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Southern Secession
The South started to secede in 1860. The Southerners argued that it wasn't fair and they wanted independence from federal government, -
First Shots of the Civil War
At 4:30 AM, Jefferson David started firing with his army of men. The South Carolinians went 4,000 rounds before Anderson surrendered. -
The Bull Run
An army of 30,000 came upon an equally experienced Confederate army at Richmond, Virginia. Bull Run was a little creek, 25 miles away from the Union capital. The South won this fight. -
Battle of Shiloh
6,000 Confederate soldiers surprised Union forces. Union troops were shot while making coffee and laying on their blankets. The Union troops got revenge the following day. The battle of Shiloh taught both sides a lesson. It also demonstrated how bloody the Civil War might become. This battle had a large impact on the war. -
Battle of New Orleans
New Orleans was the Confederacy's largest city and busiest port. If the Union captured all the major cities along the lower Mississippi, then Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Tennesse could be cut off. -
Emancipation of Proclamation
The Emancipation of Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863. The Emancipation of Proclamation stated that every slave should be free. -
Gettysburg War
One of the most decisive wars in 1863, May 2, during the Civil War. The South defeated the North for the first 4 days. Lee Invaded the North. -
End of Civil War
The Civil War ended April 9, 1865 -
Grant's capture of Richmond
Grant's capture ended the war. -
Lincoln's assassination
Lincoln was in Ford Theater in Washington, during the 3rd act John Wilkes Booth slipped through the unguarded doors and shot Lincoln in the back of the head
