Timeline of the Civil War By rachelbiddy Nov 6, 1860 Lincoln's Election Period: Nov 29, 1860 to Nov 29, 1865 Timeline of the Civil War Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina is the First State to Secede From the Union Jan 9, 1861 Mississippi Secedes Jan 10, 1861 Florida Secedes Jan 11, 1861 Alabama Secedes Jan 19, 1861 Georgia Secedes Jan 26, 1861 Lousiana Secedes Feb 1, 1861 Formation of the CSA Feb 1, 1861 Texas Secedes Mar 4, 1861 Lincoln's Inaguration Apr 12, 1861 Fort Sumter Apr 17, 1861 Virginia Secedes Apr 27, 1861 Suspension of Habeas Corpus May 6, 1861 Arkansas May 20, 1861 North Carolina Secedes Jun 8, 1861 Tennessee Secedes Jul 21, 1861 Battle of First Bull Run Apr 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Apr 25, 1862 Capture of New Orleans Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Dec 11, 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Apr 30, 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville May 10, 1863 Death of Stonewall Jackson May 18, 1863 Battle of Vicksburg Jul 1, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Jul 22, 1864 Battle of Atlanta Nov 29, 1864 Re-election of Lincoln Dec 20, 1864 Battle of Savannnah Apr 9, 1865 Appomattox Court House Apr 15, 1865 Lincoln's Assassination Apr 26, 1865 Cspture of John Wilkes Booth May 10, 1865 Capture of Jefferson Davis
