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As the first Republican president, Lincoln posed a threat to Southerners due to the party's anti-slavery sentiment. -
The seven seceded states (SC, MI, AL, FL, GA, LA, TX) formed a new union to protect their right to own black people. -
The Confederate attack on American supply ships that resulted in an American surrender. This officially began the Civil War and caused more secession -
Tennessee was the 11th and final state to secede from the United States, though citizens in the east remained loyal to the Union -
Union soldiers under the command of General Irvin McDowell attacked Confederate soldiers at Bull Run. They were defeated and humiliated due to Thomas J. Jackson's powerful stand. -
Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston attacked the forces of Ulysses S. Grant while he was awaiting reinforcements. Although the Confederates had the upper hand for the majority of the battle, it was ultimately a Union win. -
Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army attacked the Army of the Potomac, led by General George McClellan, and won. -
Union General John Pope led an attack against Robert E. Lee's army and was defeated. -
This was the single-day bloodiest battle in the Civil War, fought between the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia. Robert E. Lee was defeated for the first time and his first invasion of the North was stopped. -
In an act to appease people and increase his popularity, Lincoln issued the proclamation, which stated that slavery would be abolished in the South on January 1, 1863. -
Due to the military failures of the Union, the North was lacking soldiers, which led Congress to pass this act. Men were randomly drafted, but rich people could get out of fighting. This unfairness caused protesting and riots. -
General Lee defeated Union General Joseph Hooker despite having a much smaller army. Stonewall Jackson died as a result of the battle. -
General Lee moved to attack the Union forces at Gettysburg but was stopped by the strong defensive position led by Union General George E. Picket. This was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War and half of Lee's army was lost. -
Ulysses S. Grant took control of Vicksburg, which allowed the Union control over the Mississippi which prevented the Confederate soldiers from getting supplies. -
Lincoln delivered a short speech in Gettysburg in honor of the many soldiers lost in the Battle of Gettysburg. -
General Ulysses S. Grant and General Meade fought Lee's army in a forest near Fredericksburg -
After days of fighting beginning in the Wilderness, the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia at Cold Harbor. Both sides had staggering losses as the Union soldiers attempted and failed to get through the Confederate defense. -
In Robert E. Lee's last offensive, Confederate soldiers captured the Union fort for less than a day before being thrown out. -
The Army of Northern Virginia faced an assault led by Grant that severely weakened them. After being completely surrounded by the Union army, General Lee met with Grant and his army formally surrendered. -
The last large Confederate army, the Army of the Trans-Mississippi, surrendered. This officially ended the Civil War.