Divided Nation Timeline Anchor Chart
Divided Nation
Turning Points of the Civil War
Fort Sumter
April 1861
The opening shots in SC. The war begins.
"The first blow has been struck... we must now defend the flag."
Victory here leads to the Emancipation Proclamation.
Antietam
Sept 1862
Bloodiest day. Halted the invasion of the North.
Gettysburg
July 1863
Lee's invasion fails. Momentum shifts North.
Key Moment: Pickett's Charge fails on the final day.
Control of the Mississippi River splits the South in two.
Vicksburg
July 1863
The Confederacy is cut in half along the river.
Appomattox
April 1865
Lee surrenders to Grant. The war effectively ends.
"The rebels are our countrymen again."
Preserving the Union & Ending Slavery
