Timeline of the Civil War By nevinmcray Nov 20, 1860 Lincoln's Election Dec 20, 1860 Secession of South Carolina Jan 9, 1861 Secession of Mississippi Jan 10, 1861 Secession of Florida Jan 11, 1861 Secession Of Alabama Jan 19, 1861 Secession of Georgia Jan 26, 1861 Sucession of Louisiana Feb 1, 1861 Secession of Texas Feb 1, 1861 Formation of the CSA Mar 4, 1861 Lincoln's Inauguration Apr 12, 1861 Battle of Sumter Apr 17, 1861 Secession Of Virginia May 6, 1861 Sucession of Arkansas May 20, 1861 Succession of North Carolina Jun 8, 1861 Secession of Tennessee Jul 21, 1861 First Battle of Bull Run Apr 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Apr 16, 1862 Confederate Drafts begin Apr 25, 1862 Capture of New Orleans Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Dec 11, 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Mar 3, 1863 Draft for Union Apr 1, 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 15, 1864 Battle of Savannah Nov 26, 1864 Lincoln Re-Elected Apr 9, 1865 Battle of Appomattox Court House Apr 15, 1865 Lincoln's Assassination Apr 24, 1865 Capture of John Wilkes Booth May 10, 1865 Suspension of Habeas Corpus May 10, 1865 Capture of Jefferson Davis