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The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1, 1863) - A major battle where the North not only wins the battle, but starts to win the Civil War. Sherman Captures Atlanta (Sept. 2, 1864) - General Sherman captures the city of Atlanta, Georgia. Later in the year he would march to the sea and capture Savannah, Ga. On his way he would destroy and burn much of ...
- Many Battles of 1861 and 1862
Battle of Shiloh Fought in Tennessee on April 6-7, 1862, the...
- Battle of Fort Sumter
History >> Civil War The Battle of Fort Sumter was the first...
- Battle of Gettysburg
The third day, General Lee decided to make an all or nothing...
- Sherman's March to The Sea
History >> Civil War General Sherman's march through the...
- President Lincoln is Assassinated
History >> Civil War President Abraham Lincoln was shot on...
- Emancipation Proclamation
The Thirteenth Amendment The Emancipation Proclamation was...
- Many Battles of 1861 and 1862
Timeline. 1609 - English explorer Henry Hudson visits the Delaware Bay and explores the coastline. 1610 - Sir Samuel Argall names the Delaware Bay after Virginia governor Sir De La Warr. 1631 - The first European settlement is built by the Dutch. They are wiped out within a year by Native Americans.
Students will gain/review a general chronology of key events leading to the outbreak of the Civil War to examine the causes of the conflict. They will then examine primary sources to write their own historical interpretation to determine how likely it was that Delaware would support the Confederacy in the Civil War.
During the Civil War, Fort Delaware, on Pea Patch Island in Delaware City, housed roughly 33,000 prisoners-of-war, mainly Confederate soldiers. The prisoners had few resources and little contact with the outside world. Julia Jefferson of New Castle and her friends wanted Delaware to support the Confederacy.
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1600- Minquas, from the Susquehanna River Valley, began to attack the villages of the Lenni Lenape. 1609- Henry Hudson, an Englishman sailing for the Dutch East India Company, discovers Delaware Bay and River. 1610- Captain Samuel Argall, an English sea captain, names the bay and river after Lord De La Warr, the governor of Virginia. 1631- Dutch co...
1704- Delaware's first assembly of the Three Lower Counties Upon Delaware, separate from Pennsylvania, meets at New Castle. 1717- Town of Dover laid out. 1731- Thomas Willing founds Willingtown. 1739- Willingtown receives royal charter and is renamed Wilmington. 1742- Oliver Canby builds flour mill on Brandywine River at Wilmington, beginning large...
1802 - Frenchman eleuthere Irenee du Pont founded a gunpowder mill near Wilmington. duPont de Nemours begins manufacturing gunpowder along the Brandywine River near Wilmington. 1805- First Methodist camp meeting held near Smyrna. 1807- Caesar A. Rodney named Attorney General of the United States by President Thomas Jefferson. 1808- Newport and Gap ...
1900- 1. Illustrator Howard Pyle opens his art school in Wilmington. 2. Frank Stephens purchases 163 acres near Grubbs Corner to found single tax community of Arden. 1901 - Legislature ratifies 13th, 14th, and 15thAmendments to the United States Constitution. 1905- Delaware becomes last state to abolish use of the pillory. 1907- 1. First automobile...
2000- Ruth Ann Minner elected Delaware's first woman governor. 2002- 1. "The First State"becomes the official nickname for Delaware 2. Horseshow crab was designated as Delaware's official marine animal 2005 - Stonefly became official state macro invertebrate 2008- 1. Joe Biden was elected as Delaware's 1st Vice President of the U.S. and 1st Roman C...
Feb 3, 2010 · February 3, 2010 • Updated January 29, 2024. Share to Google Classroom Added by 227 Educators. Explore our timeline of the American Civil War and learn about the important events and battles that happened throughout this period of American history – from John Brown's Raid to the adoption of the 13th Amendment.
Jun 10, 2011 · Delaware still permitted slavery at the time of the war, though the number of slaves—1,800, compared to 20,000 free blacks—was dwarfed by that of most other slave-holding states. There was a strong abolition movement in the state as well, Wright notes. Some Delaware residents, both whites and free and enslaved blacks, were actively involved ...
