U.S. Civil War By alexbaranov86 Period: May 3, 1850 to May 3, 1865 US Civil War Timeline Nov 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln elected president Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina seceeds from the Union Jan 21, 1861 First Bull Run; Irvin McDowell defeated at Bull Run. Thomas Jackson earns nickname Stonewall as his brigade resisted Union attacks Feb 3, 1861 rest of southern states leave the Union Feb 9, 1861 Confederate States of America is formed with Jefferson Davis ad President Mar 4, 1861 Abraham Lincoln is 16th President of the United States Of America Apr 15, 1861 Robert E. Lee is offered command of Union Army, which hedeclines Feb 6, 1862 Victory For Gen, Ulysses S. Grant in capturing Fort Henry Jun 25, 1862 seven days battles as Gen. Lee attacks McClellan near Richmond, resulting in huge loss of numbers on both sides Jan 1, 1863 President Lincoln issues final Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in territories held by confederates May 1, 1863 Chancellorsville: Union Army under Gen. Hooker is defeated by Lee's much smaller forces Stonewall Jackson is wounded, Hooker retriets and the Union suffers major losses as do the Confederates. Jul 1, 1863 Gettysburg; Confederates are defeated at the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. Jul 4, 1863 Vicksburg: the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River, surrenders to Gen. Grant and the Army of the West after a six week siege Sep 19, 1863 decisive Confederate victory by Gen. Braxton Bragg's Army of Tennessee at Chickamauga Nov 19, 1863 President Lincoln delivers a two minute Gettysburg Address at a ceremony dedicating the Battlefield as a National Cemetery. Sep 2, 1864 Atlanta is captured by Sherman's Army. Nov 8, 1864 - Abraham Lincoln is re-elected president, defeating Democrat George B. McClellan Dec 15, 1864 Hood's Rebel Army of 23,000 is crushed at Nashville by 55,000 Federals including Negro troops under Gen. George H. Thomas Apr 9, 1865 en. Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia. Apr 9, 1865 General Lee surrendered in the parlor of this house. Apr 14, 1865 President Lincoln is shot in the head in a theatre by John Wilkes Booth Apr 15, 1865 President Abraham Lincoln dies at 7:22 in the morning. Vice President Andrew Johnson assumes the presidency. Apr 18, 1865 Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston surrenders to Sherman near Durham in North Carolina. May 3, 1865 Remaining Confederate forces surrender. The Nation is reunited as the Civil War ends. Over 620,000 Americans died in the war, Dec 6, 1865 The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, is finally ratified. Slavery is abolished.