Civil War

Lincoln's Election

Nov 6, 1860

South Carolina's Secession

Dec 20, 1860

Mississippis's Secession

Jan 9, 1861

Florida's Seceesion

Jan 10, 1861

Alabama's Secession

Jan 11, 1861

Georgia's Secession

Jan 19, 1861

Louisiana's Secession

Jan 26, 1861

Formation of the CSA

Feb 1, 1861

Texas Secession

Feb 1, 1861

Lincoln's inauguration

Mar 4, 1861

Fort Sumpter

Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Nov 14, 1861

Virginia Secession

Apr 17, 1861

Suspension of Habeas Corpus

Apr 27, 1861

Arkansas Secession

May 6, 1861

North Carolina's Secession

May 20, 1861

Tennessee's Secession

Jun 8, 1861

Lincoln requests army

Jul 4, 1861

First Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

Confederate Draft

Apr 16, 1862

Capture of New Orleans

Period: Apr 25, 1862 to May 1, 1862

Robert E. Lee assumes command

Jun 1, 1862

The Seven days

Jun 25, 1862

Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

Fredericksburg

Period: Dec 11, 1862 to Dec 15, 1862

Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

Military Draft

Mar 3, 1863

Union Draft

Mar 3, 1863

Chancellorsville

Period: May 1, 1863 to May 5, 1863

Death of Stonewall Jackson

May 10, 1863

Vicksburg

Period: May 18, 1863 to Jul 4, 1863

Gettysburg

Period: Jul 1, 1863 to Jul 3, 1863

Draft Riots

Period: Jul 13, 1863 to Jul 16, 1863

Grant takes command

Mar 9, 1864

Atlanta

Jul 22, 1864

Savannah

Period: Dec 9, 1864 to Dec 21, 1864

13th Ammendment

Jan 31, 1865

Appomattox Court House

Apr 9, 1865

Capture of JW Booth

Apr 14, 1865

Lincoln's Assassination

Apr 15, 1865

Johnston Surrenders

Apr 18, 1865

Capture of Jefferson Davis

May 10, 1865

Re-election of Lincoln

Nov 8, 1865

Slavery Abolished

Dec 6, 1865