The Civil War By ccdekle Nov 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln Wins The Presidential Race Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina Secedes From The Union Jan 9, 1861 Mississippi Secedes From The Union Jan 10, 1861 Florida Secedes From The Union Jan 11, 1861 Alabama Secedes From The Union Jan 19, 1861 Georgia Secedes From The Union Jan 26, 1861 Louisianna Secedes From The Union Feb 1, 1861 Texas Secedes From The Union Mar 11, 1861 Confederate Constitution Signed The Confederate Constitution was signed in Montgomery, Alabama. Apr 12, 1861 The Civil War Ofiicially Begins Apr 17, 1861 Virginia Secedes From The Union May 6, 1861 Arkansas Secedes From The Union May 7, 1861 Tennessee Secedes From The Union May 20, 1861 North Carolina Secedes From The Union Jul 21, 1861 First Battle of Bull Run Apr 8, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Aug 30, 1862 Second Battle of Bull Run Sep 17, 1862 The Battle of Antietam (The Bloodiest Battle in History) Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Jul 1, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Sep 19, 1863 Lincoln Delivers the Gettysburg Address May 4, 1864 The Battle of Wilderness May 8, 1864 Battle of Spotsylvania Jun 1, 1864 Battle of Cold Harbor Dec 15, 1864 Battle of Nashville Jan 31, 1865 Thirteenth Amendment Ends Slavery Apr 9, 1865 Lincoln Dies by Assassination Dec 6, 1865 Slavery is Abolished