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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
President Buchanan refused to surrender southern federal forts to the seceding states, southern state troops seized them. -
March 1862 -- McClellan Loses Command
On March 8, president Lincoln gave an order to the army of Virginia. -
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
On July 11th general Henry Halleck was named general-in-chief of the union army. -
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
The poor saw this as unfair and riots broke out in NYC. -
March 1863 -- The Battle of Chancellorsville
The men could not avoid the service call.
