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Republican party is formed
One of the two major political parties of the U.S now. Formed by anti-slavery activists from the Whig and Democratic parties. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act passed
Aimed to organize the Nebraskan and Kansas territory and allowed the people to decide to be slave owners or not. -
Lincoln elected president
was the sixteenth president. -
South Carolina votes to secede from U.S
Seceded after Lincoln became president. -
Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter
Confederate guns fired up on Fort Sumter, started the beginning of the civil war. -
Richmond becomes the capital of the Confederacy
The decision was made to name the City of Richmond, Virginia as the new Capital of the Confederacy. The Confederate capital was moved to Richmond in recognition of Virginia's strategic importance. -
First Battle of Bull Run
The first full scale battle of the civil war. Made the North and South realize the war would be bloody. -
Jefferson Davis elected president for the C.S.A
Davis was the president for the entirety of the C.S.A. Was supposed to serve six years but the C.S.A only lasted 4 -
The Merrimac and the Monitor fight of the Virginia coast
Where the warship USS Monitor and CSS Virginia fought which was apart of the new beginning for naval warfare. -
battle of Shiloh
Also known as the battle of Pittsburgh Landing. Took place in southwestern Tennessee. Confederates made a surprise attack here in hopes that this would bring them a victory. -
Robert E. Lee named commander for the North Virginia army.
Helped the Confederacys main fighting force in the Eastern Theater of the civil war. -
Battle of Antietam
Had about 22,000 men killed -
Lincoln suspends habeas corpus
The habeas corpus gave the military the right to arrest and hold union dissenters -
Battle of Fredericksburg
one of the deadliest fights of the civil war. -
Emancipation Proclamation is announced
The declaration of all enslaved people becoming free. during the third year of the civil war. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
A major battle that resulted in a Confederate victory. This battle killed Confederate general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson -
Battle of Gettysburg
only lasted three days. -
Confederates surrender at Vicksburg
Marks the end of the 47 day long military operation of Vicksburg. This was a key event to the civil war. -
Lincoln gives Gettysburg Address
Gave this speech to honor the men that died in the battle. Given on cemetery hill in Gettysburg. -
Atlanta is captured
A major loss for the confederacy. Captured by General Sherman and was a huge railway hub and industrial center. -
Lincoln defeats McClellan in the election
Near the end of the civil war, Lincoln defeated the former general McClellan. -
Sherman begins his march to the Sea
The most destructive and hurtful campaign against a civilian population. -
Freedmans Bureau is created
An act to establish a Bureau for the Relief of Freedman and Refugees. Provided food, clothing, and shelter for any people in distress, including newly freed African Americans. -
Lincoln gives his second inaugural address
As the civil war approached its final weeks, Lincoln gave his second inaugural address from the East Portico of the U.S capital. -
Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox
Lee's Army of North Virginia was trapped and surrounded by union forces at Appomattox Court House. -
President Lincoln assassinated
Lincoln was assassinated in Fords theater. He was killed by John Wilkes booth. -
John Wilkes booth is killed
After killing Lincoln, John ran away and was tracked down to later be shot in the neck by a federal soilder.