Civil War Timeline By Cncballen52 Period: Mar 9, 1859 to Mar 9, 1870 Civil War Years Nov 2, 1860 Lincoln Elected President 1st Term Dec 20, 1860 South Seceded Mar 4, 1861 Attack on Fort Sumter Feb 9, 1862 Union Invades the South Mar 9, 1862 Ironclad Warfare Begins Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Feb 9, 1863 Jefferson Davis Elected President of the Confederacy Apr 9, 1863 Vicksburg Campaign Begins May 10, 1863 Death of Stonewall Jackson Jul 4, 1863 The Battle of Gettysburg Jul 9, 1863 Vicksburg Campaign Ends Nov 19, 1863 Gettysburg Address Apr 3, 1864 Surrender at Appomattox Apr 9, 1864 Sherman's March to the Sea Nov 9, 1864 Lincoln Elected to 2nd Term Apr 14, 1865 Lincoln Shot in Ford's Theater May 9, 1865 Andrew Johnson Begins Reconstruction Plans