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President Abraham Lincoln is elected
Lincoln led the united states through the civil war. He preserved the union, modernized the economy, abolished slavery, and strengthened the federal government. -
South Carolina secedes from the Union
Southerns thought that the government was becoming to powerful. The south thought that if they satyed in the USA that the north would control them. The south decided that they had no choice but to leave. They were the first to leave thr union -
Firing on Fort Sumter
The Major Union General was Robert Anderson. The Major Confederate General was P. G. T. Beauregard. The number of casualties is unknown. It took place in Charleston Harbor in South Carolina. -
North Carolina secedes from Union
"On May 20, 1861, the state of North Carolina made the most calamitous decision in its history. Following the states of the Deep South, the Tar Heel state seceded from the Union and joined the war for Southern independence." -
The Battle of Mananas
"This was the first major land battle of the armies in Virginia. On July 16, 1861, the untried Union army under Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell marched from Washington against the Confederate army, which was drawn up behind Bull Run beyond Centreville. On the 21st, McDowell crossed at Sudley Ford and attacked the Confederate left flank on Matthews Hill. Fighting raged throughout the day as Confederate forces were driven back to Henry Hill." -
President Jefferson Davis is elected
"On this day in 1861, Jefferson Davis is elected president of the Confederate States of America. He ran without opposition, and the election simply confirmed the decision that had been made by the Confederate Congress earlier in the year." -
The Battle of Shiloh
"On the morning of April 6, 1862, 40,000 Confederate soldiers under the command of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston poured out of the nearby woods and struck a line of Union soldiers occupying ground near Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River.During the first day’s attacks, Gen. Johnston was mortally wounded and was replaced by P.G.T. Beauregard. Fighting continued until after dark, but the Federals held." -
The Emancipation Proclamation is created
"The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, as a war measure during the American Civil War, directed to all of the areas in rebellion and all segments of the Executive branch (including the Army and Navy) of the United States. It proclaimed the freedom of slaves in the ten states that were still in rebellion,thus applying to 3 million of the 4 million slaves in the U.S. at the time" -
The Battle of Gattysburg
"The Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, is considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War. After a great victory over Union forces at Chancellorsville, General Robert E. Lee marched his Army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania in late June 1863." -
The Battle of the Crater
"The Battle of the Crater was a battle of the American Civil War, part of the Siege of Petersburg. It took place on July 30, 1864, between the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General Robert E. Lee and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Major General Ambrose Burnside (under the direct supervision of the general-in-chief, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant)." -
Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia
'On April 9, 1865 after four years of Civil War, approximately 630,000 deaths and over 1 million casualties, General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, at the home of Wilmer and Virginia McLean in the rural town of Appomattox Court House, Virginia" -
Jefferson Davis moves the Confederate Capitol to Greensboro
"In 1865, the Civil War came to Greensboro. For four years, this quiet town was mainly untouched by the horrors of the most destructive war in this country’s history. But in the final days of the war, the city was placed at center stage as the Confederacy fell apart." -
Joseph E. Johnston surrenders at Bennett Place, North Carolina
"In April 1865, two battle-weary adversaries, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston and Union General William T. Sherman, met under a flag of truce to discuss a peaceful solution to the tragic Civil War. Finally, on April 26, the Bennitt home became the site of the largest troop surrender of the Civil War." -
Where i got my info from
http://www.nccivilwar150.com/history/secession.htm
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/bullrun.html
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jefferson-davis-elected
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-gettysburg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Crater
http://www.nps.gov/apco/the-surrender.htm
http://www.nchistoricsites.org/bennett/main.htm
http://www.timetoa
