The Civil War

South Carolina votes to secede.

Jan 28, 1861

Six States follow: Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georiga, Louisiana, and Texas

The Civil War

Period: Jan 28, 1861 to Apr 9, 1865

South creates a new Government in Montgomery, Alabama

Feb 28, 1861

Attack on Ft. Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

First Battle of Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

Battle of Port Royal, S.C.

Nov 7, 1861

Monitor vs. Merrimac

Mar 9, 1862

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

Battle of New Orleans

Apr 25, 1862

Gen. Stonewall Jackson pushes Union Back

May 28, 1862

Seven Days Battles

Jun 26, 1862

Jackson takes Harper's Ferry

Sep 15, 1862

Emancipation Proclomation

Sep 22, 1862

South Hold Fredricksburg

Nov 7, 1862

North and South Issue Coscription Act

Mar 1, 1863

Grant Takes the Mississippi River, splitting the South

May 22, 1863

Lee Takes Winchester, Virginia

Jun 13, 1863

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

Battle of chickamauga

Sep 19, 1863

Battle of Chattanooga

Nov 23, 1863

grants Wilderness Campaign

May 1, 1864

Battle of Cold Harbor

Jun 1, 1864

Seige of Petersburg

Jun 28, 1864

Gen. Early Approaches Washington D.C.

Jul 13, 1864

Atlanta Falls

Sep 2, 1864

Battle of Savanna

Dec 20, 1864

Battle of Ft. Fisher

Jan 15, 1865

Gen. Lee Abandons Richmond

Apr 2, 1865

Surrender at Appomattox Court House

Apr 9, 1865