Civil War Timeline- Collin McCrabb

By Collin McCrabb
  • Dates Each of the 11 States Seceded from the Union

    Dates Each of the 11 States Seceded from the Union

    South Carolina- December 20th, 1860.
    Mississippi- January 9th, 1861
    Florida- January 10th- 1861
    Alabama- January 11th, 1861
    Georgia - January 19th, 1861
    Louisiana- January 26th, 1861
    Texas- Febuary 1st, 1861
    Virginia- April 17th, 1861
    Arkansas- May 6th, 1861
    Tennessee- May 6th, 1861
    North Carolina- May 20th, 1861
  • Period: to

    Dates Each of the 11 States Seceded

  • Confederate States of America is formed and Jefferson Davis is named its President

    Confederate States of America is formed and Jefferson Davis is named its President

  • Election of President Abraham Lincoln

    Election of President Abraham Lincoln

  • The surrender of Fort Sumter to the Confederacy

    The surrender of Fort Sumter to the Confederacy

  • Attack on Fort Sumter by the Confederacy

    Attack on Fort Sumter by the Confederacy

    Under Gen. Boureguard at 4:30 pm the Confederates open fired with 50 cannons on the fort in Charleston. This was the "start" of the Civil War
  • First Battle of Bull Run or First Manassas

    First Battle of Bull Run or First Manassas

    The Confederate General Thomas J. Jackson and his troops defeat the Union Army led by General Irvin McDowel. This happened 25 miles southwest of Washington.
  • General Ulysses S. Grant gets Union victories at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in Tennessee

    General Ulysses S. Grant gets Union victories at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in Tennessee

  • Battle of Ironclads

    Battle of Ironclads

    This battle began as McClellons army moved from Washington to Richmond. This was an attack on the group of Wooden Hulled vessels just off the Virginia coast.
  • Battle of Shiloh

    Battle of Shiloh

    The Confederates surprise attacked Gen Ulysses S. Grant at Shiloh on the Tennessee River. 13,000 Union soldiers and 10,000 Confederate soldiers were either wounded or killed.
  • Period: to

    Battle of Shiloh

  • David Farragut and the Union Navy captures the seaport of New Orleans

    David Farragut and the Union Navy captures the seaport of New Orleans

  • General Robert E. Lee is given command of the Army of Northern Virgina

    General Robert E. Lee is given command of the Army of Northern Virgina

  • The 7 Days Battle

    The 7 Days Battle

    McClellon was attacked by Lee at Richmond.McClellon withdrawals back to Washington. Both armies suffered from a heavy loss.
  • Period: to

    The 7 Days Battle

  • Period: to

    The Confederate capitol of RIchmond, Viginia falls or is captured by the Union army

  • Second Battle of Bull Run or Second Manassas

    Second Battle of Bull Run or Second Manassas

    General "Stonewall" Jackson and General James led 55,000 confederates to defeat 75,000 Federals under General John Pope. This battle occured in Northern Virginia and the Union retreates to Washington again.
  • Period: to

    Second Battle of Bull Run or Second Manassas

  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam

    This day was known as the bloodiest day in U.S. Military History. General Robert E. Lee was stopped by McClellan and his forces At Antietam, Maryland. Lee then withdrawals to Virgina after 26,000 dead or wounded that night.
  • Presidnet Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclomation

    Presidnet Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclomation

  • Battle of Fredericksburg

    Battle of Fredericksburg

  • The Union enacts or passes a law creating the first military draft of men into the army

    The Union enacts or passes a law creating the first military draft of men into the army

  • Battle of Chancellorsville

    Battle of Chancellorsville

    General Hooker and his army were defeated by Lee's army at Chancellorville.The Union had 17,000 dead, missing, or wounded and the Confederacy had 13,000
  • Period: to

    Battle of Chancellorsville

  • Period: to

    The Fall or Capture of Vicksburg

  • Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson dies

    Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson dies

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg

    The Union defeats the Confederacy at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and the war is turned.
  • Period: to

    Battle of Gettysburg

  • The Fall or Capture of Vicksburg

    The Fall or Capture of Vicksburg

    Vicksburg wasthe last confederate stronghold. After a 6 week seige they surrendered. Inevitebly the Union took control of the Mississippi River. Later the Confederacy was cut off from their western allies.
  • The opening of the Confederate prisoner of war camp Andersonville

    The opening of the Confederate prisoner of war camp Andersonville

  • The Confederacy and General Robert E. Lee surrender to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia

    The Confederacy and General Robert E. Lee surrender to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia

  • Attack at the Wilderness OR Wilderness Campaign

    Attack at the Wilderness OR Wilderness Campaign

    General Grant and 120,000 men began moving to Richmond. They were headed there to fight Lee, army of 64,000 men.This began a war of attrition that includes other major battles.
  • Period: to

    Attack at the Wilderness OR Wilderness Campaign

  • Battle at Spotsylvania

    Battle at Spotsylvania

    The Union army marched south to try and capture the Spotsylvania courthousel. Lee's army got in front of Grants Union army and blocked the road leading to a big war.
  • Period: to

    Battle at Spotsylvania

  • Period: to

    Battle at Cold Harbor

  • Battle at Petersburg

    Battle at Petersburg

  • Period: to

    Battle at Petersburg

  • President Lincoln is relected for a 2nd term

    President Lincoln is relected for a 2nd term

  • Union General William T. Sherman burns Atlanta, Georgia to the gorund and begins his March to the Sea

    Union General William T. Sherman burns Atlanta, Georgia to the gorund and begins his March to the Sea

  • Union General William T. Sherman finishes his March to the Sea and captures Savannah, Georgia

    Union General William T. Sherman finishes his March to the Sea and captures Savannah, Georgia

  • Battle at Petersburg

    Battle at Petersburg

    The center of Grants army was attacked by Lees army from North Virginia in Petersburg. The battle lasted for four hours.
  • President Lincoln dies and Vice President Andrew Jackson takes over as President of the U,S.

    President Lincoln dies and Vice President Andrew Jackson takes over as President of the U,S.