Civil War: Beginning To End

By: Joey, Rafael, and Richard

1861

• Divisions between the North and South erupted into a full-scale conflict after Lincoln was elected as president.

• 11 states seceded from the Union.

• January 1861- The South Secedes and creates a government.

• March 4, 1861- Lincoln is inaugurated.

• April 1861- The Attack on Fort Sumter

1861

• In June 1861 West Virginia is born a state.• July 21st,1861, the first battle of the Civil War

had begun by a river named the Bull Run. This battle was later renamed as the Battle of Bull Run.

• The Union blockade on the Confederacy made a huge impact.

1862• Confederates won

victory over victory due to poorly-led Union forces.

• Confederate General Robert E. Lee suffered a major loss at the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest engagement in the war.

• Union General Grant prevails at the battle of Shiloh in Tennessee.

1862• Stonewall Jackson’s campaign begins

succession on May 8th.• On September 22 Lincoln issued the

Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.• Then, on December 13th Lee won the Battle

of Fredericksburg.

1863• January 1,

1863:Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation

• Lincoln signs federal draft act.

• May 1 – 4: “Stonewall” Jackson is wounded during the Battle of Chancellorsville. He develops pneumonia and dies on May 10.

1863• On July 1st-3rd

the Battle of Gettysburg was in place.

• Then, on July 4th the Confederates surrendered the Mississippi River for the Union.

• November 25th the Union won the battle at Chattanooga, Tennessee.

1864

• Ulysses S. Grant is given official authority to command all armies in the United States on March 10.

• June 1-3: The Battle of Cold Harbor resulted in heavy Union casualties. Grant plans a tenth month siege in Petersburg.

• Lincoln signs a bill repealing the fugitive slave laws.

1864

• Confederate forces under Jubal Early probe and fire upon the northern defenses of Washington, D.C., throwing the Capital into a state of high alert.

• After forcing the Confederate army of John Bell Hood out of Atlanta, Georgia, General William T. Sherman captures the city, a major munitions center for the South.

1865

• Congress has passed Amendment XIII in January 31.

• Lincoln was inaugurated for a second term as president on March 4.

• The Appotomax campaign begins, as Grant moves against Lee’s defenses at Petersburg.

1865

• Petersburg falls while Confederate government evacuates the capital on April 2nd.

• Union troops then occupies Richmond• Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of

Northern Virginia to Grant.• John Wilkes Booth shoots Lincoln at Ford’s

Theatre. He dies the following day.

Fun Facts

• Liberty was a French idea in 1865.

• The Confederacy had many flags. At the beginning of the war, Grant was 39 years old, while Lee was 54.

• Greater than 50,000 books were made about the Civil War.