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Quartermaster General
Joseph E. Johnston was appointed Quartermaster General -
Lieutenant Colonel William Hardee
Lieutenant Colonel William Hardee is replaced by Major John F. Reynolds as commander of cadets at West Point. -
President Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was elected 16th president of the United States. -
South Carolina
South Carolina calls for a convention on December 17th to decide if the state should secede from the Union -
Lewis Cass Resigns
Secretary of State Lewis Cass resigns from his position after President Buchanan refused to reinforce federal troops in Charleston. -
Georgia
Georgia calls for a convention of Southern states to form an independent nation -
First Succession Convention
The first succession convention meets in South Carolina. -
South Carolina
South Carolina secedes from the Union -
Major Robert Anderson transfers
Major Robert Anderson transfers his command from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter on his own will with the belief that it was impossible to hold Fort Moultrie against the South Carolina militia. -
A man of war
Charleston is notified through a telegraph that a man of war with troops is on the way. -
Order of Succession in 1861
In 1861, there were 10 states who are Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Jan 9th- June 8th. -
Confederate States of america
Formed on February 4, 1861. Jefferson Davis was the first and last Confederate President of the Confederate States of America -
Abraham Lincoln becomes president
Abraham Lincoln officially becomes the 16th President of the United States of America -
Fort Sumter Attacked
At 4;30 in the morning, under the command of General Pierre Beauregard open fire using 50 cannons upon Fort Sumter -
Virginia secedes from the Union
Followed within 5 weeks by Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina and forming a 11 state confederacy. -
Proclamation of Blockade
President Lincoln issues proclamation of blockade against Southern Ports. This will limit the South to have good supplies during the war. -
Lincolns Speech to Congress
In Lincolns speech to the Congress, he defended is calling up the militia and suspending habeas corpus. -
Bull Run
The first battle of Bull run which was also known as the First Battle of Manassas. First major land battle of the American Civil War. -
George B. McClellan
President Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan to be Commander of the Department of the Potomac. -
President Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan
President Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as general-in-chief of all Union forces. -
President Lincoln issued General War Order No. 1
President Lincoln issued General War Order No. 1 calling for all US naval and land forces to begin a general advance by Feb. 22 on George Washington's birthday. -
Unconditional Surrender
Ulysses S. Grant is victories in capturing For Henry and ten days after, Fort Donelson, and this is how he earns he nickname "unconditional surrender". -
The Battle of Fort Donelson
This battle was fought from Feb. 12-16 in 1862, in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. The union captured the Confederate fort near Tennessee- Kentucky border and opened the Cumberland River which ended up becoming very important for the invasion of the South. -
Willie Lincoln
Willie Lincoln, President Lincolns son dies from a fever, and probable cause is polluted drinking water in the White House. -
Battle of Seven Pines
General Joseph E. Johnston's army attacked McClellan's troops by Richmond and were almost victories. -
Seven Day's Battles
In spring of 1862 McClellan moved the Army of the Potomac went down the Potomac River to the Chesapeake Bay. McClellan met Robert E. Lee and Lee moved against McClellan and there were a series of battles known as the Seven Day's Battles from June 25th- July 1 1862 -
Antietam Sharpsburg Maryland Battle
It was the bloodiest single day battle with more that 26,000 casualties. With 500 men who died in less than the first ten minutes of the battle starting. -
Antietam (Sharosburg) Maryland
Robert E. Lee moves against the enemy's capital after a success at the second Battle at Bull Run. McClellan's men found out what Lee's plans were, wrapped around cigars in the woods. -
Lee invades the North
Robert E. Lee invades the North with 50,000 Confederates and goes for Harpers Ferry from September 4-9. -
Freeing Slaves
President Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation which free's the slaves. -
The Final Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln issues the final Emancipation Proclamation which freed all slaves in territories held by Confederates and emphasizes the enlisting of black soldiers in the Union -
President appoints Joseph Hooker
Joseph Hooker is appointed by President Lincoln as Commander of the Army of Potomac to replace Burnside -
Army of the Wests commander
General Grant is placed in command of the army of the west and is ordered to capture Vicksburg. -
Conscription Act
Union passes this draft that would require certain parts of the population to serve in the army in 1863. -
Income Tax
US Government collected the nation's 1st income tax ended in 1872 -
Battle of Chancellorsville
The Union army is defeated by Lee's forces at the Battle of Chancellorsville. -
Stonewall Jackson dies
Stonewall Jackson dies due to his wounds and his lasts words are "Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees." -
West Virginia
In 1863 Western counties of Virginia secede from Virginia and form there own state called West Virginia. -
Confederates surrender
