The civil war

lincon is elected president

Nov 6, 1860

http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/Abraham lincon is elected president of the united states in america

Sates leave the union

Period: Dec 20, 1860 to Feb 20, 1861

http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/South Carolina secdes (leaves) the union and so does Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas also leave

Jefferson davis

Feb 9, 1861

http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/Jefferson Davis is elected president of confedrecy

Fort sumpter

Apr 12, 1861

http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/The union fort of fort sumpter is attacked thus begining the cicviel war

last states to leave the union

Apr 17, 1861

http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/Virginia leavess the union follewd bye Arkinsas, Tennessee, and North Carolina

Blockade

Apr 19, 1861

http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/The president issues a proclamation to blockade the southern ports. Preventing the southern states from getting supplies and goods

Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/The union suffers a defeat at Bull run. President lincioln realizes the war will be long. He comments that "its damned bad."

Genaral war

Jan 31, 1862

http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/Lincoln issues Genaral war order No.1 calling for united states navel and land forces to begin a genaral advance by

The battle that changed navel warfare

Period: Mar 8, 1862 to Mar 9, 1862

http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/The confederate iornclad 'Merrimac' battels with the union iornclad 'Moniter'. The battel ended up in a draw. This battle changed navel warfare for ever because it made wooden ships obslete

Battle of shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/The confederate army surprise attacks the unprepares union troops on the tennasse river. This resaults in a big struggle. Bye the end of the battle 13,000 union troops died compared to the 10,000 confederate troops that lost there lifes

Second bull run

Aug 29, 1862

http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/75,000 federals under the command of general John Pope are defeated by 50,000 confederates. like the first battele of bull run, the troops retreat back Washington

Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/The bloodest day of batttle on record on U.S. soil, the battle Antietam was a vicious battle. With 25,000 dead are missing Genaral lee the retreats to virginia

Gettesburg

Jul 3, 1863

The battle of gettesburg was the battle that changed the course of the war. This battle was when the tide had changed for the confederat army.

Cold harbor

Jun 3, 1864

http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/A battle that cost the union 7,000 lives in 20 minutes when they tried to attack the fortified rebals at a battle known as cold harbor

Union wins

Apr 9, 1865

http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/Genaral lee leader of the confederats surrenders to the union. this ends the civile war the country is know one again