American Civil War Timeline

Election of Abraham Lincoln

Nov 6, 1860

~Lincoln won 180 of 183 electoral votes
~He had a united republican party behind him
~Became president

Battle of Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

~Spark occurred a federal outpost in Charleston, South Carolina, that was attacked by confederate troops, beginning Civil War.

First Battle of Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

~Generals: Brig. General: P.G.T Beauregard and General: Joseph E. Johnson.
~Soldter: Union: 28,400 Beauregard: 21,900
Johnson: 8.900

~Confederate victory

Second Battle of Bull Run

Aug 28, 1862

~ August 28- August 30 of 1862
~ Confederate states of America U.S. Nation
~ Second Battle was fought in Prince William Country, Virginia
~Confederate led by Robert E. Lee
~Union led by John Pope
~CONFEDERATE WON !!!!

Battle of Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

~Also known as the battle of Sharpsburg, was the bloodiest single-day.
~General: Union: Major General George B. McClellan
Confederate: General Robert E. Lee
~ Union victory, in that lee withdraw to Virginia.

Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

~President Lincoln issues an executive order freeing many slaves and laying the ground work for the Thirteen Amendment

Battle Of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

~A major battle where the north not only wins the battle, but starts to win the Civil War.

Gettysburg Address

Nov 19, 1863

~ Is a speech by U.S. president Abraham Lincoln, one of the best- known in American History

Surrender of Confederate Forces

Apr 9, 1865

~ Robert Lee, commander of army of northern Virginia, surrendered , hes before guard confederate forces to Ulysses S. Frarant and the Union army.

Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Apr 15, 1865

~In Washington D.C.
~ Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the U.S. serving from March 1861( National Union Party)