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succession of south carolina
After Abraham Lincoln became president fear that the southern way of life was going to disappear. Delegates from South Carolina eventually got together and unanimously voted to secede from the Union, leading toward the Civil War. -
attack on fort sumter
The attack on Fort Sumter was when the Confederates attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina’s Charleston Harbor. Less than 34 hours after the fighting, the Union forces surrendered the fort -
first battle of bull's run
The First Battle of Bull Run, or the First Battle of Manassas, was the first major land battle of the Civil War. The Union army engaged Confederate forces 25 miles southwest of the Capital.The Union army did have some early victories in the battle, but Confederate reinforcements arrived, overwhelming Union forces, leading to the Union forces retreating and getting away, marking a Confederate victory -
fall of fort henry
The Battle of Fort Henry was the first big Union victory of the Civil War. Trying to gain control of rivers and supply lines west of the Appalachians, the Union launched an attack on Fort Henry in Tennessee. After a naval bombardment, Confederate troops secretly evacuated to nearby Fort Donelson and giving the Union control of both the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers, cutting off Confederate access to two key waterways for the remainder of the war. -
fall of fort donelson
Confederate troops, after fighting with Union troops for days, asked the Union for terms of surrender. The union's answer was short and was to unconditionally and immediately surrender to the Union. The Confederates surrendered,d giving the Union control of both the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers, cutting off Confederate access to two key waterways for the remainder of the war. -
battle of shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh made it clear that the war would go on until one side or the other was completely taken out. There was no turning back at this point; the battle of Shiloh had cost the lives of 3,500 Americans amid a total of 23,800 casualties. More than 111,000 men had fought at the battle of Shiloh -
battle of antietam
It pitted the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia against the Union Army of the Potomac and was the culmination of Confederate attempts to invade the North. The battle’s outcome was a pivotal and deciding factor on America’s future, and it remains the deadliest one-day battle in all of American military history. -
emancipation proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation made it so that all enslaved people of the Confederacy would be free. It didn't immediately free all enslaved people in the nation, though it changed what the Civil War was about, transforming it into a struggle for abolition and freedom. It also brought some reinforcements for the Union because it allowed the Union to recruit Black soldiers. -
battle of chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville was a huge victory for the Confederacy during the Civil War, even though it was the battle where Stonewall Jackson died. it was Fought in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, general Lee’s decision to stay and fight an army twice his size by splitting his own army in two made the Battle of Chancellorsville and win goes down in history as a huge win for the Confederates. -
battle of gettysburg
The Confederate generals withdrew their decimated army toward Virginia. The Union had won the Battle of Gettysburg. The battle was a crushing defeat for the Confederacy, and while the North rejoiced in the win while the South mourned the loss, its hopes for foreign recognition of the Confederacy were erased and irrevocably turned the tide of the Civil War in the Union’s favor -
Gettysburg address
The Gettysburg Address was given after the Union victory at Gettysburg. Lincoln might have only spoken for a mere two minutes, but his powerful address embraced the Declaration of Independence, touching on it being conceived in liberty and that all men are created equal. Lincoln committed post-Civil War America to freedom with his speech. -
Battle of Appomattox Court House
The Battle of Appomattox Court House was fought near the town of Appomattox Court House, Virginia, and led to the Confederate surrender of Northern Virginia to the Union. The resulting Battle of Appomattox Court House, which lasted only a few hours, effectively brought the Civil War to an end.