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The civil war begins
The south attacks of fort Sumter south Carolina Tennessee, and Arkansas all leave the Union to join the Confederacy. -
Union blockade
Abraham Lincoln announces the Union Blockade where the Union Navy will attempt to keep supplies from entering or leaving the Confederacy. This blockade will weaken the Confederacy later in the war. -
Many Battles of 1861 and 1862
Throughout 1861 and 1862 there were many battles where lots of soldiers from both sides were wounded and killed. Some of the major battles include the First and Second Battles of Bull Run, The Battle of Shiloh, The Battle of Antietam, and the Battle of Fredericksburg. There was also the famous sea battle between the two ironclad battleships the Monitor and the Merrimac. These ships had iron or steel plates on their sides for armor making them much stronger and changing war on the seas forever. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln issues an executive order freeing many of the enslaved and laying the groundwork for the Thirteenth Amendment. -
battle of gettysburg
A major battle where the North not only wins the battle, but starts to win the Civil War. -
Sherman Captures Atlanta
General Sherman captures the city of Atlanta, Georgia. Later in the year he would march to the sea and capture Savannah, Ga. On his way he would destroy and burn much of the land his army passed through. -
The civil war ends
General Robert E. Lee surrenders- General Lee, the leader of the Confederate Army, surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant at The Appomattox Court House in Virginia. President Lincoln is Assassinated-While attending the Ford's Theatre, President Lincoln is shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth. Reconstruction of the South - The South is occupied by Federal troops while state governments, economies, and infrastructure are rebuilt.