Timeline 1861 to 1865

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    Civil war time line (1861-1865

    Over the course of the next 4 years the civil war will rampage the the United states,
  • Future states seceding from the union.

    Future states seceding from the union.

    11 states seceded from the union, them being Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana,Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. These states seceded from January 9th 1861 to June 8th 1861.
  • Lincoln's first inaugural address

    Lincoln's first inaugural address

    Lincoln's first inaugural address was on march 4th.
  • First shots of the war

    First shots of the war

    The first shots of the war happen at 4:30, at fort sumter in South carolina. These shots were by the confederates.
  • The Unions plan to trap the south

    The Unions plan to trap the south

    The plan was called the anaconda and it was to play defense on the mississippi
  • The capital of the Confederacy

    The capital of the Confederacy

    Richmond, Virginia was named the capital of the Confederacy
  • The first battle of the civil war

    The first battle of the civil war

    The first battle masseuse or another name is the bull run. It was in Virginia, the battle was won by the confederacy.
  • The first capital to fall to the confederacy

    The first capital to fall to the confederacy

    The first capital that fell to the union was Nashville, Tennessee
  • The battle of Monitor and Merrimac

    The battle of Monitor and Merrimac

    This was a naval battle that the Confederacy won.
  • The highest ranking officer on either side died in this battle

    The highest ranking officer on either side died in this battle

    Albert Sidney Johnston, died in the battle of shiloh. It was a union victory
  • The stead act passed

    The stead act passed

    This act gave adult heads 160 acres of land
  • The battle that leads to the emancipation, proclamation

    The battle that leads to the emancipation, proclamation

    The battle of the Antietam, this was a union victory.
  • Orders from Presidint lincoin

    Orders from Presidint lincoin

    These orders from President Lincoln freed all enslaved people.
  • The largest battle of the war

    The largest battle of the war

    The Battle of Gettysburg took place in

  • It was defended by 20th Maine.

    They helped defend Little Rock in the critical Battle of Gettysburg

  • High Water mark of rebellion

    A Gettysburg memorial in Adams County Pennsylvania.

  • The march to the sea

    Sherman's march from Atlanta, to Savannah, Georgia

  • With malice towards none.

    On march fourth President lincoln makes his second inaugural speech

  • The war ends with genarell lee surendering

    On april ninth General Lee surrenders which ultimately ends the war.

  • Lincoinds attends ford therater

    Lincoln's attends fords theater anc gets assassinated by John Wilkes Booth