Civil War

Abraham Lincoln elected 16th president of the United States

Nov 6, 1860

South Carolina secedes from the Union

Dec 2, 1860

Jefferson Davis appointed President of the Confederacy

Feb 9, 1861

Battle of Ft. Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

4 more states begin to secede from the Union

Apr 17, 1861

Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee

First Battle of Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

United States' "Unconditional Surrender"

Feb 6, 1862

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

Capture of New Orleans

Apr 24, 1862

Capture of Harper's Ferry

Sep 15, 1862

Battle of Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

Battle of Fredericksburg

Dec 11, 1862

Emancipation Proclamation Issued

Jan 1, 1863

First Conscription Act

Mar 3, 1863

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

New York City Draft Riots

Jul 13, 1863

Gettysburg Address

Nov 19, 1863

13th Amendment is passed by the Senate

Apr 8, 1864

Seige of Petersburg

Jun 9, 1864

Abraham Lincoln reelected for a 2nd Term

Nov 8, 1864

13th Amendment Passed by Congress

Jan 31, 1865

General Ulysses S. Grant captures Petersburg

Apr 2, 1865

General Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomatox

Apr 9, 1865

Abraham Lincoln assassinated at Fords' Theater

Apr 15, 1865

Confederacy surrenders at Galveston, Texas

Jun 2, 1865