civil war timeline by Jace Tourtillott

Fort Sumter April 1861

jacetourtillott1 — 2023-11-02 19:35:15 UTC

Marks the official start of the civil war. At 4:30 in the morning a flaming mortar shot arcs into the air and explodes over fort Sumter it took 2 and half hours for major Robert Anderson to reply the attacks. the battle lasted 36 hours, and then with no resources major Anderson surrenders

Abraham Lincoln Elected President Nov,6,1860

jacetourtillott1 — 2023-11-02 19:39:22 UTC

Lincoln’s election, but the election was one of the primary reasons the war broke out the following year. Lincolns decision to fight wasn't based on ending slavery but rather keeping the states together.

Bull run July,21,1861

jacetourtillott1 — 2023-11-02 20:08:02 UTC

Was the first full scale battle of the Civil War. It ended in a confederate victory there was 60,680 troops engaged total 32,230 of them being the confederates

The first income tax Summer 1861

jacetourtillott1 — 2023-11-02 20:18:39 UTC

The first Federal income tax was levied to help pay for the Union war effort. Salmon P. Chase reported to the Congress that he would need $320 million over the next fiscal year to finance the war. the first income tax measure in the United States, called for a 3% tax on incomes over $800.

Lincoln Rejects the King of Siam's Offer of Elephants Feb, 3, 1862

jacetourtillott1 — 2023-11-02 20:24:00 UTC

President Abraham Lincoln politely rejected an offer of elephants from the King of Siam. Lincoln points out in his reply, steam power had overtaken the need for heavy animal power of this kind What if the Union or Confederate army had use of battalions of war elephants during the Civil War?

The Fall of Fort Henry

jacetourtillott1 — 2023-11-02 20:28:10 UTC

Spirits in the Union ranks were high, but the situation inside Fort Henry was vastly different. The 2,800 Confederates under Brig. Gen. Lloyd Tilghman were poorly armed — many of them with flintlock rifles dating from the War of 1812At noon on February 6, 1862, Foote began his assault, entering the fray with four ironclads and three timberclads. As ordered, the ships closed to a point-blank range of less than 300 yards, wreaking havoc on the Confederate defenses.

Antietam Sep, 17, 1862

jacetourtillott1 — 2023-11-02 20:37:56 UTC

Was the deadliest one day battle in american military history and gave President Lincoln a opportunity to announce the emancipation proclamation. the battle had an estimated casualties of 22,717 of of the 132,00 forces that were engaged

emancipation proclamation Jan, 1, 1863

jacetourtillott1 — 2023-11-02 20:44:03 UTC

The Emancipation Proclamation granted freedom to the slaves in the Confederate States if the States did not return to the Union by January 1, 1863. In addition, under this proclamation, freedom would only come to the slaves if the Union won the war.

Gettysburg July, 1 - 3, 1863

jacetourtillott1 — 2023-11-02 20:48:46 UTC

July 1 Early that morning a Confederate division under Maj. Gen. Henry Heth marches toward Gettysburg to seize supplies. In an unplanned engagement, they confront Union cavalry. On the second day of battle, the Union defends a fishhook-shaped range of hills and ridges south of Gettysburg. The Confederates wrap around the Union position in a longer line. That afternoon Lee launches a heavy assault commanded by Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet on the Union left flank. Fierce fighting rages at Devil's Den, Little Round Top, the Wheatfield, the Peach Orchard, and Cemetery Ridge as Longstreet’s men close in on the Union position. Using their shorter interior lines, Union II Corps commander Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock and others move reinforcements quickly to blunt Confederate advances.

Appomattox April, 9th, 1865

jacetourtillott1 — 2023-11-02 20:52:40 UTC

uring most of the battle, Confederate artillery crews acted as infantry skirmishers. Custer's men charged the Confederate artillery, difficult to accomplish in the rough and wooded terrain, and captured 25 guns, driving off and scattering the Confederate defenders. Trapped by the Federals near Appomattox Court House, Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union general Ulysses S. Grant, precipitating the capitulation of other Confederate forces and leading to the end of the bloodiest conflict in American history.

Vicksburg May, 19, 1863

jacetourtillott1 — 2023-11-02 20:56:11 UTC

Vicksburg’s strategic location on the Mississippi River made it a critical win for both the Union and the Confederacy. The Confederate surrender there ensured Union control of the Mississippi River and cleaved the South in two. The confederates were out numbered 77,000 to 33,000 in the union victory