Civil War time line By codbul21 Mar 6, 1858 Dred Scott Case Nov 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln elected Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina Secedes Apr 12, 1861 Fort Sumter attacked Apr 17, 1861 Virginia Secedes Apr 17, 1861 confederate states are formed Apr 19, 1861 Proclamation Blockade Jul 1, 1861 Battle of Gettysburg Apr 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Sep 22, 1862 Emancipation Proclamation Aug 10, 1863 Frederick Douglas meets with president Lincoln Nov 8, 1864 Lincoln Re-Elected Jan 31, 1865 Thirteenth Amendment