union defeats Confederacy at Gettysburg and Vicksburg Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address. -
when did the war end
The war ended in Spring, 1865. -
the civil war ended
Robert E. Lee surrendered the last major Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865. The last battle was fought at Palmito Ranch, Texas.
