Vigo County Civil War Sesquicentennial ProjectTimeline for Civil War

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
11/06/1860	Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States	Event description for Abraham Lincoln: Abraham Lincoln was elected as President of the United States in the election of 1860. He ran against: Steven Douglas: Northern Democrat, John Beckinridge: Southern Democrat, and John Bell: Constitutional Union. Link for President Lincoln
12/20/1860	The South secedes from the Union	South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union and other Southern states soon followed. Secession
02/09/1861	The Confederate States of America was formed	The Confederate States of America was formed and they elected Jefferson Davis as their President. The Confederate States of America
04/08/1861	The Sisters of Providence	Five students at the Academy at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, return to their Southern homes. The fear is if war is declared, it would be extremely difficult to get the girls home. Link
04/12/1861	The Civil War begins with shots fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina.	Confederate troops led by General P.G.T Beauregard attacked Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. The Attack on Fort Sumter
05/15/1861	The Sisters of Providence	Mother Mary Cecilia Bailly, general superior of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, visits City Hospital (later known as Military Hospital) in Indianapolis. Indiana Governor Oliver Perry Morton requested that the sisters provide assistance in the administration of City Hospital, which was turned over to the federal government for the care of soldiers. Link
06/05/1861	The battle of Phillippi	Battle of Philippi - First Organized Land Action of Civil WarThe Battle of Phillippi was a victory for the North
06/07/1861	The Sisters of Providence	Mother Mary Cecilia Bailly, general superior of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, goes to Indianapolis to visit the sisters who have charge of Military Hospital.) Link
07/21/1861	The Battle of Bull Run(a.k.a Manassas)	The battle of Bull Run is fought and is the first battle of the Civil War. The Union suffers a defeat against General “Stonewall Jackson.” 20th Indiana Infantry Regiment
08/01/1861	(July to August 1861) The Sisters of Providence	Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, serve as administrators and nurses of an emergency hospital located in Vincennes, Indiana. The hospital was needed because of an epidemic outbreak that occurred while men were being recruited for the military in Vincennes. Link
02/01/1862	February 1862- June 1862- Confederate prison in Terre Haute	Monument to eleven confederate soldiersFrom February 1862 through June 1862 there was a confederate Prison in Terre Haute where 500 confederate soldiers were held
03/10/1862	The battle of Cornith	The Battle of Corinth was a victory for the North
04/06/1862	April 6-7, 1862 The Battle of Shiloh	The battle of Shiloh was a major battle in the Western Campaign during the Civil War and it was a victory for the North. April 6-7, 1862 The Battle of Shiloh
05/31/1862	The Battle of Fair Oaks (Seven Pines	The South had the upper hand of the battle, but McClellan had last minute reinforcements and it was a victory for the North.Civil War Battles
06/25/1862	The Seven Days Battle(June 25-July 1)	The seven days battle was a series of six major battles in seven days. The battles included: Oak Grove, Beaver Dam Creek, Gaine’s Mill, Savage’s Station, Glendale, and Malvern Hill20th Indiana Infantry Regiment
09/12/1862	The battle of Harper’s Ferry(September 12-15, 1862)	It is still unclear who the winner of the battle of Antietam was but since General Robert E. Lee had his men retreat back across the Potomac River it was considered a Union victory14th Indiana Infantry Regiment
09/16/1862	The Battle of Antietam	Civil War Battles
12/11/1862	The Battle of Fredericksburg	The Union took heavy losses and it was a victory for the SouthCivil War Battles
12/31/1862	The battle of Stones River (December 31, 1862- January 2, 1863)	The Battle of Stones River was a victory for the North
01/01/1863	The Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect	The Emancipation Proclamation stated “The proclamation declared "That all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "Are, and henceforward shall be free." It also allowed the former slaves to fight in the Union Army.The Emancipation Proclamation
01/05/1863	The Battle of Chancellorsville(May 1-4, 1863)	The battle of Chancellorsville was a victory for the South but they had the most casualties Battle of Chancellorsville
05/16/1863	Champion Hill	The battle of Champion Hill was a victory for the North Lieut. Col. Leonidas HorneyKilled at Champion Hill
07/01/1863	The Battle of Gettysburg	Battle of GettysburgThe battle of Gettysburg was the great battle of the Civil War. When the North won, it was clear to both the Union and the Confederacy that the North would ultimately win the war
07/28/1863	Morgan’s Raid Corydon, Indiana	Corydon IndianaAmerican Civil War July 9, 1863Morgan’s Raid started with General John Morgan riding into Kentucky to stop communications of the Union Army.
09/19/1863	The Battle of Chickamauga ( September 19-20)	The battle of Chickamauga was a victory for the South Civil War Battles
11/23/1863	The Battle of Chattanooga	The battle of Chattanooga was a victory for the North Civil War Battles
05/15/1864	The Battle of Spotsylvania (May)	To this day it is still unclear as to who the winner of the battle of Spotsylvania was. The Sisters of Providence Civil War Battles
06/20/1864	The Sisters of Providence	Major John Patrick Dufficy of the 35th Indiana Volunteers is killed during the battle at Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia. Dufficy’s widow, Minerva All-Dufficy would enter the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, in 1871, and receive the religious name, Sister Frances de Chantel. Link
06/28/1864	The Battle of Cold Harbor (June 1-3)	The battle of Cold Harbor was a Confederate victoryCivil War Battles
08/19/1864	The battle of Opequon a.k.a The Third battle of Winchester	The Third Battle of WinchesterThe battle of Opequon was a victory for the North.
11/15/1864	Abraham Lincoln is Re-elected as President	Election of 1864President Lincoln won the 1864 election against opponent George B. McClellan
04/14/1865	President Lincoln assassinated	Assassination of president Abraham LinkonPresident Abraham Lincoln was shot in Ford’s Theater by John Wilkes Booth, he dies and vice-President Andrew Johnson takes over the Presidency.
05/15/1865	The remaining Confederate forces surrender	The Civil War and emancipation The Civil War and emancipationThe war was officially over. There were over 620,000 Americans who died in the war
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
11/06/1860 to 06/06/1865	Civil War