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CIVIL PROGRESS
A Collection of News Articles from 1793 – 1865.
Stony Point, Virginia
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1793
The Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney has made another important
machine! The Cotton Gin makes cotton by simply
cranking the simple handle on the right side of the
machine. Now our slaves don’t have to work as long so
we can sell our product!
1803
Lewis and Clark Expedition and Westward
Expansion
Lewis and Clark led the first expedition to
the Pacific Coast. Thomas Jefferson sent them to
~Kenley
study plants, animals and geography.
ography.
~Heather
North Keeps it Industrial,
trial,
South keeps it Agricultural!
The 1800’s Northern economy is making
money by keeping it industrial and more people keep
coming for job openings. The Southern economy gets
its money from growing tobacco and more African
AfricanAmericans keep working hard. Some would say this
slavery issue is the start of something BIG, even
some say a WAR!
~Lillian
1831
Nat Turner
August 1831, Nat Turner rebels killing
hundreds of slave owners. He scared people into
making rules against slaves even stricter!
~Caleb
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1860
Abe Lincoln Elected!
Abe Lincoln was elected the sixteenth
Mid-1800s
Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman helped hundreds of people
RUN AWAY! It made slave owners very mad and the
President of the United States! Lincoln was
against slavery. Lincoln’s election
aggravated southerners, leading to the
secession of some states in the south.
owners got very strict. The slaves could not be
~Ellie
caught after they were in the northern free states.
~Kelsey
1859
John Brown’s Raid
John Brown and twenty-one other people,
including his five sons, raided Harper’s Ferry and
1861
stole the armory. They captured many people and
Jefferson Davis became President of the
killed even more. Once Robert E. Lee came with
other Confederates, John Brown’s friends were shot
and he was hanged!
~Andrew
Confederate States of America!
Jefferson Davis believed in slavery
and led the Confederates. Before he was
elected, he was a democratic US Senator.
After the war, he retires to Mississippi.
~Ryan
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April 12, 1861
1861
Union Won’t
on’t Leave Sumter!
Robert E. Lee became commander of
Fort Sumter, located in South
Virginia Army
Carolina, has stood its ground. The North
Robert E. Lee is one of history’s
won’t leave the fort! The South told them
greatest commanders. He’s very brave and
to leave or they would be destroyed but the
is able to hold his own against the Union
North won’t budge. When this picture was
army.
~Christian
taken, the South had cannons ready to fire.
Is this the end of Fort Sumter?
~Alex
July 21, 1861
April 17, 1861
Virginia Seceded from the Union
Richmond became
Capitall of the Confederacy
Virginia became a Confederate State
and left the Union. A big chunk of Virginia
wanted slaves because of the climate. The
western part of Virginia broke off because
they did not need slaves. This affects the
war because it gives the Confederates a
better chance of winning the war, a new
capital and new generals.
~Nathan
Bull Run
Stonewall Jackson and the
Confederates win the Battle of Manassas or
Bull Run! People thought the battle would be
a family event but they soon came to know it
wasn’t. Out of 35,000 Union soldiers, 460
killed, 1,124 wounded, 1,312 captured or
missing. While
ile the Confederate soldiers had
34,000 men, 387 died,, and 1582 wounded.
Confederates start to call General Jackson,
“Stonewall Jackson,” after they see him
standing like a stone wall at this historic
battle.
~Connor
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March 8, 1862
August 30, 1862
Heroic Battle:
Battle of Second Manassas/ Bull Run
Monitor vs Virginia (Merrimack)
Union attacks Stonewall Jackson.
Two ironclads: Battle of wits and
Confederates continue throwing rocks to try
strength for hours! The two ironclads, USS
to keep Union back after they run out of
Monitor and the CSS Virginia battle at
ammo. The unfinished railroad provides
Hampton Roads. Neither has sunk. USS
cover and Confederates win!
Monitor and CSS Virginia leave each other
~Vance
be.
~Evie
September 17, 1863
Battle of Antietam
Lee’s army defeated! They battled
June 25, 1862
across Antietam Creek and that’s how the
Seven Day Battle
The Seven Day Battle lasted 7 days!
The Union won most of the seven days but
on the last day, the Confederates drove off
the Union!
~Paul
battle got its name. This battle was one of
the bloodiest of military history. Since Lee
lost, Abraham Lincoln announced The
Emancipation proclamation.
~Joe
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1863
Virginia Breaks Apart!
Settlers from Virginia moved across the
December 13, 1863
Appalachian Mountains through the
Battle of Fredericksburg
One of the biggest and deadliest battles of
the Civil War! There was fighting in the
streets of Fredericksburg. The Union army
thought this would be a quick victory against
Stonewall but they failed.
~Bradley
Cumberland Gap into western Virginia looking
for new land opportunities. In western
Virginia, people mined iron, raised wheat, and
herded sheep. They didn’t need any slaves
so they disagreed over slavery. That’s how
Virginia broke apart and became the state
of West Virginia.
~Jennifer
January 1, 1863
Slaves FREED!
Slaves are free and fleeing
everywhere to join the invading northern
states. This has happened because of the
Emancipation Proclamation. It was drafted
and published by Abraham Lincoln. Also it is
the most important document of the Civil
War because it freed all slaves from owners
except slaves that wanted to stay.
Hopefully, this is the final end to slavery!
~Adam
May 3, 1863
The Battle of Chancellorsville
Stonewall Jackson was at home with
his wife and daughter when he received a
note. He had to go to Chancellorsville. While
on his way, he was mistaken for a Union
troop and shot! Lucky for Stonewall, he was
still standing 9 days later when
Confederates won the battle!
~Cyrille
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September 1864
Battle of Cedar
edar Creek
July 3, 1863
Sheridan leads attack on the
The Battle of Gettysburg
Confederates. He wins the battle and the
Gettysburg was a three day battle!
Over 20,000 people died on both sides. It
Confederates lose their control on
Shenandoah Valley.
was considered the turning point of the Civil
~Annie
War. It was a great Union victory. The
famous Pickett’s
tt’s Charge happened during
this battle.
~Henry
April 1865
Richmond falls to Union Troops
Richmond is burned by fleeing
May 15, 1864
Battle of New Market
The Confederates burned down the
Confederates
The Confederate capital
capita burns to the
ground! Richmond is burnt by its own troops.
Shenandoah Bridge or the North Fork
Confederate forces destroy Richmond so
stopping the Union from crossing which gave
Union forces can’t get their hands on it. Lee
the Confederates time to get ready.
forces fail to defend it.
~Cole
~Charlie
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April 9, 1865
Lee Surrenders!
Lee’s tattered, exhausted army meets
Grant at the Appomattox Court House,
ready to surrender. Grant, being a gracious
winner, lets Lee keep his horse, Traveler,
and his sword. He also let the Confederate
soldiers keep their horses and mules if they
promise to stop fighting.
~Hannah
Progress Staff
Mrs. Bolton’s 5th graders researched
the Civil War as a timeline of events.
Students chose an important date and
researched it. They drew a picture
that you might have seen in a
newspaper at the time. They wrote a
newspaper article that had at least 3
facts.
Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant,
officer of the Federal Army
Gen. Robert E. Lee,
officer of the Confederate Army