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Civil War Timeline - Kail

By Justin Kail
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    Civil War Timeline - Kail

  • Abraham Lincoln address at Cooper Institute

    Abraham Lincoln address at Cooper Institute

    In a speech at the Cooper Institute in New York, Abraham Lincoln attacks slavery and insists that the Federal government has "the power of restraining the extension of the institution.
  • The Pony Express begins

    The Pony Express begins

  • Abraham Lincoln is elected as President of the United States

    Abraham Lincoln is elected as President of the United States

  • Crittenden Compromise

    Crittenden Compromise

  • convention of the South Carolina legislature votes to secede from the Union

    convention of the South Carolina legislature votes to secede from the Union

  • 7 States Secede from the Union

    7 States Secede from the Union

  • Kansas is admitted as a state

    Kansas is admitted as a state

  • Fort Sumter is bombarded and surrenders to South Carolina troops led by P. G. T. Beauregard.

  • Lincoln orders a blockade of all Confederate ports

    Lincoln orders a blockade of all Confederate ports

  • the Battle of Bull Run

    the Battle of Bull Run

  • General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Henry, Tennessee.

    General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Henry, Tennessee.

  • Union General Ulysses S. Grant prevails at the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee

    Union General Ulysses S. Grant prevails at the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee

  • Stonewall Jackson wins Battle of McDowell in Virginia.

    Stonewall Jackson wins Battle of McDowell in Virginia.

  • Lee forces McClellan’s army to retreat, ending the threat to Richmond in the Seven Days’ campaign.

    Lee forces McClellan’s army to retreat, ending the threat to Richmond in the Seven Days’ campaign.

  • The Battle of Antietam, Maryland, exacts heavy losses on both sides.

    The Battle of Antietam, Maryland, exacts heavy losses on both sides.

  • Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, which declares that slaves in the seceded states are now free.

    Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, which declares that slaves in the seceded states are now free.

  • President Lincoln signs a federal draft act

    President Lincoln signs a federal draft act

  • the Battle of Gettysburg is fought in Pennsylvania

    the Battle of Gettysburg is fought in Pennsylvania

  • Battle of Droop Mountain

    Battle of Droop Mountain

  • Lincoln delivers Gettysburg address

    Lincoln delivers Gettysburg address

  • Atlanta Campaign opens

    Atlanta Campaign opens

  • Initial Union attacks at Petersburg

    Initial Union attacks at Petersburg

  • Battle of Mobile Bay

    Battle of Mobile Bay

  • Union troops occupy Atlanta

    Union troops occupy Atlanta

  • Battle of Nashville

    Battle of Nashville

  • Capture of Fort Fisher

    Capture of Fort Fisher

  • Congress Approves 13th Amendment

    Congress Approves 13th Amendment

  • Lincoln's Second Inauguration

    Lincoln's Second Inauguration

  • Surrener at the Appomattox

    Surrener at the Appomattox

  • Assassination of Lincoln

    Assassination of Lincoln

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