Major Events of the Civil War

By Tylercjs@msdwc.k12.in.us

  • Lincoln elected

  • South Carolina Secedes

  • South Carolina secedes

    South Carolina secedes

  • Confederation Formed

  • Civil War Begins

    Civil War Begins
    Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina’s Charleston Harbor. Less than 34 hours later, Union forces surrendered. Traditionally, this event has been used to mark the beginning of the Civil War. In the Senate, however, the fall of Sumter was the latest in a series of events that culminated in war.

  • Shiloh

    Shiloh

  • First and Second Battle of Bull Run

    First and Second Battle of Bull Run

  • Antietam

    Antietam

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation