Civil War timeline By facebooker_1561510217 Nov 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln's Election Feb 4, 1861 Formation of the Confederate States of America Mar 2, 1861 MorrillTariff is adopted Mar 4, 1861 Lincoln's Inauguration Apr 12, 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter Jul 21, 1861 First Battle of Bull Run Feb 25, 1862 Legal Tender Act Apr 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Apr 16, 1862 CSA Draft Begins Apr 25, 1862 Capture of New Orleans May 20, 1862 Homestead Act Jul 1, 1862 Pacific Railway Act Jul 2, 1862 Morrill Land Grant Act Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Jan 1, 1863 Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation Feb 25, 1863 National Bank Act Mar 3, 1863 Suspension of Habeas Corpus Mar 3, 1863 USA Draft Begins Apr 30, 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville May 10, 1863 Death of Stonewall Jackson May 18, 1863 Seige of Vicksburg Jul 1, 1863 Gettysburg Jul 22, 1864 Battle of Atlanta Dec 9, 1864 Battle of Savannah Apr 9, 1865 Battle of Appotomax Court House Apr 15, 1865 Lincoln is Assassinated by J.W. Boothe Apr 26, 1865 J.W. Boothe is Captured May 10, 1865 Jefferson Davis is Captured
