Miranda Gladish Civil War Timeline

By mirandagladish

  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe about antislavery, that also helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War

  • Dred Scott

    The Supreme Court ruled against Dred Scott in the Dred Scott Case.

  • Presedential Election

    Abraham Lincoln won the election and became our 16th president.

  • Seceding

    South Carolina secedes.

  • Start of the Confederacy

    7 states write their own constitution and plan for independence.

  • Lincoln Inaugurated

    Lincoln snuck into the White House in disguise because of so much unrest.

  • Battle of Fredericksburg

    General Burnside attacks Lee's troops and suffers 10,000 casualties.

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Lincoln announces that in 1863, all slaves in rebelling states would be free.

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Deadliest battle in history. After three days of fighting Lee finally retreated. The total number of casualties was 23,000 for the Union and 28,000 for Confederates.