Timeline of the Civil War By aplotko Nov 6, 1860 Lincoln's election Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina Secedes Jan 9, 1861 Mississippi Secedes Jan 10, 1861 Florida Secedes Jan 11, 1861 Alabama Secedes Jan 19, 1861 Georgia Secedes Jan 26, 1861 Louisiana Secedes Feb 1, 1861 Texas Secedes Feb 4, 1861 Formation of the CSA Mar 4, 1861 Lincoln's inauguration Apr 12, 1861 Fort Sumter Apr 17, 1861 Virginia Secedes May 6, 1861 Arkansas Secedes May 20, 1861 North Carolina Secedes Jun 8, 1861 Tennessee Jul 21, 1861 First Bull Run Apr 6, 1862 Shiloh Apr 18, 1862 Capture of New Orleans Sep 17, 1862 Antietam Sep 22, 1862 Emancipation Proclamation Dec 11, 1862 Fredericksburg Apr 30, 1863 Chancellorsville May 10, 1863 Death of Stonewall Jackson May 18, 1863 Vicksburg Jul 1, 1863 Gettysburg Jul 22, 1864 Atlanta Nov 8, 1864 Re-election of Lincoln Dec 21, 1864 Savannah Apr 9, 1865 Appomattox Court House May 11, 1865 Capture of Jefferson Davis