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US History Civil WarTimeline

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John Quincy Adams (1767 - 1848)

The 6th President of the U.S, an American Diplomat, helped with the forming of the Monroe Doctrine and Secretary of State, one of the greatest diplomats in history, he was deeply troubled by slavery, which was the root of the cause of the civil war. He died on February 23, 1848, right before the start of the Civil war.

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Daniel Webster (1782 - 1852)

Statesman, lawyer and orator, Favored the Compromise of 1850, opposed extension of slavery into the territories, he was named secretary of state in July 1850, and supervised strict enforcementof the Fugitive Slave Act.

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Henry Clay (1777 - 1852)

Statesmen, orator, speaker for the House of Representatives,and Secretary of State, opposed the annexation of Texas, was one of the 5 greatest Senators of U.S history. He organized many compromises dealing with slavery, a major issue of the Civil war. He died on June 29, 1852.

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Frederick Douglas (1818-1895)

He was a strong abolitionist, known also for Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858, the series of heated debates between him and Abraham Lincoln over slavery, popular sovereignty, and politics,

a definite issue of the Civil war.

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Dred Scott (1799 - 1858)

Slave who sued for his freedom, was tried by the Supreme Court,and lost with the conclusion that slaves could never become US citizens;he strengthened debate between North and South. Died as a slave in 1858.

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John Wilkes Booth

He was a strong Confederate supporter. He assassinated Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1658 in

Ford’s Theater, Washington D.C.

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John Brown (1800-1859)

He was hung to death on 1859 for expressing strong abolitionist protests. An evangelical who thought God chose him to end the slavery. Killed a few whites and revolted. Was hung to death on 1859.

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Battle on Fort Sumter

Date: April 12-13, 1861

Location: Fort Sumter, South Carolina Confederates Won

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Jefferson Davis (1808 - 1889)

A Confederacy from 1861 to 1865. leader during the Civil War, as well as President of the Confederate States of America, he fought in the Mexican-American war,he took charged of the Confederates war plans but couldn’t find a strategy to stop the Union, and Southerners saw him as a Civil War hero because of his pride and ideals.

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Battle of West Virginia

Date: April 19, 1861

Location: Baltimore

Confederate Won

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Clara Barton

Supplied and cared for the wounded soldiers of the Civil War, whether they were Union or Confederate. She first started nursing hurt Massachusetts soldiers on April 21, 1861. She eventually established the American Red Cross in 1881.

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Albert Sydney Johnson

Considered a "Texas Patriot" and "Confederate Hero". President Davis of the Confederacy appointed him general. On May 30, 1861, he became one of the highest leading Confederate generals of the West.

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Battle of Bull Run

Date: July 21, 1861

Location: Manassas, Virginia

Confederates Won

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Ulysses S. Grant

He was the 18th US president. He was appointed as a brigadier general on July 31, 1861. He captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson with help from the Federal navy.

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Battle of Missouri

Date: August 10, 1861Location: Wilson's Greek, MissouriUnion Won

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Harriet Beecher Stowe(1811-1896)

Author of the famous book Uncle Tom’s Cabin, of 1862 which would be one of the causes of the Civil War. All her novels were based on her hatred for slavery. She is one of America’s most recognized writers.

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Battle of Pea Ridge

Date: March 6-8, 1862

Location: Benton County, Arkansas

Union won

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Battle of Shiloh

Date: April 6-7, 1862

Location: Hardin County, Tennessee

Union won

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Seven Days Battle

Date: June 25 - July 1, 1862

Location: Henrico County, Virginia

Confederate won

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Peninsular Campaign

Date: March through July 1862

Location: began in Virginia, ended in Mechanicsville

Confederate won

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Battle of Antietam

Date: Sept 17, 1862

Location: Near Sharpsburg, Maryland

Union won

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Battle of Fredericksburg

Date: Dec. 11-15 1862

Location: Spotslyvania County and Fredericksburg, Virginia

Confederate won

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Stonewall Jackson(1824- May 10, 1863)

In the First Battle of Bull Run, Jackson, a Southern general refused to give up even though his side was loosing.His refusal to give up later gave him a nickname: "Stonewall".

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Chancellorsville

Date: April 30- May 6, 1863

Location: Spotsylvania County, Virginia

Confederate won

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Vicksburg

Date: May 18- July 4, 1863

Location:Vicksburg, Mississippi

Union won

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Gettysburg

Date: July 1-3, 1863

Location: Adams County, Pennsylvania

Union won

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Chickamauga

Date: September 18-20, 1863Location: GeorgiaConfederate won

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Stone's River

Date: December 31, 1862- January 2,1863

Location: Tennessee

Union won

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Robert Gould Shaw (1837-1863)

Until his death in 1863, he was a devoted Union general of the 54th regiment of the Civil War, leading an all-black men army.

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Red River Campaign

Date: March - May 1864Location: Louisiana's Red RiverConfederate win

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Battle of Petersburg

Date: June 1864Location: Petersburg, VirginiaConfederate win

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Battle of Atlanta

Date: July 1864

Location: South of Atlanta, Georgia

Union Win

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Mobile Bay

Date: August 1864Location: Mobile Bay (Gulf of Mexico)Union Win

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Battle of Nashville

Date: December 1864Location: Davidson County, TennesseeUnion Win

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Theodore Weld

Theodore Weld fought against slavery. He was in the Anti-Slavery Society, and wrote pamphlets for other anti-slavery organizations. He highlighted the issue of slavery, a major cause of the Civil war. Until the 13th amendment abolishing slavery was established in 1865, he kept fighting for his abolitionist cause.

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Robert E. Lee (1807 - 1870)

Led Confederate army; considered one of the best commanders during Civil War. Continued to fight until the end, and surrendered on April 9, 1865.

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Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)

16th President of the United States, he guided his country through the Civil war, also considered by historians to have been the greatest President in American History. He was assassinated on April 14, 1865.

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Dorothea Lynde Dix

She was the superintendent of Union Army Nurses. She was known to have cared for both Union and Confederate soldiers, without any bias. She cured any American soldier that was injured during the Civil War. Her last move was in 1881 to New Jersey State Hospital.

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Soujourner Truth (1797 - 1883)

She became a national symbol for strong black women. She transformed herself from a domestic servant to an preacher. Her words inspired mostly black woman and poor people.

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Harriet Tubman(1821 - 1913)

Harriet Tubman, a slave, ran away one night by herself and gained freedom by going to Pennsylvania. She joined the group of people who organized the Underground Railroad, and worked to free many slaves.

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