Civil War timeline

  • Civil war began

  • Confederacy is formed

    Confederacy is formed
  • 1st battle of bull run

  • Monitor and Merrimack Battle

    Monitor and Merrimack Battle
  • New Orleans turns to union

  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam
  • Battle of fredrickburg

  • Signing of Emanicapation Proclomation

    Signing of Emanicapation Proclomation
  • Battle of gettysburg

  • Military Draft

  • Battle of Chancellorsville

  • Lee is Commander of teh Northern Army

  • Battle of Vicksburg

    Battle of Vicksburg
  • Quantrill burns Lawrence

  • Grant takes Supreme commander

  • Lincoln Delivers Gettysburg Address

    Lincoln Delivers Gettysburg Address
  • Lincoln Delivers Gettysburg Address

  • Licoln wins re-election

    Licoln wins re-election
  • Battle of Cold Harbor

  • Battle of Cold Harbor

  • Sherman Burns Atlanta

    Sherman Burns Atlanta
  • Sherman reaches sea and divided south

  • 13th Ammendment drafted

    13th Ammendment drafted
  • Lincoln's Second Inaugural speech

  • Appomattox Court House

  • End of Civil War

  • Lincoln Assassination

    Lincoln Assassination
  • Richmond falls to union army

  • Attack on Ft. Wagner