civil war timeline

By chm1014
  • first state secedes from the union

    south carolina
  • first election of abraham lincoln

    first election of abraham lincoln
    first republican to win the presidency,
  • battle of fort sumter

    battle of fort sumter
    was a bombardment, that started the civil war
  • first battle of bull run

    first battle of bull run
    was the first battle of the american civil war, the victory of the confederate army humiliated the north, and forced to prepare for a long war,
  • Antietam

    Antietam
    over 23,000 men fell as causalities on the first day, which led to president declaring the emancipation proclamation
  • emancipation proclamation

    emancipation proclamation
    an executive order issued in January 1,1863 by president Lincoln freeing slaves in all portions of the U.S
  • the battle of vicksburg

    final major military action in civil war
  • battle of gettysburg

    battle of gettysburg
    the greatest battle of the civil war,
  • the gettysburg adress

    speech from abraham lincoln
  • the fall of atlanta

    the fall of atlanta
    battle of the Atlanta fought during the civil war
  • confederacy surrender

    confederacy surrender
    it was the final engagement of the confederate army before surrendering
  • assasination of lincoln

    assasination of lincoln
    was assassinated by john Wilkes booth on good Friday at a play