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He later became president of the Confederacy
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In this speech Lincoln stated that the Congress should control slavery
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This nominated Lincoln for president
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They select John C. Breckinridge as their nominee for President
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He played a part in getting a confederate ary in the battle of gettysberg and was killed at the start of the battle
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Lincoln was elected president of the United States which threatened southern states because Lincoln was very anti-slavery
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South Carolina was the first state to suceed from the Union and set an example for all the other southern states who didn't want President Lincoln to abolish slavery
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Francsi W. Pickens is elected governor of South Carolina
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South Carolina representatives withdraw from the U. S. House
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Charleston is notified by telegraph that a man of war with troops is on the way
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Mississippi felt threatened by Lincoln and wanted to leave the union before former slaves became republicans
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Unpon leaving the Union florida did not write any sort of declaration
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The commissinor of Alabama wrote a letter to the govenor of Kentucky to try to convince them to also leave the Union but failed
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Georgia felt that the Union would outlaw their property by abolishing slavery
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Louisana wrote a letter to Texas to convince then to leave the Union and they were the next state to
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This was the first seceded states convention
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They joined the confederacy because it was created by white men
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Richmond was named the confederate capital because it was close to the Union capital
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Held a vote before seceding from the union
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Last state to leave the union
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Although the state seceded it stayed very pro-union
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It gave the Union permission to take forceful actions against the confederacy
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The confedarcy forced attack on the union at a small church in Tennesse
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David Farragut led an assult up the Mississippi river and was in command of new orleans
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The troops then fled to protech Washington DC
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The confederate army attcked union forces
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Major-General Henry Halleck became a commander of the Union army
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Union General John Pope suffered defeat
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It fell to Confederate General Jackson
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This battle proved to be the bloodiest day of the war; 2,108 Union soldiers were killed and 9,549 wounded -- 2,700 Confederates were killed and 9,029 wounded.
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Lincoln Replaced him with Major-General Ambrose E. Burnside
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Stated all slaves employed against the Union were free
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A draft that made all men 20-45 liable for military services
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Union General Hooker crossed the Rappahannock River to attack General Lee's army forces
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Grant seiged the city.
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General Lee defeated Union Forces
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The union army retrets to Chickamauga and the confederats gain control
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Union troops pushed confederate troops away
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Black Union Soilders were killed
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General Grant attcks Lee
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There was a standing fight after Grant dispached 1,000 calvary
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Thousands of Union soilders were killed in a very short amount of time
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Grant would attempt to take Petersburg then he confererate capital
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Confederate soiders arrived in Maryland but were driven back
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It was another confederate victory
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Union General Sherman occupied Atlanta
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General Sherman marched his troops through Georgia to the sea
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Lincoln is elected president again
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Confederate started to starve and everything started to fall apart
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Sherman starts destroying everything in his path
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Lincoln is re-elected and delevers his second inuragural adress
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There was a harsh attack by the union
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6,000 confederates surrender
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Grant sends him a note asking for surender
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Lee finally decides to surrender
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Lincoln is shot at ford's theater by John Wilkes booth
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The president was layed out in thw White House
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Jefferson Davis is captured in Georgia
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President Johnson's veto of the civil rights act is overrided
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Conneticut Aproves the 14th ammendment which made all US citizens equal
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New Hampsire ratifies the 14th amendment
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Tennesse ratifies the 14th amendment
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The US Secret Service starts to investigate the Klu Klux Klan
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Ney Jersey Ratifies the 14th Amendment
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Oregon Ratifies the 14th Amendment
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Texas rejects the 14th Amendment
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Vermont Ratifies the 14th Amendment
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Georgia rejects the 14th Amendment, this is becomibng a pattern amoung southern states who are against giving blscks any rights
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North Caorlina Rejects the 14th Amendment
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On the 6 years anneversery of their secession they reject the 14th Amendment
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Ohio Ratifies the 14th Amendment
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Kentukcy rejects the 14th Amendent
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Blacks in Washington D.C. can vote
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Virginia rejects the 14'th amendment
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New York ratifies the 14th amendment
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Kansas ratifies the 14th amendment
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Pennsylvnia ratifies the 14th amendment
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Nebraska offically becomes a state