Confederates surrender after a long battle with many wounded and killed on both sides -
The Gettysburg Address
President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address speech which was a dedication of Soldier's National Cemetery, a cemetery for the soldiers killed in the battle of Gettysburg. -
Andersonville prison camps
The first inmates of these prison camps started to arrive while it was still under construction -
Union Commander
In 1864 President Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as the Union Commander -
Capturing Petersburg
Union forces miss an opportunity to capture Petersburg and cut off the Confederate rail lines -
Andersonville prison's population
As of August 1, 1864 the population of Andersonville Prison's population was 31601. In the course of one month the population grew to 31693 -
Battle of Mobile Bay
Admiral David G. Farragut is best known for his victory battle when he commanded his fleet to ignore Confederate defenses in the harbor, famously proclaiming "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" -
George B. McClellan for President
The Democrats nominate McClellan to run against Lincoln for presidency. -
Election of 1864
Democrats nominate George McClellan and the radical republicans nominate John C. Fremont. Lincoln wins election with 55% of the popular vote. -
Destroying Atlanta's warehouses and railroad facilities
After destroying Atlanta's warehouses and railroad facilities, Sherman with his 62,000 men began a March to the sea. President Lincoln on advice from Grant approved the idea -
Hood's Rebel Army
Hood's Rebel Army is defeated at Nashville by the Federal troops. -
Sherman reaches Savannah
Sherman reaches Savannah after leaving 300 miles behind him of destruction -
13th Amendment
The 13th amendment was passed and it abolished slavery and involuntary servitude. -
National Bank Act
For North, federally chartered banks, war related industries boom. For south, it was destroyed. There was no slavery, rails, machines, crops, livestock destroyed. -
Inauguration
President Lincoln has is inauguration ceremonies in Washington. -
Lee Surrenders
Lee and Grant meet at Appomattox Court House to draw terms of surrender and because of Lincoln's request, there are generous terms offered to Lee. -
Richmond Burns
President Davis abandons Richmond and burns it so it can not be captured by the Union. -
Lincoln Assassination
5 days after Lee surrendered, Lincoln and his wife went to Ford's Theater and John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln in the back of the head. -
Lincoln dies
After being shot on April 14, 1865; he dies the following day at 7:22 in the morning. -
Andrew Jackson
After the assassination of President Lincoln, Jackson being vice president became temporary President -
John Wilkes Booth
26 year old John assassinated Lincoln and escaped. 12 days later Union Calvary trapped him in a shed, set the building on fire, he refused to surrender. He was later shot to death. -
Lincoln is laid to rest
Abraham Lincoln is laid to rest in Oak Ridge Cemetery right by Springfield Illinois. -
New Freedmen's Bureau bill is passed
The New Freedmen's Bureau bill that is passed by the congress that authorized military trial for those accused of "depriving Negros of the Civil Rights" on the same day. -
President Andrew Johnson vetos the Civil Rights Act
Congress overrides President Andrew Johnson's veto to the Civil Rights act. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1866
The first US federal law to define citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. -
New Hampshire
New Hampshire ratifies the fourteenth amendment. -
Freedmen's Bureau Act is vetoed
Congress overrides President Andrew Jackson's veto to the Freemen's Bureau Act -
Congress establishes General of the armies
When Congress establishes "general of the armies", Ulysses S. Grant is immediately promoted to 4-star general and is put into the position. -
Peace with Texas
A peace treaty was issued by President Andrew Johnson with Texas. -
Rank of Admiral
Congress creates the rank of Admiral and David Farragut is appointed to Admiral. -
Fire in the Philadelphia ship yard
An accidental fire in the Philadelphia destroyed ships that were used in the Civil War -
6th anniversary of seccession
On the sixth anniversary of the secession, South Carolina rejected the fourteenth amendment. -
The right to vote
People of color get the right to vote in a bill passed after it was overrided by President Andrew Johnson's veto -
Nebraska
Nebraska becomes a state. -
Federal Army
The federal army restores the military rule to Mississippi in the second reconstruction. -
Tenure of Office Act
Congress passes the Tenure of Office Act that denies the right for the president to remove officials who had been appointed with the consent of the Congress. -
General Philip Sheidan
General Philip Sheridan gains command of the 5th Military district encompassing Louisiana and Texas. -
2nd Reconstruction Act
Congress passes the second reconstruction law and overrides Andrew Johnson's veto once again. -
Civil Rights Act of 1866 is vetoed
President Andrew Johnson vetos the Civil Rights Act of 1866 on the grounds that it was unconstitutional. -
Seward's Folly
William P. Seward signs a treaty with Russia to buy Alaska for 2 cents an acre. -
Admission into the Union
The Congress passed a bill adding Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Louisiana into the Union. -
Secretary of War resignation
President Andrew Johnson demanded that Edwin Stanton resigns from secretary of war. -
New Secretary of War
After Edwin Stanton resigned, Ulysses S. Grant became ad interim Secretary of War.
