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John Brown
John Brown attacks federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia with a strong attempt to abolish slavery by himself. -
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US Civil War Timeline
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Lincoln is Elected President
In the 1860 election, Abe Lincoln, a known abolitionist, is elected as president. He was voted for by prodominently the North, with Stephen Douglas as his main competetor. Douglas was too against slavery but did favor popular soveignerity. Lincoln was a beloved president with a straight forward mission to fully abolish slavery. -
The South Begins to Secede
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the union. They hoped that others would follow. -
Kansas is Admitted Into The Union As A Free State
Kansas was admitted into the Union prohibiting slavery. -
The Confederate States of America Form
The Confederate States of America form. They include: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennesse, Teaxas and Virginia. -
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter is attacked by South until the North retreats. Lincoln never fired until Jefferson Davis did, to make it seem like they were the agressive ones. -
Lincoln Calls For Troops
Abe Lincoln called for 75,000 men for the troops for three months of their service. -
Lincoln Blockades The Confederacy
Lincoln orders for the Confederacy to be blocked. -
Union Troops Cross
The Union troops crossed the Potomac River from Washington with hopes to capture parts of Virginia. -
Richemond Becomes Capitol
On this date Richmond, Virginia became the official Confederate capitol. -
Battle Of Manassas
The Confederate Army won this battle. This is also where Thomas J. Jackson got his nickname "Stonewall" Jackson. -
George B. McClellan
McClellan replaces Winfield Scott, the 60 year old general for the Union Armies. -
Fort Henry
Ulysses S. Grant, Union general, captures Fort Henry, Tennesse. -
Fort Donelson
The Union, once again, captures another fort. This time, it's Fort Donelson, Tennesse. These two victories gave the Union a lead. -
Start of Peninsular Campaign
McClellan leads his troops to Yorktown, Virginia. -
Shiloh
Shiloh is a small church in Tennesse that turned into a battlefield that the Union lost. -
Conscription
The Confederate Army begins to use conscription- the drafting of men to voluntarily or involuntarily join the army. -
New Orleans
David F. Farragut captures New Orleans. -
New Orleans
David G. Farragut captures New Orleans for the Union. -
McDowell
Stonewall Jackson's Shenandoah Plan begins with a victory at McDowell, Virginia. -
Robert E. Lee Takes Command
During the battle of Seven Pines, Robert E. Lee becomes commander of Confederate army when the previous is wounded. -
Forced Retreat
Lee forces McClellan to retreat, threating to take Richmond. -
The Prayer Of Twenty Millions
The New York Tribune published The Prayer Of Twenty Millions, a plead from Horace Greeley to Lincoln to free slaves. -
2nd Battle Of Manassas
The South wins again at the 2nd Battle Of Manassas. -
Antietam
Bloodiest one day battle of the Civil War. -
Emancipation Proclomation
Lincoln writes the prelimenary Emancipation Proclomation. -
McClellan
Lincoln takes McClellan out of charge of Army of The Potomac. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
Lee and the Confederacy win the Battle of Fredericksburg. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln officially publishes the Emancipation Proclamation, stating that all salves shall be free from that point on. -
Draft
Lincoln places another draft. -
Charleston Harbor
Samuel F. Du Pont fails to hurt the Charleston Harbor. -
Chancellorsville
The Union loses again at the Battle of Chancellorsville. -
Stonewall Jackson Dies
Stonewall Jackson dies from pneumonia. He got sick in the Battle of Chancellorsville. -
Battle of Brandy Station
In the Battle of Brandy Station, about 18,000 troops died. -
Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg, which took place in Pennsylvania, is one of the most famous battles from the Civil War. -
Mississippi River
