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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. • 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 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.