The Civil War

By MT10321

  • The presidential election of 1860

    The presidential election of 1860
    http://www.civil-war.net/ Led by Abraham Lincoln, had campaigned against the expansion of slavery beyond the states in which it already existed. The Republicans were strong advocates of nationalism and in their 1860 platform explicitly denounced threats of disunion as avowals of treason.

  • The Mississippi Secession

    http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/index.html Mississippi secedes from the Union.

  • Lincoln Inauguration

    Lincoln Inauguration
    http://www.civilwar.com/ Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated as the sixteenth President of the United States. In his Inaugural Address he gives a stark warning to the South: he will not tolerate secession

  • Hostilities

    http://www.civilwar.org/ Lincoln responded by calling for a volunteer army from each state to recapture federal property.

  • The Civil War begins

    The Civil War begins
    http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html Confederate forces under General P.G.T. Beauregard bombard Major Robert Anderson and his Union soldiers at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. The Civil War officially begins.

  • First Battle of Bull Run

    First Battle of Bull Run
    http://www.idiotica.com/cranium/encyclopedia/content/civilwar.htm The First Battle of Bull Run pits Union General Irvin McDowell against the new Confederate army. McDowell is defeated causing a panicked retreat back to Washington, which is about forty miles away. The withdrawal is hampered by the large numbers of spectators who are there to see the battle.

  • Antietam

    Antietam
    The Battle of Antietam is the bloodiest day in United States history. Over 26,000 men are killed, wounded or missing in action on both sides. Though officially a draw, the battle stops General Robert E. Lee's invasion of Maryland and he retreats back to Virginia.

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation
    Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation. It frees all slaves in territory captured by the Union Army, and orders the enlistment of black soldiers. From this point forward, the Civil War is a war over slavery.