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The Fall of Fort Sumter
The Fall of Fort Sumter was the catalyst of the Civil War. Union Soldiers fired on Fort Sumter in an attempt to keep weapons out of the Confederacy's hands. -
First Battle of Bull Run
Confederate and Union Armies clashed near Manassas Junction in Virgina, near a river named Bull Run. The Battle was the first major land battle of the Civil War -
Battle of Antietam
Lee attempted to invade the North in order to kill northern morale, and was cut of by Northern troops near Antietam Creek. The resulting battle was the bloodiest single day of battle in American History. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln delivered this speech soon after the Union "Victory "at Antietam, that declared that slavery was then illegal in the United States of America, except for those in border union states. The Proclamation officially took affect on January 1st, 1863 -
Formation of the 54th Massachusetts
The 54th Massachusetts was the nations first all-black regiment, and marked the first time that African Americans were able to serve in the Army. The Regiment was formed on the same day the Emancipation Proclamation was delivered. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The bloodiest battle of the war. A Union victory meant that Lee would never invade the North again, and the South lost all possibility of European aid -
Sherman's March to the Sea
A campaign of total war headed by a Union general following the completion of the Anaconda Plan. Destroyed many lives in the South. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
A campaign of total war headed by a Union general following the completion of the Anaconda Plan. Destroyed many lives in the South. -
Congress Passes the 13th Amendment
Although the Emancipation Proclamation freed most slaves in the United states, slavery still existed in the border states that had sided with the Union. Abraham Lincoln proposed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution to officially outlaw slavery forever. -
Creation of Freedman’s Bureau
The Freedman's Bureau was an organization that was created to aide the newly freed slaves after the civil war. They built hospitals and schools, and they negotiated labor contracts for many individuals. -
Surrender at Appotmatox Courthouse
Following Sherman's March to the Sea, the generals of the confederacy signed the document to surrender in the parlor of a resident of Appotmatox Courthouse, Virginia. The terms of surrender presented by the Union were the most lenient in U.S military history. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated just 5 days after the end of the Civil War by John Wilkes Booth. He was shot during a play, but didn't die until the next day. -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment was one of the Amendments passed during reconstruction. It promises citizenship to freed slaves, and addresses the fact that all citizens have equal protection under the law. -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment granted African American men the right to vote. Even though they now had this right via the constitution, many states, especially in the south, found ways to keep their African American populations from voting. -
End of Reconstruction
President Hayes ran his campaign with the promise of removing all federal troops from the south. He kept this promise, and gave the order to remove the troops, signaling the end of Reconstruction. -
Supreme Court Case Plessy vs Ferguson
Plessy vs Ferguson was an important Supreme Court Case that upheld the legality of segregation laws, as long as both facilities were equal in quality. This case led to the national mentality of "Separate but Equal", even if equality was never the case.
