Civil War Timeline

  • Abraham Linclon's Inauguration

    Abraham Linclon's Inauguration
    At Abraham Lincoln's inauguration he said he would have no plans to end slavery for the states that already have slavery. He also said he wanted to resolve the national crisis without war.
  • West Virginia is Created

    West Virginia is Created
    People that lived in the western part of Virginia did not agree with the rest of the state and was admitted to the Union as the state of West Virginia.
  • Abraham Lincoln Orders Denied

    Abraham Lincoln Orders Denied
    President Abraham Lincoln started a war, telling the Union to launch an aggressive action to the Confederacy but . General McClellan did not obey the order.
  • The Battle of Chickamuga

    The Battle of Chickamuga
    The Union and Confederate forces got together at the Tennessee and Georgia border. After the fatal battle, the Union army forces ran to Chattanooga, and the Confederacy maintained and controlled the battlefield.
  • The Battle of Cold Harbor

    The Battle of Cold Harbor
    Grant kept attacking Confederate Forces at Cold Harbor even though over 7,000 of his men died in less than 30 minutes. It was a clear that the Confederate Forces won the battle.
  • The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

    The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
    Abraham Lincoln was shot after watching a performance at Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth. The next morning he died and John Wilkes escaped to Virginia. 11 days later John was killed by a Union Soldier. 9 people in total were involved in the assassination and 4 were hanged, 4 were imprisoned, and 1 pleaded not guilty.