Civil war soldiers

The Civil War- Shelby Evanoika

By SAEvanoika

  • first states secede

    first states secede
    South Carolina holds a secession convention and finally secedes, and becomes the first state to do so,

  • Major Robert Anderson's Troops

    Major Robert Anderson's Troops
    Maj. Robert Anderson moves his troops to Fort Sumter because he fears for their safety at Fort Moultrie
  • Period: to

    Civil War

    The Civil War was fought for 4 long years. Finally Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, ending the war.
    about 618,000 men died in the Civil War

  • President Lincoln's inaugurated

    President Lincoln's inaugurated
    President Lincoln is inaugurated and gives hope to the seceding states.

  • Surrender!

    Surrender!
    Confederate Brig. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard demands that Maj. Robert Anderson surrenders Fort Sumter.
    No men were harmed or killed.

  • it begins

    it begins
    Confederate troops fire on Fort Sumter, which is now held by union troops.President Lincoln requested that each Confederate state provide men to help them fight. Only 4 joined, making a grand total of 11 confederate troops.

  • final surrender

    final surrender
    Maj. Robert Anderson finally surrenders Fort Sumter. 1 man was killed and another was wounded during a 50 gun salute for Brig. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard's men.

  • New General

    New General
    Brigadier General David Twiggs is appointed Major General in the Provisional Army of the Confederacy.

  • Bull Run

    Bull Run
    Confederate soldiers win the First battle of Bull Run, also named Manassas.

  • troops

    troops
    as of January 1, 527,204 Union Troops were avaible for duty and only 209,852 Confederates.

  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam
    Union soldiers win the Battle of Antietam, one of the bloodiest days in American History.

  • Vicksburg

    Vicksburg
    Confederate General John C. Pemberton surrenders Vicksburg to Union General Ulysses S. Grant

  • Troops

    Troops
    By Jan. 1, 1864, 611,250 Union troops were avaible.
    Only 233,586 Confederate

  • 13th Admendment

    13th Admendment
    The 13th Amendment was added to the U.S Constitution, abolishing slavery.

  • it's over

    it's over
    after many long, hard years, General Lee surrenders to General Grant, ending the war.

  • Lincoln's Assination

    Lincoln's Assination
    Lincoln attends Our American Cousin with his wife and was shot during the performance, by actor John Wilkes Booth. He died the next morning.