Civil War Timeline By danilee95 Nov 6, 1860 Lincoln's Election Dec 20, 1860 Secession of South Carolina Jan 9, 1861 Secession of Mississippi Jan 10, 1861 Secession of Florida Jan 11, 1861 Secession of Alabama Jan 19, 1861 Secession of Georiga Jan 26, 1861 Secession of Lousiana Feb 1, 1861 Formation of CSA Mar 2, 1861 Secession of Texas Mar 4, 1861 Lincoln's Inauguration Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 14, 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter Apr 27, 1861 Suspension of Habeas Corpus May 6, 1861 Secession of Arkansas May 20, 1861 Secession of North Carolina May 23, 1861 Secession of Virginia Jun 8, 1861 Secession of Tennessee Jul 21, 1861 First Battle of Bull Run Oct 31, 1861 Secession of Missouri Nov 20, 1861 Secession of Kentucky Period: Apr 6, 1862 to Apr 7, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Period: Apr 25, 1862 to May 1, 1862 Capture of New Orleans Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Period: Dec 11, 1862 to Dec 15, 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Period: Apr 30, 1863 to May 6, 1863 Battle of Chancellorville May 10, 1863 Death of Stonewall Jackson Period: May 18, 1863 to Jul 4, 1863 Battle of Vicksburg Period: Jul 1, 1863 to Jul 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Jul 22, 1864 Battle of Atlanta Nov 8, 1864 Re-election of Lincoln Dec 21, 1864 Sherman Reaches Savannah Apr 14, 1865 Assassination of Lincoln Apr 26, 1865 Capture of John Wilkes Booth May 10, 1865 Capture of Jefferson Davis