Civil War Timeline

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  • Abraham Lincoln is elected President

    Abraham Lincoln is elected President
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    U.S. Civil War

  • South Carolina secedes from the Union. Followed within two months by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas.

    South Carolina secedes from the Union. Followed within two months by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas.

  • The Confederate States of America is formed with Jefferson Davis, a West Point graduate and former U.S. Army officer, as president.

    The Confederate States of America is formed with Jefferson Davis, a West Point graduate and former U.S. Army officer, as president.

  • Fort Sumter Attacked

    Fort Sumter Attacked

  • Virginia secedes from the Union

    Virginia secedes from the Union

  • The Union Army under Gen. Irvin McDowell suffers a defeat at Bull Run

    The Union Army under Gen. Irvin McDowell suffers a defeat at Bull Run

  • President Lincoln is struck with grief as his beloved eleven-year-old son, Willie, dies from fever, probably caused by polluted drinking water in the White House.

    President Lincoln is struck with grief as his beloved eleven-year-old son, Willie, dies from fever, probably caused by polluted drinking water in the White House.

  • Gen. Robert E. Lee assumes command

    Gen. Robert E. Lee assumes command

  • The bloodiest day in U.S. military history as Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Armies are stopped at Antietam in Maryland by McClellan

    The bloodiest day in U.S. military history as Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Armies are stopped at Antietam in Maryland by McClellan

  • Army of the Potomac under Gen. Burnside suffers a costly defeat at Fredericksburg in Virginia with a loss of 12,653 men after 14 frontal assaults on well entrenched Rebels on Marye's Heights.

    Army of the Potomac under Gen. Burnside suffers a costly defeat at Fredericksburg in Virginia with a loss of 12,653 men after 14 frontal assaults on well entrenched Rebels on Marye's Heights.

  • President Lincoln issues the final Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in territories held by Confederates

    President Lincoln issues the final Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in territories held by Confederates

  • The tide of war turns against the South as the Confederates are defeated at the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania.

    The tide of war turns against the South as the Confederates are defeated at the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania.

  • Vicksburg, the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River, surrenders to Gen. Grant and the Army of the West after a six week siege.

    Vicksburg, the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River, surrenders to Gen. Grant and the Army of the West after a six week siege.

  • The Rebel siege of Chattanooga ends as Union forces under Grant defeat the siege army of Gen. Braxton Bragg.

    The Rebel siege of Chattanooga ends as Union forces under Grant defeat the siege army of Gen. Braxton Bragg.

  • After destroying Atlanta's warehouses and railroad facilities, Sherman, with 62,000 men begins a March to the Sea.

    After destroying Atlanta's warehouses and railroad facilities, Sherman, with 62,000 men begins a March to the Sea.

  • The U.S. Congress approves the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, to abolish slavery.

    The U.S. Congress approves the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, to abolish slavery.

  • Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia.

    Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia.

  • Lincoln Shot

    Lincoln Shot

  • Remaining Confederate forces surrender. The Nation is reunited as the Civil War ends.

    Remaining Confederate forces surrender. The Nation is reunited as the Civil War ends.

  • The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, is finally ratified. Slavery is abolished.

    The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, is finally ratified. Slavery is abolished.