Civil War TimeLine By logreyno99 Period: Jan 1, 1850 to Dec 31, 1869 Civil war Nov 27, 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected as presedent http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/chart.civwar.html Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina leaves the Union, first state to do so Jan 9, 1861 Mississippi leaves the Union. Jan 10, 1861 Florida Leaves the union Jan 11, 1861 Alabama Leaves the union Jan 19, 1861 Georgea leaves union Jan 26, 1861 Luisiana leaves union Feb 1, 1861 Texas Leaves Feb 28, 1861 7 southern states (Confederacey) Wrote their own Constitution http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/chart.civwar.html Apr 30, 1861 FOrt sumpter attacked Jan 31, 1863 Emanc. Proc. May 3, 1863 Millitary Draft Jul 31, 1863 Gettysberg Apr 4, 1865 Lincoln Dies, Apr 9, 1865 Lee surrenders