The civil war

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  • Fort Sumter

    Fort was attacked and fell to the confederacy

  • First Battle of Bull Run

    Union defeated by confederacy.Thomas Jackson got the nickname Stone Wall Jackson Union fallback to Washington.

  • Vicksburg Defeat

    The heavily fortified city of Vicksburg is the gateway to the Mississippi River. To force surrender, Ulysses S. Grant holds the rebel forces under siege for six weeks.

  • Battle of Antietam

    The bloodiest day in history. Union victory. Victory is vital to help Americas future.

  • Emancipation Proclomation

    all slaves in the rebellious states “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.”

  • Formation of the 54th Mass

    one of the first official black units in the U.S. armed forces. Their courageous assault on Fort Wagner played a key role in bringing about an end to slavery.

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War after a great victory over Union forces at Chancellorsville

  • NYC Draft Riots

    Congress passed a conscription law making all men between 20 and 45 years of age liable for military service. On July 13, the government’s attempt to enforce the draft in New York City ignited the most destructive civil disturbance in the city’s history.

  • Sherman's March to the Sea

    General William T. Sherman used psychological tactics to intimidate civilians and cause havoc during his Civil War march across the South.

  • Congress passes the 13th Amendment

    Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

  • Creation of Freedman’s Bureau

    President Abraham Lincoln signs a bill creating the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. Known as the Freedmen's Bureau, this federal agency oversaw the difficult transition of African Americans from slavery to freedom.

  • ​Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    In April 1865 Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, bringing an end to the Civil War after four years of battle.

  • Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

    John Wilkes Booth had unobstructed access to President Lincoln on the night of his assassination at Ford's Theater.

  • Gettysburg Address

    The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, and one of the best-known speeches in American history.

  • 14th amendment

    All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

  • 15th amendment

    The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.