The Civil War

By Savidawntn

  • First Bull Run

    The Union army suffers a defeat only 25 miles away from Washington.

  • Trent Affair

    The Trent Affair was an international diplomatic incident where an American ship intercepted a British ship and took two men (James Mason and John Slidell) as contrabands of war.

  • Battle of Shiloh

    Confederates surprise the Union army at Shiloh and kill/injury 13,000, and having 10,000 of their own killed/injured.

  • Second Bull Run

    The Union is once again defeated by the Confederates and are forced to retreat back into Washington

  • Antietam

    Bloodiest day in U.S. History, 26,000 men were killed on that one day.

  • Fredericksburg

    The Confederates attacked the Union head on 14 times and caused the Union to lose 12,653 while the Confederates only lost 5,309 men.

  • Gettysburg

    The turning point opinion the war as the south faces a devastating defeat in Pennsylvania.

  • The New York Draft Riot

    A series of riots in New York City to rebel against the new draft set in place for the Civil War.

  • Chickamauga

    A strong Confederate victory that leaves the Union army stuck in Chattanooga

  • Gettysburg Address

    One of the most famous speeches in American history, Lincoln re-tells the words of equality that were laid down in the Declaration of Independence, and says that the Civil War was a struggle, but that the country would now be a home of equality for all races.

  • Chattanooga

    The union tries to avenge their previous defeat at Chickamauga, and does so.

  • The 10% Plan

    Lincoln stated that any southern state that had 10% of it's voters favor the union! and new Pro-Union government could be installed, and any southern who was not a high-ranking Confederate military officer could be pardoned for their actions against the union.

  • Cold Harbor

    A bad mistake on the Union side, resulting in 7,000 casualties. Many soldiers predicted this outcome, and wrote in their diaries that they would die that day.

  • Wade-Davis Bill

    This bill was the proposal of reconstruction in the south

  • Fall of Atlanta

    Taken by General Sherman in his March to the Sea, Atlanta was burned down and taken by the Union. This victory helped Lincoln win his next election.

  • KKK Founded

    The African American hate group was founded. They were known for lynching, hanging, and torturing blacks.

  • Freedman's Bureau Founded

    Freedman's Bureau was founded to aid distressed free blacks from violent whites.

  • Lincoln's Assassination

    Lincoln was assassinated in the Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth, a southern sympathizer.

  • 13th Amendment

    This amendment abolished slavery in the United States. It was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, and by the House on January 31, 1865. It was ratified by the required number of states on December 6, 1865.
  • Period: to

    States Started Enacting Black Codes

    Before reconstruction was truly started in the south, many white southerners started to take political positions, and created "black codes" which many northerners though were just ways to get around the banning of slavery

  • 1st Reconstruction Act

    Split all ex-Confederate states (except for Tennessee) into five military sections, each under the control of a northern general. President Johnson tried to veto it because he thought it was unconstitutional, but he's veto was overridden.

  • Impeachment of Johnson

    Radical Republicans disagreed with Johnson's policies and ways of running the country, so they convicted him of a crime to get him out of office.

  • 14th Amendment

    This amendment addresses citizenship rights and protection of the laws to former slaves and all African American's.

  • 14th Amendment

    This amendment addresses citizenship rights and protection of the laws to former slaves and all African American's.

  • 15th Amendment

    This amendment gives suffrage to African American males.

  • The end of Reconstruction

    Reconstruction ended in 1877 because the president pulled out all military aid to the southern states, thinking that they had been helped enough... This lead to a crash in the south's economy.

  • Hayes-Tilden Compromise

    It was a close tie to how would win the presidential election of 1876, but with 20 unclaimed votes, there was an informal decision made to give all 20 to Hayes in return for the Republicans to leave the south and let the Democrats have full control.

  • The Civil Rights Act

    Congress passed an act that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin any where in the country.