The Union has control of the Mississippi River. -
Vicksburg
The Confederates surrender to the Union at the Battle of Vicksburg. -
Riots
Riots start erupting in New York City to protest the draft. -
Chickamauga
The Confederates win at the Battle of Chickamauga. -
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln presents The Gettysburg Address, where he says that all men are created equal in an attempt to pull the nation back together. -
Chattanooga
The Union wins the Battle of Chattanooga, giving them the advantage they needed. -
Grant
Ulysses S. Grant is given full control of the entire US army. -
Battle of Wilderness
This battle took place in Virginia and was the first bloody battlebetween Grant and Lee. -
Spotsylvania
This battle took place at the Spotsylvania Court House and Yellow Tavern. -
Jeb Stuart
Jeb Stuart, a Confederate calvary commander, dies in the Yellow Tavern from the Battle of Spotsylvania. -
Cold Harbor
Heavy Union casualities. Grant prepares for a seige. -
The USS Kearsarge
The USS Kearsarge sinks the USS Alabama in France. -
Fugitive Slave Laws
Lincoln repeals the Fugitive Slave Laws. -
Jubal Early
The Confederate amy attacks DC, putting the capitol in an unsafe spot. -
Mobile Bay
The union wins the Battle of Mobile Bay under the control of David G. Farragut. -
Alabama, Georgia
William T. Sherman captures Alabama, Georgia for the Union, giving the South a strong disadvantage. -
Cedar Creek
A Union victory at Cedar Creek. -
Lincoln
Lincoln is reelected as president, with Andrew Johnson as is Vice President. -
Sherman
Sherman begins his "March To The Sea". -
Nashville
General Thomas wins the Battle of Nashville for the Union. -
Savannah
Sherman's army does not even have to fight before Savannah surrenders. Sherman gives the city to Lincoln as a "Christmas Present". -
13th Amendment
Congress pases the Thirteenth Amendment, abolishing all slavery. -
Columbia
Cloumbia, South Carolina is burnt to the ground, most likely by Sherman's troops. -
Lincoln
Lincoln's second term in presidency in ignagurated. -
Appomattox
The Appomattox campaign begins. -
Petersburg Falls
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Confederate Evacuation
The Confederate States evacuate their capitol, Richmond, Virginia. -
Ambrose Power Hill
The Confederate Corps Commander, Ambrose Power Hill, is killed while trying to get his men together. -
Richmond
Union troops invade Richmond, Virginia. -
End of Civil War
Lee surrenders to Grant at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia. -
Lincoln Is Shot
John Wilkes Booth shoots Abraham Lincoln at the Ford's Theatre. -
William H. Seward Is Shot
At the same time that Lincoln was shot at, Secretary of State William H. Seward is also shot at his home. -
Lincoln Dies
Abe Lincoln dies from thw shot received from John Wilkes Booth. -
Andrew Johnson
In replace of Abe Lincoln, the Vice President, Andrew Johnson is ignagurated. -
Joseph E. Johnston
Johnston surrenders to Sherman in North Carolina. -
Booth
John Wilkes Booth is shot and dies in Virginia. -
Jefferson Davis
Davis is captured and imprisoned in Georgia. -
Smith
Kirby Smith surrenders to the Union. -
Conspirators Caught
All eight conspirators of the Abe Lincoln murder are caught, four are sentenced ot death. -
New Freedman's Bureau
Congress passes the New Freeman's Bureau, saying that people who harassed African-Americans must go through military trials. -
Insurrection Over
Johnson declares insurrection over for: Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennesse, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi, and Arkansas. -
Civil Rights Act
Although Johnson vetoed it, Congress passes the Civil Right Acts. -
Suffrage
Despite Johnson's veto, Congress passes the right for African Americans the right to vote. -
Reconstruction Act
Despite Johnson's veto, Congress passes the Reconstruction Act, giving Southern statesmartial law. -
Second Reconstruction Act
Over Johnson's veto, Congress passes the second Reconstruction Act. -
Third Reconstruction Act
Congress passes the Third Reconstruction Act, saying that if the Southern States want to be readmitted to the Union, they must agree with the Fifteeneth Amendment.
