Civil War Timeline | Timetoast Timelines

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