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Abraham Lincoln is elected
On November 6th, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th president of the United States. Many Southern people opposed him and were angry that he was elected. -
South Carolina Secedes From the Union
On December 20th in 1860, South Carolina seceded from the Union. This led other states to follow them and eventually all the states had joined the confederacy. -
Mississippi Secedes
The second state to secede from the Union was Mississippi. They seceded just around 20 days after South Carolina -
Florida Secedes
The third state to secede was Florida. They seceded just 1 day after Mississippi. -
Alabama Secedes
The next state to join the Confederacy was Alabama. They seceded just a day after Florida. -
Georgia Secedes
Just 8 days after Alabama seceded, Georgia followed suit. They were the 5th state to secede. -
Kansas is a State
Just 10 days after Georgia secedes from the Union, Kansas is declared a state. Kansas was the 34th state. -
Texas Secedes
On the first day in February, Texas seceded from the Union. It was the 6th state to secede. -
Davis is Inaugurated
On February 18th in 1861, Jefferson Davis was inaugurated as the first president of the Confederate states. He would be the first and only Confederate president. -
Lincoln Arrives in Washington
On February 23rd in 1861, Lincoln arrived in Washington D.C to prepare for his presidency. -
Lincoln is Inaugurated
On this day, Abraham Lincoln would be inaugurated as the 16th U.S president. -
Fort Sumter is Surrendered
On this day, Fort Sumter was surrendered by th Union. The fort, located in Charleston Harbor in South Carolina, was a target for the confederacy because they thought it belonged to them, -
Lincoln calls for soldiers
President Lincoln calls for militiamen to fight. -
Virginia Secedes
Virginia secedes from the Union as a the 8th seceded state -
Lincoln blocks Southern Ports
Lincoln proclaims a blockade on all Southern Ports. -
Lee resigns from the U.S army
Robert E. Lee reigns from the U.S army saying he can not fight the side he was born on. Later being commander of the Confederate army. -
Arkansas Secedes
On this day, Arkansas seceded frfom the union -
North Carolina Secedes
On this day, North Carolina seceded from the Union -
Tennesseee secedes
On this day, Tennessee seceded from the union -
500,000 men called for
Lincoln and congress call for 500,000 men to fight in the war, it was a draft. -
Battle of Bull Run
On this day the first major battle of the civil war started. Bull Run was won by the Confederacy. -
McClellan to be General
Lincoln calls upon George McClellan to be Union general of the Potomac river -
Lincoln revokes Fremont as general
Lincoln replaces General Fremont with General David Hunter -
McClellan is Chief of entire army
Lincoln appoints McClellan As Chief of the army after Winfield Scott resigns due to his old age -
Lincoln gives back 2 confederate ships
After the U.S seizes 2 confederate ships, England threatens war on the Union if the ships aren't returned to the South. -
Lincoln's war order
Lincoln gives war order for all Union army and naval forces to advance -
Grant takes fort Henry
Ulysses S. Grant takes fort Henry for the Union -
Lincoln's son dies
On this day, Abraham Lincoln son died from an illness -
naval changes
The North's ironclad ship,"Montor", and Confederate ironclad ship,"Merrimac", fight. reinventing war ships -
Grant attacked at Shiloh
General Grant is ambushed at Shiloh, 13,000 Union men either killed or wounded. -
Farragut takes New Orleans
General David Farragut takes the South's largest port at New Orleans, and takes control of the Mississippi river -
Battle Of Seven Pines
The confederates nearly win against the Union, but the South's general Johnston is wounded. -
Lee replaces Johnston
Robert E. Lee replaces General Johnston after he is badly wounded -
Both sides devastated
Both armies suffered huge losses, but the Union retreats back to Washington. -
Henry Halleck is general-in-chief
Lincoln gives command to Henry halleck. -
Second Batte at Bull Run
The Union suffers a defeat to the confederates even when outnumbering them by 20,000 -
Lee heads to Harpers Ferry
Robert E. Lee goes to Harpers Ferry to close in on Washington -
Antietam
