American Civil War

By Courtney Mellinger
  • Lincoln elected as President

    Lincoln elected as President

  • South Carolina secedes from the Union

    South Carolina secedes from the Union

  • CSA was formed

    CSA was formed

  • Lincoln was sworn in as President

    Lincoln was sworn in as President

  • CSA attacks Fort Sumter, starting the Civil War

    CSA attacks Fort Sumter, starting the Civil War

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    The Civil War

  • Virginia votes to secede from the Union

    Virginia votes to secede from the Union

  • Lincoln delares a blockade of Southern ports.

    Lincoln delares a blockade of Southern ports.

  • Robert E. Lee is offered command of the U.S. Army, but delclines

    Robert E. Lee is offered command of the U.S. Army, but delclines

  • Robert E. Lee resigns his commission to the U.S. Army

    Robert E. Lee resigns his commission to the U.S. Army

  • Lincoln appoints McClellan commander of Union forces

    Lincoln appoints McClellan commander of Union forces

  • Lincoln aaks Congress to allow conscriptions of new soldiers

    Lincoln aaks Congress to allow conscriptions of new soldiers

  • The First Battle of Bull Run

    The First Battle of Bull Run

  • Lincoln replaced McDowell with McClellen

    Lincoln replaced McDowell with McClellen

  • General War Order No. 1

    General War Order No. 1

  • Monitor and Merrimac

    Monitor and Merrimac

  • The Battle Of Shiloh

    The Battle Of Shiloh

  • The Battle of Seven Pines

    The Battle of Seven Pines

  • Seven Days Battle

    Seven Days Battle

  • The Battle of Bull Run

    The Battle of Bull Run

  • Lee invades the North

    Lee invades the North

  • The Battle of Antietam

    The Battle of Antietam

  • General Joseph Hooker raids Missouri

    General Joseph Hooker raids Missouri

  • Lincoln issues preliminary Emancipation Proclamation

    Lincoln issues preliminary Emancipation Proclamation

  • Lincoln replaces McClellan with Burnside

    Lincoln replaces McClellan with Burnside

  • The Battle of Fredericksburg

    The Battle of Fredericksburg

  • General Orders No. 11

    General Orders No. 11

  • Final Emancipation Proclamation

    Final Emancipation Proclamation

  • Lincoln replaces Burnside with Hooker

    Lincoln replaces Burnside with Hooker

  • Congress call for draft

    Congress call for draft

  • Battle of Chancellorsville begins

    Battle of Chancellorsville begins

  • Stonewall Jackson dies

    Stonewall Jackson dies

  • Hooker replaced by Meade

    Hooker replaced by Meade

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg

  • Battle of Vicksburg

    Battle of Vicksburg

  • Pamberton surrendered to Grant

    Pamberton surrendered to Grant

  • Antidraft riots in NYC

    Antidraft riots in NYC

  • Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was fortified

    Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was fortified

  • Battle of Chickamauga

    Battle of Chickamauga

  • Gettysburg Address

    Gettysburg Address

  • Lincoln appoints Grant as commander

    Lincoln appoints Grant as commander

  • Grants troops head to Richmond

    Grants troops head to Richmond

  • Battle at the Wilderness

    Battle at the Wilderness

  • Battle of Cold Harbor

    Battle of Cold Harbor

  • Lincoln is assassinated

    Lincoln is assassinated

  • Lincoln dies

    Lincoln dies

  • Johnston surrenders to Sherman

    Johnston surrenders to Sherman

  • Remainig CSA forces surrender

    Remainig CSA forces surrender

  • Slavery is abolished

    Slavery is abolished

  • Teacher's Comments (4/2/2012)

    Courtney, overall this is a really good timeline. I did notice a few missing pieces during 1864 and 1865, notably the siege of Petersburg.

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