Timeline

Civil War Timeline

By eroush
  • Election

    Election

    Abraham Lincoln is elected 16th president of the United States
  • Inaguration

    Inaguration

    President Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated
  • Beginning

    Beginning

    The Civil War officially begins
  • First Land Battle

    First Land Battle

    Battle of Big Bethel, the first land battle of the war in Virginia
  • Battle of Bull Run

    Battle of Bull Run

    Battle of Bull Run takes place
  • Surrender

    Surrender

    Surrender of Fort Henry, Tennessee
  • Antietam

    Antietam

    The battle of Antietam takes place. Bloodiest single day battle. Emancipation Proclamation introduced to free slaves in the Confederate States.
  • Period: to

    Gettysburg

    The battle of Gettysburg takes place- bloodiest battle of the Civil War
  • Gettysburg Address

    Gettysburg Address

    President Lincoln gives the Gettysburg Address
  • General

    General

    Ulysses S. Grant is appointed lieutenant general
  • 2nd Term

    2nd Term

    Abraham Lincoln is nominated for a second term as president.
  • Assassination

    Assassination

    President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by actor John Wilkes Booth.
  • End

    End

    The Civil War officially ends.