1. Civil War: Beginning To End By: Joey, Rafael, and Richard

2. 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

3. 1861 In June 1861 West Virginia is born a state. July 21 st,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.

4. 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.

5. 1862 Stonewall Jackson’s campaign begins succession on May 8 th. On September 22 Lincoln issued the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. Then, on December 13 th Lee won the Battle of Fredericksburg.

6. 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.

7. 1863 On July 1 st -3 rd the Battle of Gettysburg was in place. Then, on July 4 th the Confederates surrendered the Mississippi River for the Union. November 25 th the Union won the battle at Chattanooga, Tennessee.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 1865 Petersburg falls while Confederate government evacuates the capital on April 2 nd. 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.

12. 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.