The Civil War Era

Event of the Civil War

Period: Jan 1, 1861 to Dec 1, 1865

Lincons Inauguration

Mar 4, 1861

Fall of Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

Spark of the civil war. General for the Confederates- Pierre G. T. Beauregard; General for the Union- Robert Anderson. After more than 30 hours Anderson lowered the flag.

Ordinace of Secession

Apr 17, 1861

Virginia passed the ordinace of secession. the Confederate Congress then moved to Richmond, Virginia as its new capital.

First Battle of Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

First land ingagment. Victory for the Confederates.

Monitar vs. Marrimack

Mar 8, 1862

Hampton Roads Virginia. First ironclad fight. Came to a draw.

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

Ulysses Grant vs. Albert Johnston. The site of a log church in the center of the Union camp in Tennesse. Confederate win.

Battle of Seven Pines

May 31, 1862

Johnston struck McClellan's forces along the Chickahominy River. Confederate Win.

Second Bull Run

Aug 30, 1862

Manassas Junction. Confederate Win. Pope vs Jackson

Battle of Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

"Sharpsburg" The bloodiest single day in American history. Turning point in the war. Maryland

Battle of Fredericksburg

Dec 13, 1862

Virginia. Burnside vs. Lee. Confederate Win.

Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

freed all slaves in the Confederate states.

Battle of Chancelorsville

May 1, 1863

Last major victory for Lee. Union--> Hooker. Death of Stonewall Jackson.

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

Offensive by the Confederates. Union Win.

Battle of Vicksburg

Jul 4, 1863

Western, Mississippi. Falls to Grant; Union Win. gained control of Mississippi River.

Battle of Chattanooga

Nov 5, 1863

Union Win. Control of railroads. Opened up for Sherman.

Bentonville

Mar 19, 1864

Johnstons final attack on Shermans army and his last major battle.

Battle of the Wilderness

May 5, 1864

Union Win. In the wilderness. Grant vs Lee.

Cold Harbor

Jun 1, 1864

Grant vs. Lee. ten miles from Richmond. Grant got the nickname " the butcher."

Battle of Franklin

Nov 30, 1864

union win.

Battle of Nashville

Dec 15, 1864

West of Appalachians. Union Win.

Appomattox

Apr 9, 1865

Lee Surrendurs to Grant. marked the end of the civil war.

Durhham, North Carolinia

Apr 18, 1865

General johnston surrenered to general Sherman.

13th Amendment

Dec 18, 1865

Removed any lingering doubts about the legality of emancipation.