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President Lincoln Election
Lincolns election was between him and Democrat Stephen A Douglas. The election was split between people who wanted slaves being with Douglas and people that didn't want slaves with Lincoln. No more then two months after Lincoln won Southern States seceded from the US. -
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Civil War conflicts
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First succession
Just a little over a month from the day that Lincoln won the election there was a convention with the southern states in south Carolina. A few days after this convention south Carolina seceded from the union soon after MS FL AL GA LA TX also secede from the states. -
Confederate states of America
All the states at this point in time held a convention in Montgomery AL in which they created the Confederate States of America. They also started the draft of the Confederate Constitution. A couple weeks later they held yet Another Convention that they selected Jefferson Davis for the role as a Provisional President until they could hold a real election. -
Start of the Civil War
Early on April, 12, 1961 Confederate Force fired upon Fort Sumter in South Carolina. Because South Carolina had already seceded from the Union but the union still occupied Fort Sumter which was surrounded by Confederate troops Resulting in the Confederates Successful victory at Fort Sumter. This being one of the last forts in South Carolina under union control at the time so the Confederates had all of south Carolina under control. -
Battle of Wilson's Creek
Aug 10th 1861 the union army under control by general Nathaniel Lyon they attack Confederate troops and local militia in Springfield MO. The Confederate forces won this battle and in the process killed the United States leading general showing how powerful the Confederate forces can be. -
Surrender of Fort Henry
Fort Henry was a Confederate for in Tennessee on the Tennessee river. The united states army and Grant attacked the fort and they took it over giving them a tremendous advantage in the war giving them access to the river. -
United States takeover the opening of the Mississippi river in New Orleans
Admiral David Farragut was with his ships in the gulf passing the Mississippi river opening in New Orleans. Where him and his men demanded the surrender of the harbor and city but after two days a fighting the Confederates fell the The United States Naval forces. This was a big Turing point in the war being able to control the mouth of the Mississippi river. -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was at Antietam Creek in Maryland when the Confederate army was attacking the United States. Confederate Forces were led by General Robert. E. Lee and the United States were led by General George. B. McClellan. This was the most bloodiest single day battle of the war resulting in over 23 thousand Casualties. This Battle was ruled a Victory for the United States Forces stopping the Confederates from invading Maryland. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The emancipation proclamation was a declaration that free all the slaves the lived in the rebelling southern states. It also allowed black men into the army although they did not get much action they were still accepted into it and given protections and freedom from he government. -
Battle of gettysburg
They battle of Gettysburg PA was a three day long invasion by southern forces. This battle was won the by the north and was widely considered to be the battle that turned the war around in favor for the United States. This was the bloodiest battle of the war with over 51 thousand causalities. -
official end of the war
General Edmund Kirby Smith a commander in the Confederate army surrendered his troops to the United state. Some people see this as the end of the war although there were many other smaller scale battles and conflicts. Before people got the word or accepted that the war was over and that the United States won the war.