APUSH Hansen Civil War By gertynocap Nov 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln is elected as the first president to oppose the expansion of slavery within U.S. territory Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the Union. Feb 9, 1861 The Confederate States of America are founded Apr 12, 1861 Southern forces fire on Fort Sumter to formally begin the Civil War Jun 21, 1861 The Battle of First Bull Run ends in a decisive Confederate victory Mar 9, 1862 The first naval battle between ironclad warships occurs at Hampton Roads Apr 7, 1862 Ulysses S. Grant secures his military career with victory at the Battle of Shiloh Jun 1, 1862 Robert E. Lee becomes commander of the Confederate Army at the Battle of the Seven Pines Aug 31, 1862 Confederates secure victory at the Battle of Second Bull Run Sep 17, 1862 The Union win the Battle of Antietam in the single bloodiest day of the Civil WAR Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect Jul 3, 1863 Southern invasion of the North is ended at the Battle of Gettysburg Jul 4, 1863 Vicksburg surrenders giving the Union complete control of the Mississippi River Dec 8, 1863 Lincoln issues the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction offering pardons for those who returned their loyalty to the Union Nov 16, 1864 General Sherman's army begin the March to the Sea, destroying everything in their path Dec 10, 1864 The March to the Sea is completed as Sherman's Army captures Savannah, Georgia Apr 9, 1865 Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court House Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln is assassinated at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C. May 12, 1865 The final battle of the Civil War takes place at Palmito Ranch, Texas Jun 2, 1865 The Tennessee army surrenders and the Civil War officially ends
