Civil War Digital Timeline

By AbbyMBlack

  • January 1861 -- The South Secedes

    When Abraham Lincoln was elected president a known opponent of slavery the South Carolina legislature perceived a threat .

  • February 1861 -- The South Creates a Government

    At a convention in Montgomery, Alabama, the seven seceding states created the Confederate Constitution.
  • February 1861 -- The South Seizes Federal Forts

    February 1861 -- The South Seizes Federal Forts

    President Buchanan refused to surrender southern federal forts to the seceding states, southern state troops seized them.
  • March 1862 -- McClellan Loses Command

    March 1862 -- McClellan Loses Command

    On March 8, president Lincoln gave an order to the army of Virginia.
  • April 1862 -- The Battle of Shiloh

    April 1862 -- The Battle of Shiloh

    In April generals McClellan's troops left northern Virginia to begin a campaign.
  • July 1862 -- A New Commander of the Union Army

    July 1862 -- A New Commander of the Union Army

    On July 11th general Henry Halleck was named general-in-chief of the union army.
  • March 1863 -- The First Conscription Act

    March 1863 -- The First Conscription Act

    Due to recruitment issues an act was passed that allowed the government to be able to pull men ages 20-40 into the military to fight the war.
  • March 1863 -- The First Conscription Act

    March 1863 -- The First Conscription Act

    The poor saw this as unfair and riots broke out in NYC.
  • March 1863 -- The Battle of Chancellorsville

    March 1863 -- The Battle of Chancellorsville

    The men could not avoid the service call.