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election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln is elected president of the United States as a Republican. Becuase of this the south decides to secide from the us- they leave -
Civil War
civilwar.orgThe war began when Confederate warships bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina -
Battle of Fort Sumter
www.blueandgreytail.comFirst action between United States and Confederate forces, this artillery duel resulted in the surrender of the bastion of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor but no casualties. It served as an indication that the South was willing to fight for federal property it considered to be its own following seccession. -
battle of 1st bull run
blueandgreytrail.comRobert E. Lee ordered a garrison of Virginia militia under the command of Philip Saint George Cocke to take a position near Arlington, Virginia so they could observe the movements of the Union troops on Arlington Heights, block the railroad between Washington and Richmond and protect the important rail junction at Manassas. -
Battle of Shiloh
blueandgreytrail.comBoth Union and Confederate commanders realized that the key to the West after the fall of Fort Donelson was the rail center of Corinth, Mississippi. General Henry Halleck [US] had newly promoted Major Generals Ulysses S. Grant [US] and Don Carlos Buell [US] moving into position to attack the Rebel positions there, rapidly becoming a Confederate stronghold. -
Battle of Gettsburg
blueandgreytail.comThe Union victory ended Lee's belief that a single massive victory would defeat the Army of the Potomac. -
Famous Presidential Announcment (thirteenth amendment)
archives.govthe 13th amendment abolished slavery in the United States and provides that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.". -
End of Civil War
awnsers.comThis is the day that Robert E. Lee surrendered his troops to Ulysses Grant at the Appomattox court house, located in Virginia. However, fighting continued until May 9th, 1865, since it took awhile for all the fighting troops to be contacted about the ending of the war. -
President Lincolns assasination
When Abraham Lincoln decided to go to Ford's Theater that fateful April 14, 1865, the course of American history was changed. He was shot by John WIlkes booth.www.anglefire.com -
Presidential Speech
abrahamlincolnonline.orgSenator Charles Sumner commented on what is now considered the most famous speech by President Abraham Lincoln. In his eulogy on the slain president, he called it a "monumental act." He said Lincoln was mistaken that "the world will little note, nor long remember what we say here." Rather, the Bostonian remarked, "The world noted at once what he said, and will never cease to remember it. The battle itself was less important than the speech."
