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Civil War Timeline

By mTomanelli
  • Presedential Election of 1860

    Presedential Election of 1860

    Lincoln won even though he was not on the ballot in Southern States.
  • South Carolina Secedes From the Union

    South Carolina Secedes From the Union

    South Carolina became the first slave state to declare that it had seceded from the United States.
  • Forming of Confederate States of America

    Forming of Confederate States of America

    6 States representatives met in Alabama to establish a Unified Government.
  • Lincoln’s first inaugural address

    Lincoln’s first inaugural address

    Taking of the oath of office for his first term as the 16th President of the US.
  • Battle of Fort Sumter

    Battle of Fort Sumter

    First Battle of the American Civil War
  • (First) Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)

    (First) Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)

    First Major land battle of the armies in Virginia
  • Jefferson Davis appointed President of Confederacy

    Jefferson Davis appointed President of Confederacy

    President of Confederate States
  • First battle of Ironclads

    First battle of Ironclads

    Naval engagement at Hampton Roads, Virginia and it was the first duel between the ironclad worships and the beginning of new era of naval warfare.
  • Battle of Shiloh

    Battle of Shiloh

    Union won with more than 23,000 casualties
  • Siege of New Orleans by Union

    Siege of New Orleans by Union

    Naval action by Union Forces seeking to capture the city during the American Civil War
  • Second Battle of Bull Run

    Second Battle of Bull Run

    Similar to the First Battle of Bull Run but had a lot more of casualties and people
  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam

    Decisive engagement in the Civil War
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    Executive Order issued on January 1st 1863 by President Lincoln freeing slaves in all of the United States.
  • 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry in combat

    54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry in combat

    Infantry Regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg

    Most important engagement of the American Civil War
  • Battle of Vicksburg (siege)

    Battle of Vicksburg (siege)

    One of the best military campaigns of the war
  • Draft Riots begin in New York City

    Draft Riots begin in New York City

    Violent disturbances in Lower Manhattan, was focused on working-class dis-content with new laws passed by Congress.
  • Sacking of Lawrence, Kansas by Confederates

    Sacking of Lawrence, Kansas by Confederates

    Attack by the Quantrill's Raiders led by William Quantrill
  • Gettysburg Address

    Gettysburg Address

    Speech by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War speaking about the dedication of a Soldiers cemetery at the Battle of Gettysburg
  • First Successful Submarine Attack of the Civil War

    First Successful Submarine Attack of the Civil War

    First Combat Sub to sink an enemy warship, which altered naval warfare forever
  • Battle of the Wilderness Virginia

    Battle of the Wilderness Virginia

    First Battle of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
  • Fall of Atlanta, Georgia

    Fall of Atlanta, Georgia

    Union Forces commanded by William T. Sherman wanting to neutralize the important rail and supply hub
  • Lincoln wins a second term

    Lincoln wins a second term

    Northern voters wanted Lincoln to get re-elected for a second term
  • Sherman's Army of Georgia arrives at Savannah, Georgia

    Sherman's Army of Georgia arrives at Savannah, Georgia

    Military Campaign conducted through Georgia
  • Assault and capture of Fort Fisher, North Carolina

    Assault and capture of Fort Fisher, North Carolina

    Successful Assault by the Union Army, Navy and the Marine Corps against Fort Fisher
  • Lincoln’s 2nd inaugural address

    Lincoln’s 2nd inaugural address

    Lincoln Taking Oath at his Second Inaugural Address
  • Sherman’s troops occupy Fayetteville, NC

    Sherman’s troops occupy Fayetteville, NC

    Union Army crossed into NC
  • Battle of Appomattox Courthouse (Lee surrenders)

    Battle of Appomattox Courthouse (Lee surrenders)

    Robert E Lee Surrendered to his army of Northern Virginia
  • Lincoln assassinated

    Lincoln assassinated

    Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14th, 1865 in Washington, D.C.