Civil War Time Line.

  • Uncle Tom's Cabin is published

  • Confedercy is formed

  • Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter
  • 1st Battle Of Bull Run

  • Quantrill burns Lawrence

  • The Monitior battels the Maerrimack

    The Monitior  battels the Maerrimack
  • New Orleans falls to the Union

  • Lee becomes commander of the army of northern Virginia

  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam
  • Battle of Fredericksburg

    Battle of Fredericksburg
  • Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

    Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation
  • Battle of Chancellorsville

  • Battle of GettysBurg

    Battle of GettysBurg
  • Attack on Ft Wagner.

  • Lincoln delivers theGettysburg Address

    Lincoln delivers theGettysburg Address
  • Military Draft-The draft is enacted for the first time in history.

  • Grant takes supreme command of the union army

    Grant takes supreme command of the union army
  • Battle of cold harbor

  • Battle of Vicksburg

  • Sherman burns Atlanta

    Sherman burns Atlanta
  • Lincoln wins re-election

  • Sherman reaches the sea (Savannah) DIVIDING THE SOUTH

    Sherman reaches the sea (Savannah) DIVIDING THE SOUTH
  • Lincoln 2nd inaugural speech

  • Richmond falls to the Union Army

    Richmond falls to the Union Army
  • Lincoln is assassinated

  • The 13th Admenment is ratified aboldhing all slavory