Most important events in The Civil War

By KingPeyton

  • Abraham Lincoln's Election

    Abraham Lincoln's election terrified people in the South because they thought he might end slavery.

  • South Carolina Seceded from the Union

    South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union because of Abraham Lincoln's election.

  • The First shots of the Civil War

    Confederates fired the first shot of the Civil War at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina.

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation, which promised freedom to slaves in those states still in rebellion, went into effect.

  • Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg, the most famous battle of the war was fought for 3 days and changed the tide of the war to the Union's favor.

  • Vicksburg

    General Ulysses S. Grant captured Vicksburg which gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.

  • General William T. Sherman took possession of Georiga

    General William T. Sherman took possession of Atlanta, Georgia and burned the city so the South would not have its resources.

  • Surrender at Appomattox

    General Robert E. Lee surrendered the South's Army of Northern Virginia to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia . Other Confederate units surrendered soon afterward. The war was over.

  • Abraham Lincoln's assassination

    President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.