Civil War By facebooker_100000133241109 Nov 6, 1860 Lincoln elected 16th President of United States Period: Nov 6, 1860 to May 26, 1865 Civil War Timeline Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina secedes from Union Feb 18, 1861 Jefferson Davis inaugurated as President of Confederate States of America Apr 12, 1861 Fort Sumter Battle Confederate victory Jul 21, 1861 Battle of Bull Run 1st major victory for Confederates Feb 6, 1862 Battle of Fort Henry 1st Union victory of war Apr 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Union Victory Jun 25, 1862 Battle of Seven Days Confederate Victory Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Union victory Bloodiest single day battle of war Dec 13, 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg Confederate Victory Jan 1, 1863 Emacipation Proclamation Issued May 1, 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville Confederate Victory May 10, 1863 Confederate General Stonewall Jackson dies Jul 1, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Union Victory Bloodiest Battle of War Jul 4, 1863 Vicksburg siege successful by Union Sep 20, 1863 Battle of Chickamauga Confederate Victory Nov 19, 1863 Gettysburg Address Delivered Feb 17, 1864 CSS Hunley sinks Union warship in Charleston South Carolina Mar 9, 1864 Grant takes over Union Army May 5, 1864 Battle of Wilderness Union victory May 13, 1864 Shermans March through South begins Jun 27, 1864 Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Last Major Confederate Victory Nov 15, 1864 Sherman burns Atlanta Dec 21, 1864 Sherman burns Savannah Mar 4, 1865 Lincoln inaugurated for 2nd term Apr 9, 1865 Confederate General Robert E Lee Surrenders Apr 14, 1865 Lincoln assasinated in Washington DC May 26, 1865 Final Confederates Surrender. End of War
