Civil War (according to HistoryPlace.com) By msklauer Period: Jan 1, 1860 to Dec 31, 1865 Civil War Nov 6, 1860 Lincoln gets elected as 16th president Abraham Lincoln gets elected as president of the USA Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina secedes from the USA South Carolina secedes from the USA Feb 9, 1861 Confederate States of America is formed Mar 4, 1861 Lincoln inaugurated as 16th president Apr 12, 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter Apr 17, 1861 10 other states secede Jul 21, 1861 First Battle of Bull Run Apr 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Aug 29, 1862 Second Battle of Bull Run Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Dec 13, 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Jul 1, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Nov 19, 1863 Lincoln gives Gettysburg Address Nov 15, 1864 Sherman's March to the Sea Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Court House, VA Apr 14, 1865 President Lincoln is shot Apr 15, 1865 President Lincoln dies Apr 26, 1865 John Wilkes Booth is shot May 1, 1865 Remaining Confederate forces surrender Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendment abolishes slavery
