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Civil War
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Jefferson Davis comes out in favor of secession for the first time
He later became president of the Confederacy -
Abraham Lincoln speaks at the Cooper Institute in New York City.
In this speech Lincoln stated that the Congress should control slavery -
Republican Convention is held in Chicago, Illinois.
This nominated Lincoln for president -
Southern Democrats hold a convention in Richmond
They select John C. Breckinridge as their nominee for President -
Lieutenant Colonel William Hardee is replaced by Major John F. Reynolds as commander of cadets at West Point
He played a part in getting a confederate ary in the battle of gettysberg and was killed at the start of the battle -
Lincoln Elected
Lincoln was elected president of the United States which threatened southern states because Lincoln was very anti-slavery -
South Carolia Seceds Form The Union
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 -
Governor Francis W. Pickens takes office
Francsi W. Pickens is elected governor of South Carolina -
South Carolina Withdrawl
South Carolina representatives withdraw from the U. S. House -
Battle is about to begin
Charleston is notified by telegraph that a man of war with troops is on the way -
Mississippi Seceds From The Union
Mississippi felt threatened by Lincoln and wanted to leave the union before former slaves became republicans -
Florida Seceds From The Union
Unpon leaving the Union florida did not write any sort of declaration -
Alabama Seceds FromThe Union
The commissinor of Alabama wrote a letter to the govenor of Kentucky to try to convince them to also leave the Union but failed -
Georgia Seceds From The Union
Georgia felt that the Union would outlaw their property by abolishing slavery -
Lousiana Secceds From The Union
Louisana wrote a letter to Texas to convince then to leave the Union and they were the next state to -
Seceded states held a Convention in Montgomery, Alabama.
This was the first seceded states convention -
Texas Seceds From The Union
They joined the confederacy because it was created by white men -
Virginia Seceds From The Union
Richmond was named the confederate capital because it was close to the Union capital -
Arkansas Seceds From The Union
Held a vote before seceding from the union -
North Caloliana Seceds From The Union
Last state to leave the union -
Tennesse Seceds From The Union
Although the state seceded it stayed very pro-union -
President Lincoln issued a war order
It gave the Union permission to take forceful actions against the confederacy -
The Battle of Shiloh
The confedarcy forced attack on the union at a small church in Tennesse -
New Orleans
David Farragut led an assult up the Mississippi river and was in command of new orleans -
"Stonewall" Jackson Defeats Union Forces.
The troops then fled to protech Washington DC -
The Battle of Seven Pines
The confederate army attcked union forces -
A New Commander of the Union Army
Major-General Henry Halleck became a commander of the Union army -
Second battle of Bull Run
Union General John Pope suffered defeat -
Harper's Ferry
It fell to Confederate General Jackson -
Battle of Antietam
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. -
McClellan Replaced
Lincoln Replaced him with Major-General Ambrose E. Burnside -
Emancipation Proclamation
Stated all slaves employed against the Union were free -
The First Conscription Act
A draft that made all men 20-45 liable for military services -
The Battle of Chancellorsville
Union General Hooker crossed the Rappahannock River to attack General Lee's army forces -
Vicksburg Campaign
Grant seiged the city. -
The Gettysberg Campaign
General Lee defeated Union Forces -
The Battle of Chickamauga
The union army retrets to Chickamauga and the confederats gain control -
The Battle of Chattanooga
Union troops pushed confederate troops away -
Battle of Fort Pillow
Black Union Soilders were killed -
The Battle of Spotsylvani
General Grant attcks Lee -
Battle of Yellow Tavern
There was a standing fight after Grant dispached 1,000 calvary -
The Battle of Cold Harbor
Thousands of Union soilders were killed in a very short amount of time -
The Siege of Petersburg
Grant would attempt to take Petersburg then he confererate capital -
Confederate Soliders Make their way to Washington, D.C.
Confederate soiders arrived in Maryland but were driven back -
Battle of Kernstown
It was another confederate victory -
Atlanta Campaign
Union General Sherman occupied Atlanta -
March to the Sea
General Sherman marched his troops through Georgia to the sea -
Lincoln Re-Elected
Lincoln is elected president again -
The Fall of the Confederacy
Confederate started to starve and everything started to fall apart -
Sherman Marches through North and South Carolina
Sherman starts destroying everything in his path -
Lincoln's second Inaugural Adress
Lincoln is re-elected and delevers his second inuragural adress -
Confedeate troops evacuate Richmond
There was a harsh attack by the union -
Battle of Saylor’s Creek
6,000 confederates surrender -
The confederacy is dissolving and Lee considers surrender
Grant sends him a note asking for surender -
Attack on Appomattox Courthouse
Lee finally decides to surrender -
The Assassination of President Lincoln
Lincoln is shot at ford's theater by John Wilkes booth -
Lincoln's Funeral
The president was layed out in thw White House -
Davis' Defeat
Jefferson Davis is captured in Georgia -
Veto
President Johnson's veto of the civil rights act is overrided -
14th
Conneticut Aproves the 14th ammendment which made all US citizens equal -
New Hampshire
New Hampsire ratifies the 14th amendment -
Tennesse
Tennesse ratifies the 14th amendment -
Investigation
The US Secret Service starts to investigate the Klu Klux Klan -
New Jersey
Ney Jersey Ratifies the 14th Amendment -
Oregon
Oregon Ratifies the 14th Amendment -
Rejection
Texas rejects the 14th Amendment -
Vermont
Vermont Ratifies the 14th Amendment -
More Rejection
Georgia rejects the 14th Amendment, this is becomibng a pattern amoung southern states who are against giving blscks any rights -
Rejection Again
North Caorlina Rejects the 14th Amendment -
South Carolina
On the 6 years anneversery of their secession they reject the 14th Amendment -
Ohio
Ohio Ratifies the 14th Amendment -
Kentucky
Kentukcy rejects the 14th Amendent -
Vote
Blacks in Washington D.C. can vote -
Virginia
Virginia rejects the 14'th amendment -
New York
New York ratifies the 14th amendment -
Kansas
Kansas ratifies the 14th amendment -
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvnia ratifies the 14th amendment -
New State
Nebraska offically becomes a state
