Top 10 Events of the Civil War
10. Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation is historically significant because it freed the slaves after Abraham Lincoln was elected as President. This started a chain of events that took the United States into Civil War.
9. Succeeded from Union
As a result of the election of President Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation, the South Carolina legislature voted to leave the United States and become their own state. This is historically significant because it led for states to follow and do the same and divided the country.
8. Other states followed
This is historically significant because these states are declaring that the individual state has more power than the United states as a group.
7. The South elects president Jefferson Davis and general Robert E. Lee
This is significant because the southern states, even though they don't want to be a part of the union, are electing leaders to create their own union and divide the country which then leads into war.
6. Lincoln’s 1st Inaugural Address
President Lincoln was elected into office in 1861. Lincoln's first Inaugural address is significant because it allows the country to see the vision that Lincoln has for the country that freedom for the slaves, but about half the country does not agree with this potential future.
5. Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter is historically significant because it is remembered as the first battle of the Civil War. It took place from April 12 to the 14th, in 1861. This battle was won by the Confederates in the south.
4. Battle of Gettysburg
General Grant's army scores a major victory in the closing days of the Civil War. The Battle of Gettysburg is historically significant because it eventually lead to the surrender of the Confederate troop.
3. Lee Surrenders
The Confederate army along with the southern states, admit defeat because they can no longer support the war effort. Robert E. Lee is confronted by General Grant's army but has no food or ammunition. Lee rides on his horse to meet General Grant in full dress uniform with pride and honor. General Grant accepts Lee's surrender with the words "lay down your arms and go home." The surrender of Robert E. Lee is significant because it is the end of the Civil War.
2. Lincoln’s Assassination, the Man Hunt, and the Investigation
To the shock and horror of everyone, including the confederate south, Lincoln's assassination was a terrible moment on top of the tragedy of the war. John Wilkes Booth and his accomplices were hunted down and captured. Booth's own diary was used to accuse others involved in his plot to take down the United States Government. This is historically significant because that by this time, neither the north nor the south wanted to reignite the war; making Lincoln's assassination pointless
1. Reconstruction begins
President Lincoln's view was more of a forgiveness and get the country back to normal plan. This is historically significant because, after a long and bloody war, most of the country wanted to get back to some sort of normal life. This is eventually what took place even after his death.
The Emancipation Proclamation is historically significant because it freed the slaves after Abraham Lincoln was elected as President. This started a chain of events that took the United States into Civil War.
9. Succeeded from Union
As a result of the election of President Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation, the South Carolina legislature voted to leave the United States and become their own state. This is historically significant because it led for states to follow and do the same and divided the country.
8. Other states followed
This is historically significant because these states are declaring that the individual state has more power than the United states as a group.
7. The South elects president Jefferson Davis and general Robert E. Lee
This is significant because the southern states, even though they don't want to be a part of the union, are electing leaders to create their own union and divide the country which then leads into war.
6. Lincoln’s 1st Inaugural Address
President Lincoln was elected into office in 1861. Lincoln's first Inaugural address is significant because it allows the country to see the vision that Lincoln has for the country that freedom for the slaves, but about half the country does not agree with this potential future.
5. Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter is historically significant because it is remembered as the first battle of the Civil War. It took place from April 12 to the 14th, in 1861. This battle was won by the Confederates in the south.
4. Battle of Gettysburg
General Grant's army scores a major victory in the closing days of the Civil War. The Battle of Gettysburg is historically significant because it eventually lead to the surrender of the Confederate troop.
3. Lee Surrenders
The Confederate army along with the southern states, admit defeat because they can no longer support the war effort. Robert E. Lee is confronted by General Grant's army but has no food or ammunition. Lee rides on his horse to meet General Grant in full dress uniform with pride and honor. General Grant accepts Lee's surrender with the words "lay down your arms and go home." The surrender of Robert E. Lee is significant because it is the end of the Civil War.
2. Lincoln’s Assassination, the Man Hunt, and the Investigation
To the shock and horror of everyone, including the confederate south, Lincoln's assassination was a terrible moment on top of the tragedy of the war. John Wilkes Booth and his accomplices were hunted down and captured. Booth's own diary was used to accuse others involved in his plot to take down the United States Government. This is historically significant because that by this time, neither the north nor the south wanted to reignite the war; making Lincoln's assassination pointless
1. Reconstruction begins
President Lincoln's view was more of a forgiveness and get the country back to normal plan. This is historically significant because, after a long and bloody war, most of the country wanted to get back to some sort of normal life. This is eventually what took place even after his death.