Timeline of the Civil War

  • Lincoln's Election

    Lincoln's Election
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    Timeline of the Civil War

  • South Carolina is the First State to Secede From the Union

    South Carolina is the First State to Secede From the Union
  • Mississippi Secedes

  • Florida Secedes

  • Alabama Secedes

  • Georgia Secedes

  • Lousiana Secedes

  • Formation of the CSA

    Formation of the CSA
  • Texas Secedes

  • Lincoln's Inaguration

    Lincoln's Inaguration
  • Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter
  • Virginia Secedes

  • Suspension of Habeas Corpus

    Suspension of Habeas Corpus
  • Arkansas

  • North Carolina Secedes

  • Tennessee Secedes

  • Battle of First Bull Run

    Battle of First Bull Run
  • Battle of Shiloh

    Battle of Shiloh
  • Capture of New Orleans

    Capture of New Orleans
  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam
  • Battle of Fredericksburg

    Battle of Fredericksburg
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation
  • Battle of Chancellorsville

    Battle of Chancellorsville
  • Death of Stonewall Jackson

    Death of Stonewall Jackson
  • Battle of Vicksburg

    Battle of Vicksburg
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg
  • Battle of Atlanta

    Battle of Atlanta
  • Re-election of Lincoln

    Re-election of Lincoln
  • Battle of Savannnah

    Battle of Savannnah
  • Appomattox Court House

    Appomattox Court House
  • Lincoln's Assassination

    Lincoln's Assassination
  • Cspture of John Wilkes Booth

    Cspture of John Wilkes Booth
  • Capture of Jefferson Davis

    Capture of Jefferson Davis