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Abraham Lincoln was elected as president (history.com). -
After the election of 1860, which Abraham Lincoln won, South Carolina was outraged over the thought of Lincoln abolishing slavery. They left the Union and triggered many other states to begin to do the same (nps.gov). -
The southern states formed a confederacy because they feared that slavery would be threatened by the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln (aaregistry.org). -
Confederate troops fired on the Fort Sumter, in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The Union surrendered and the South won the first battle (senate.gov). -
The Union and Confederate armies fought at Manassas Junction, Virginia. The Confederate side one. (History.com) -
The Battle of Monitor was a battle when the U.S.S. Monitor ship sank into the sea (britannica.com) -
A confederate boat called the Merrimack came into conflict with the Union battle boats. The union boats attempted to defend itself but they had no luck. The south won the battle. (History.com) -
This battle was a needed success for the Union Army. It allowed for Ulysses S. Grant to begin a huge operation in the Mississippi Valley (battlefields.org). -
Even though the Confederates had a heavy amount of casualties, they still managed to get another victory from Bull Run (history.com). -
This battle was the deadliest single-day battle. It was a Union victory and the battle showed the the North could stand against the South (battlefields.org). -
Abraham Lincoln set an order to free slaves in ten states (archives.gov). -
After a 47 day siege, the Confederate soldiers surrendered to the Union. This was a turning point in the war. (Battlefields.org) -
This is known as the most important battle in the Civil War. It was a Union victory (history.com) -
After the war, reconstruction began in the south. New government-funded public schools were established, laws racial discrimination were put into place, and slavery was ended. (History.com)
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Abraham Lincoln was re-elected into office. This meant he could see the end of the war as president. Lincoln was the first president to be re-elected as president since Andrew Jackson (history.com) -
Robert E. Lee Surrendered his troops to general Ulysses S. Grant at the Battle of Appomattox. He surrendered them because he wanted to avoid any destruction in the South (archives.gov) -
While Abraham Lincoln was watching a play at the Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C., John Wilkes Booth, who was on the rebel’s side, came and shot him. This happened only five days after Robert E. Lee surrendered his troops. After this, Booth shouted, “The South is Avenged!” After almost two weeks, soldiers found Booth and he was sentenced with death by hanging. (History.com)