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Civil War Timeline - Ryan Knight
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Lincoln's Speech at Cooper Institute.
Abraham Lincoln addresses gathering at the Cooper Institute in New York, attacking slavery and insisting that the Federal government has "the power of restraining the extension of the institution." -
The Pony Express
The Pony Express began fast overland mail service, operating between St. Joseph, Mo., and Sacramento, Calif. It offered 8-10-day delivery, with an "emergency" time of 7 days, 7 hours. -
Constitutional Union Convention
The Constitutional Union Party, a short-lived political group, was a haven in the election of 1860 for Whigs and Know-Nothings unwilling to join northern or southern Democrats or the Republicans. -
President lincoln is elected
Abraham Linclon becomes the sixteenth president and the first republican president of the United States of America. -
South Carolina Secedes
South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the union. -
The USS Star
The USS Star of the West was fired on in Charleston Harbor. -
Jefferson Davis Inagurated
Davis was inaugurated as the provisional president of Confederate states. -
Fort Sumter
Confederates fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor and start the civil war. -
Bull Run
This was the first major land battle of the armies in Virginia. On July 16, 1861, the untried Union army under Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell marched from Washington against the Confederate army, which was drawn up behind Bull Run beyond Centreville. -
Jeffereson Davis Elected
Davis elected to a six-year term as president of Confederacy. -
McClellan's demise
Lincoln relieves McClellan from position as General-in-Chief of the Federal Armies. -
The Siege of Yorktown
On this date The Battle of Yorktown, Virginia, begins. -
Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh, Pittsburg Landing Tennessee, begins. -
Seven Days Battles
Seven Days Battles begin at Oak Grove (French's Field), Virginia. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln presents the Emancipation Proclamation to his Cabinet. -
Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation signed on this date. -
Death of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
In December of 1862, Jackson commanded a victory at Fredericksburg, and then the famous flank march at Chancellorsville in May. The same night as that victory, May 2, 1863, Jackson was wounded by friendly fire while making a reconnaissance with a member of his staff. He died eight days later on May 10 from pneumonia, a complication of having his left arm amputated from the incident. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was with his wife and only surviving daughter when he died, and is buried in Lexingto -
Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania begins
Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee concentrated his army around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, upon the approach of Union Gen. George G. Meade’s forces. -
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee offers to resign as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia. -
Gettysburg Adress
President Lincoln delivers the "Gettysburg Address". -
President Lincoln appoints General Grant to command all of the armies of the United States.
General Ulysses S. Grant is given command of all of the armies of the United States by President Lincoln. -
Battle of the Wilderness
Grant’s first major offensive in the east. The Union suffer more losses than the Confederates, but unlike previous Union commanders, Grant did not retreat, instead moving on to Spotsylvania. -
U.S. Grant + Rob. E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant is badly beaten on the field by Robert E. Lee but rather than retreat, Grant advances to Spotsylvania Court House. -
Battle of Cold Harbor
The main assault comes on 3 June, when Grant fails to break Lee’s line yet again. -
Abraham Lincoln Is Re-Elected.
The Republican party nominated President Abraham Lincoln as its presidential candidate, and Andrew Johnson for vice-president. The Democratic party chose General George B. McClellan for president, and George Pendleton for vice-president. -
Thirteenth Amendment
Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment, the abolition of slavery. -
Appomattox
Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia to Grant at Appomattox. -
lincolns assassination
The Stars and Stripes is ceremoniously raised over Fort Sumter. That night, Lincoln and his wife Mary see the play "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater. At 10:13 p.m., during the third act of the play, John Wilkes Booth shoots the president in the head. Doctors attend to the president in the theater then move him to a house across the street. He never regains consciousness. -
John Wilkes Booth
John Wilkes Booth is shot and killed in a tobacco barn in Virginia after being on the run from assassinating the president. -
Slavery is Abolished
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, is finally ratified. Slavery is abolished.
