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Lincoln gives his Cooper Union speech
A speech outlining Lincoln's views, considered to have led to his presidency. -
Pony Express
The pony express starts -
Pauite War Begins
An armed conflict betwixt Natives and the US -
Lincoln is named as a candidate
Lincoln becomes the presidential candidate for the republican party. -
John Bell named Candidate
John Bell runs as the Constitutional Union Party's candidate -
Paupite War Ends
Informal cease-fire -
Abraham Lincoln Elected
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Crittenden Compromise
Senator Crittenden proposes a compromise to prevent secession. It was not successful -
South Carolina Seceeds
SC seceeds from the Uniion, and becomes the first state in the Confererate States of America -
SC issues Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union
The Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union, similar to the Declaration of Independence, is issued by SC -
Mississippi Seceeds
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Florida Seceeds
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Alabama Seceeds
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Georgia Seceeds
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U.S. Senators leave the house
Withdrawal of five Southern members of the U.S.Senate: Yulee and Mallory of Florida, Clay and Fitzpatrick of Alabama, and Davis of Mississippi. -
Jefferson Davis is elected president of the Confederate States
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Abraham Lincoln Inagurated
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Fort Sumter is taken
The confederate army takes Fort Sumter -
The Battle of Bull Run
First major battle of the Civil War -
Fall of Fort Clark
Union forces take Fort Clark -
Lincoln declares war on the South.
Lincoln officially declares war -
Battle of Fort Henry
Fort Henry falls to the Union -
McClellan is fired
General McClellan is fired for having "the slows." -
Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac
The first naval engagement of the civil war. -
Battle of Shiloh
A battle takes place at the Shiloh church in TN -
New Orleans taken
David G. Farragut takes control of New Orleans -
Constitutional Union Party names John Bell as presidential candidate
John Bell runs against Lincoln -
Union forced back
General "stonewall" Jackson forces union troops back to Washington -
Battle of Seven Pines
Another union defeat, the Army of Northern Virginia falls to Lee -
Seven Days Battle Begins
The start of a battle which lasted for one week, and went over several towns in VA -
A new Command
Henry Halleck is named the new commander of the union army -
Emancipation
The Emancipation Proclomation goes into effect -
Battle of Jackson
Union troops take Jackson, MI, on their way to Vicksburg -
Vicksburg Seiged
The start of the attack on Vicksburg, and the final objective of the Vicksburg campaign -
Gettysburg
The battle of Gettysburg begins. It iwill turn out to be the bloodiest battle in US history. -
Vicksburg Taken
Vicksburg falls to the union. -
Draft riiots
Riots break out in NY over the draft. -
John Hunt Morgan Captured
John Hunt Morgan, famous for the charge by the same name, is captured by the Union. -
Bombardment of Ft. Sumter
The Union bombards Fort Sumter. -
Little Rock taken
Union troops take control of Little Rock, AK -
Battle of Fort Sanders
The Union takes Fort Sanders in Knoxville, TN -
First Submarine sinks a ship
the H.L. Hunley is the first submarine to sink an enemy ship, though the sub and crew are also KIA. -
Massacre at Fort Pillow
574 of the 600 Union soldiers present were killed, many after they had surrendered. -
Coinage act of 1864
All coins mus now have "In god we trust" inscribed -
Arlington Cemetery Established
Arlington National Cemetery is established as a military cemetery -
Atlanta Occupied
Union Troops occupy Atlanta, Georgia -
Nevada becomes a state
Nevada becomes the 36th state in the union -
Lincoln Re-elecetd
Abraham Lincoln is elected for a second term. -
March to the sea
Sherman begins his famous March to the Sea. -
Battle of Nashville
Union victory in Nashville, TN -
Savanah Occupied
Sherman finishes his march to the sea, and occupies Savasnah, Georgia. -
Battle of Five Forks
Union Victory at Five Forks. -
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Best part of the Civil War
This is when all of the exciting events happened (save Gettysburg) -
Richmond is taken by Union forces.
Union forces occupy the Confederate Capitol -
Union forces take Petersburg
Petersburg is captured by the Union. -
Lee Surrenders
Lee surrenders at Appomattox -
Mobile, Al, Surrenders
Forces at Mobile, Alabama, surrender to the Union. -
Lincoln Shot
President Lincoln is shot by John Wilkes Booth -
Lincoln Dies
Abraham Lincoln sucumbs to his injury and dies. -
General Johnston Surrenders
Johnston Surrenders to Sherman in NC -
General Taylor Surrenders
Taylor surrenders in Alabama -
General Smith Surrenders
Smith Surrenders to General Canby in Mississippi -
Official end of the Civil War
cease-fire betwixt the south and Union -
Civil Rights Act of 1866
The civil rights act of 1866 is passed, though president Johnson vetoed it -
Nickles are minted now.
Congress approves the minting of 5 cent coins -
14th Amendment added
African Americans now have full citizenship -
Judicial Circuits Act
Reduced number of Supreme Court Circuits to 9, and Justices to 7 -
TN readmitted
Tennesee is readmitted to the union -
GOA rank authorised
The rank of Genearl of the Army (More commonly known among civilians as 5-star-general, and briefly called General of the Armies) is established. It is the highest rank acheiveable in the US military, save Commander in Chief. -
National Union Convention
National Union Convention is held to reconcile Radical Republicans and Johnson's reconstruction views -
Johnson starts his "Swing Around the Circle" tour
Johnson goes on a speaking tour to promote his ideas for reconstruction -
Johnson returns
Johnson returns from his speaking tour -
African Americans can vote
African American men can now vote -
So Nebraska is a state now.
Nebraska is admitted to the Union -
Alaska is purchased
Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 Million USD -
Eight Former confederate states re-admitted to the union
Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina are re-admitted. 3 states remain seperate. -
Kidder Massacre
A group of US soldiers, including 2nd Lt. Kidder are massacred -
US takes control of Midway
The island of Midway becomes a US Commonwealth
