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Civil War Timeline / Elmore
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Lincoln Elected President
Lincoln was elected president with the intentions of aboloshing slavery. -
Convention of Seceding States
Georgia calls for a convention of Southern states to form an independent nation. -
South Carolina Secedes
Delegates came together to vote for South Carolina to secede from the Union. -
SC Representatives Withdraw
South Carolina representatives withdraw from the U. S. House -
Rebels at Charleston
Federal arsenal at Charleston falls into the hands of the Rebels -
Southern States Secede
Followed after South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas started to secede from January 9, 1861 to January 26, 1861 -
Abraham Lincoln Sworn in
Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as 16th President of the United States of America. -
Attack on Fort Sumter
When President Lincoln planned to send supplies to Fort Sumter, he alerted the state in advance, in an attempt to avoid hostilities. The attempt failed, and the Civil War began with Fort Sumter being surrendered to the South. -
Lincoln issues a Proclamation
President Lincoln issues a Proclamation calling for 75,000 militiamen, and summoning a special session of Congress for July 4. -
Lincoln Replaces McDowell
President Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as Commander of the Department of the Potomac, replacing McDowell. -
Ulysses "US" Grant
Grant earns the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" Grant for capturing Fort Henrey and then ten days later, Fort Donelson. -
Shiloh
Confederate surprise attack on Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's unprepared troops at Shiloh on the Tennessee River results in a struggle with 13,000 Union killed and wounded and 10,000 Confederates, more men than in all previous American wars combined. -
Lee Takes Command
Lee takes command of Confederate army in Richmond -
Battle of Antietam
Bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War -
Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation Issued
Lincoln issues preliminary Emancipation Proclamation -
Emancipation Proclamation
Emacipation Proclamation takes effect -
Stonewall Jackson Dies
Jackson's condition continued to decline; he developed pneumonia and died -
West Virginia
West Virginia is admitted to the Union as the 35th state -
Battle of Gettysburg
Bloodiest three day battle of the Civil War takes place from July 1 1863 to July 3 1863 -
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address -
Housatonic Sinks
Confederate sub Hunley sinks Housatonic is South Carolina -
Fort Pillow Captured
Also known as the Fort Pillow Massacre, was fought on the Mississippi River in Henning, Tennessee. The battle ended with a massacre of surrendered Federal black troops by soldiers under the command of Confederate Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest. -
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Confederate cavalry burn Chambersburg (PA) -
Occupy Atlanta
Union troops occupy Atlanta -
President Lincoln Elected for a Second Term
Lincoln was the first president to be re-elected since Andrew Jackson in 1832 -
Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is occupied by Union Troops and then burned -
President Lincoln is Inaugurated
The second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as the 16th President of the United States -
Richmond Falls
Richmond falls and the Confederate government evacuates -
Lincolns Attempted Assassination
Lincoln is shot at Fords Theater by John Wilkes Booth -
Lincoln Dies
Lincoln dies the next morning, not surviving the gun wound from the night before -
Lincolns Assassin Caught
Lincolns assassin Booth is trapped and killed
