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Election of Lincon
Lincoln won 40% of the vote when he was elected. -
Secession
South Carolina secedes from the Union. Followed within two months by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas. -
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America is formed with Jefferson Davis as president. -
Lincoln Sworn as President
Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as 16th President of the United States of America. -
Battle of Bull Run
In Prince William County, Virginia. It was the first major battle of the American Civil War. The Union forces were slow in positioning themselves, allowing Confederate reinforcements time to arrive by rail. Each side had about 18,000 poorly trained and poorly led troops in their first battle. It was a Confederate victory. -
Harper's Ferry
The Battle of Harpers Ferry was a lopsided Confederate victory. As Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate army invaded Maryland, he sent forces under Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson to capture the large Union garrison at Harpers Ferry, Virginia -
Battle of Antietam
It happened at Sharpsburg, Maryland. It was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Union land. It is the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with a combined tally of dead, wounded, and missing at 22,717. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln. Around 20,000 to 50,000 slaves in regions where rebellion had been happening were immediately emancipated. The Emancipation Proclamation broadened the goals of the Civil War. -
54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
It allowed African Americans to fight in the Civil War. The regiment was authorized in March 1863 by the Governor of Massachusetts, John A. Andrew. -
Vicksburg
The Siege of Vicksburg was the final major military action. Union Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate Army of Vicksburg. Grant decided to besiege the city beginning on May 25. The garrison finally surrendered on July 4. This action gave the Mississippi River to the Union. -
Battle of Gettsyburg
It was at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point. It was Union defeat. -
The Draft
It said that men of a certain age, if called, must serve in the miltary. -
Fort Wagner
It was the site of two American Civil War battles. This was the fourth time in the war that black troops played a crucial combat role. One of the toughest defenses constructed by the Confederate States Army. The First Battle of Fort Wagner, occurred on July 11, 1863. Only 12 Confederate soldiers were killed, as opposed to the Union's 339 losses. The Second Battle of Fort Wagner is better known. This was the Union attack on July 18, 1863 led by African Americans. -
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. It was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War. Lincoln voiced principles of human equality that were stated in the Declaration of Independence. Despite the speech's prominent place in the history and popular culture of the United States, the exact wording and location of the speech are disputed. There's 5 manuscripts. -
Chattanooga
The Rebel siege of Chattanooga ends as Union forces under Grant defeat the siege army of Gen. Braxton Bragg. During the battle, one of the most dramatic moments of the war occurs. Yelling "Chickamauga! Chickamauga!" Union troops avenge their previous defeat at Chickamauga by storming up the face of Missionary Ridge without orders and sweep the Rebels from what had been though to be an impregnable position. "My God, come and see 'em run!" a Union soldier cries. -
13th Amendment
This abolished salavry. -
Cold Harbor
A costly mistake by Grant results in 7,000 Union casualties in twenty minutes during an offensive against fortified Rebels at Cold Harbor in Virginia. -
Appomattox Courthouse
It was the final engagement of Confederate States before it surrendered to the Union Army, and one of the last battles of the American Civil War. Lee retreated west hoping to join his army with the Confederate forces in North Carolina. Union forces pursued and cut off the Confederate retreat at Appomattox Court House. Lee launched an attack to break through the Union force to his front. He had no choice but to surrender when he saw the Union forces. -
Assassination of Lincoln
He was shot on Good Friday while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre as the American Civil War was drawing to a close. It occured 5 days after the Confederate Army surrendered. The assassination of Lincoln was planned and carried out by the well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth. Though Lincoln died, Booth's plot failed. -
Lincoln's Death
He died after being assassinated. -
15th Amendment
It prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote
