Timeline of the American Civil War
by
KaySilva
Last updated 7 years ago
Discipline:
Social Studies Subject:
American History
Grade:
4


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Ratify-to make official
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Timeline of the American Civil War
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13th Amendment-abolishes slavery
November 6thAbraham Lincoln elected 16th president of the United States
February 9Confederate States of America formed with Jefferson Davis as president
December 20thSouth Carolina secedes from the Union
April 12thThe Civil War begins with the Confederates firing on Fort Sumter
April 17thMore states secede, forming an eleven state Confederacy with a population of 9 million. The Union will have 21 states and a population of over 20 million.
July 21stFirst Battle of Bull Run
April 6th/7thBattle of Shiloh
August 29th/30thSecond Battle of Bull Run
September 17thBattle of Antietam is bloodiest battle in American military history
January 1stPresident Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation
July 1st-3rdBattle of GettysburgNovember 19thGettysburg Address
November 8thAbraham Lincoln re-elected
January 31st U.S. Congress approves the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution
April 9thGen. Robert E. Lee surrenders to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia
April 14thJohn Wilkes Booth kills President Abraham Lincoln
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December 6th13th Amendmentis ratified
Secede-To leave or break away
Battle Cry Of Freedom (American Civil War Song)
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