U.S. History By Jonathan Priest 1843 Ulysses S. Grant graduated U.S. Military in NY 1846 George B. McClellan went to West Point and graduated same year. Nov 6, 1860 Lincoln was elected as the 16th President Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina Seceded form the Union Feb 8, 1861 The Confederate States were founded Apr 12, 1861 Attack on Fort Sumter (Start of the Civil War) Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 9, 1865 Start of Civil War 1862 The Unioun Captured 2 Confederate Forts 1862 Admiral David Farragut passed 2 confederate forts and captured New Orleans 1862 The Peninsula Campaign 1862 The Battle of Antietam 1862 McClellan was fired by Abraham Lincoln 1862 The Union Navy shut off every one of their borders except for Charleston, South Carolina and Wilmington, North Carolina Period: 1862 to 1863 The Western Theater Jul 4, 1863 The Capture of Vicksberge 1864 Lincoln's reelection 1864 The capture of Atlanta Apr 9, 1865 Lee surrendured to Grant Apr 14, 1865 Lincoln's assassination at Ford's theater