Lee is stopped by McClellan, and the bloodiest day in American historh ensues as the North and South battle. About 26,000 men are killed or wounded -
Preliminary Emancipation Proclamtion
Lincoln issues the preliminary emancipation proclamation -
McClellan replaced
Lincoln replaces McClellan with Burnside as Commander of the army on the Potomac for his slowness -
Union defeat at Fredericksburg
The Union suffers a costly defeat in Virginia under command of Burnside -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln issues the Emancipationn proclamation, freeing all slaves in the South -
Another replacement
Lincoln replaces Burnside with Joseph Hooker -
Grant in command
General Grant is commanded to take Vicksburg -
Draft
Congress makes a U.S draft, but someone who pays $300 can get out -
Confederates win at Chancellorsville
The confederates defeat the Union in Virginia under control of Lee -
Stonewall Jackson dies
After being accidentally shot by his own soldier, Jackson dies from the wound -
Lee heads to the North
Robert E. Lee sets North for Gettysburg in Pennsylvania with 75,000 troops -
Meade in charge
Lincoln makes General Meade the leader of the army upon the Potomac, making him the 5th within a year -
South defeated at Gettysburg
In the bloodiest battle in American history, Lee's troops are defeated by the Union inn Gettysburg -
Vicksburg
The last Confederate Stronghold along the Mississippi river is taken by Grant after a 6 week attack -
New York riots
Riots break out in New York be cause people are angry about the draft -
Shaw against rebels
Black soldiers lead by Colonel Robert Shaw attack rebels in South Carolina. About 300 of the 600 soldiers die and Shaw -
Lincoln meets Douglass
President Lincoln meets with Frederick Douglass who pushed Lincoln for equality in the army for black men -
Raid
About 450 pro-confederate men raid a town in Kansas, and kill about 180 boys and men -
South victory in Chickamauga
The confederates win decisively at Chickamauga -
Grant to control the western theater
Lincoln puts General Grant in charge of all the army in the west -
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln serves a 2 minute speech dedicated to the men who died at Gettysburg -
Union takes Chickamauga and Chattanooga
Under control of Grant, Union soldiers defeat the rebel forces of Braxton Bragg -
Grant takes Control
Lincoln makes Grant i charge of all the United States' armies, Sherman takes the west -
Grant heads to Richmond
General Grant heads to Richmond to face General Lee and Sherman begins heading to Atlanta to face Johnston -
Cold Harbor
Grant makes a mistake and 7,000 soldiers die in 20 minutes at the harbor -
Petersburg
The Union misses a chance to take Petersburg and a 9 month siege begins instead -
Sherman in Atlanta
General Sherman faces rebels under control of Hood who replaced Johnston -
McClellan running against Lincoln
George McClellan is the democratic candidate to run against Lincoln for President -
Sherman takes Atlanta
Sherman defeats rebels in Atlanta and takes it for North control -
Sheridan wins
Calvalry under control of Philip Sheridan win in the Shenandoah valley for the Union -
Lincoln is re-elected
Lincoln is re-elected over McClellan -
Sherman starts his March to the Seas
William Sherman begins his march to the sea through Georgia -
Sherman takes Savannah
Sherman reached Savannah, leaving a 300 mile path of destruction behind him, as he ended his march to the sea -
Grant breaks through
Grant advances through Lee's lines of soldiers and makes his way to Richmond -
Grant takes Richmond
Grant takes Richmond and raises the American in the Confederate capitol -
The Confedracy surrenders to the Union
After years of fighting, Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox, ending the war -
Celebration
The war ended and people started to cheer in Washington -
Lincoln is shot
Lincoln is shot by John Wilkes Booth at Fords Theatre in Washington -
Lincoln dies after beinng shot
Lincoln dies after he is shot by John Wilkes Booth -
Johnston surrenders to Sherman
Johnston Surrenders to Sherman in Durham, North Carolina -
Booth dies
John Wilkes Booth is shot and killed in a tobacco barn in Virginia -
Lincoln's funeral
Lincoln is buried at his hometown in Illinois. Many people go to spectate -
13th amendment
The 13th amendment is passed, abolishing slavery from the United States
