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Civil War Timeline

By Silas hale
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    1857 1858
  • Abraham Lincoln is elected president

    Abraham Lincoln is elected president

  • Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as 16th President.

    Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as 16th President.

  • The Civil War begins

    The Civil War begins

    At 4:30 a.m. Confederates under Gen. Pierre Beauregard open fire with 50 cannons at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. The civil war begins

  • President Lincoln issues a Proclamation of Blockade against Southern ports

  • President Lincoln revokes Gen

  • Victory for Gen

  • The Confederate Ironclad 'Merrimac' sinks two wooden Union ships then battles the Union Ironclad 'Monitor' to a draw

  • Confederate surprise attack on Gen

  • The bloodiest day in U.S. military history

  • The president replaces McClellan with Gen

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

  • Gen. Grant is placed in command of the Army of the West

  • Union forces miss an opportunity to capture Petersburg and cut off the Confederate rail lines

  • President Abraham Lincoln dies at 7:22 in the morning

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