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Civil War Timeline
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Abraham Lincoln Speech
Abraham Lincoln delivers his Cooper Union speech -
Pony Express Begins
The Pony Express could now deliver a letter faster then ever before. It could run more than 1,800 miles in 10 days and stretched between St. Joseph Missouri and Sacramento California. -
Paiute War begins
The Paiute War begin with the Northern Paiutes raiding Williams Station in Utahs territory -
U.S. Constitutional Union Party
The U.S. Constitutional Union Party holds its convention and nominates John Bell for president. -
Abraham Lincoln elected as Republican Party
Abraham Lincoln is elected as the Republicans party nominee for the President of the United States. -
Paiute War Ends
The Paiute War ends. It is ended by an informal ceasefire. -
Stones Prairie Riot
The Stones Prairie Riot takes place in Illinois between the Republicans and are Democratic supporters of Stephen A. Douglas -
Abraham Lincoln President
Abraham Lincoln wins Presidency against John C. Breckenridge, Stephen A. Douglas, and John Bell. He becomes the 16th President of the United States -
Crittenden Compromise
Senator John J. Crittenden establishes the Crittenden Compromise to help try and resolve the U.S. secession issue. -
South Carolina Leaves Union
South Carolina becomes the first state to take the big step and leave the Union. -
Deleware
Delaware decides not to secede from the Union -
Mississippi
Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union -
Florida
Florida secede from the Union -
Alabama
Alabama secedes from the Union -
Georgia
Georgia secedes from the Union -
Louisiana
Louisiana secedes from the Union -
Texas
Texas secedes from the Union -
Virginia
Virginia secedes from the Union -
Arkansas
Arkansas secedes from the Union -
North Carolina
North Carolina secedes from the Union -
Tennessee
Tennessee secedes from the Union -
Forts Henry and Donelson
U.S. General Grant invades Tenn. In just 11 days grant forces capture 2 forts. This is where Grant earns his nickname "Unconditional Surrender". -
Pea Ridge
Confederates are shut out of Missouri -
Yorktown
Battle of Yorktown begins when Union forces under General McClellan closes in on the Confederate capital of Richmond, VA -
Shiloh
Grant brings his troops near a church named Shiloh in Tennessee. Grant does not send out scouts and the Confederate surprise him early. He winds up losing 1/4th of the men and this battle shows the importance of scouts. -
Richmond
In the Spring of 1862 McClellan finally on the move. -
Seven Days Battle
The Seven Days Battle lasted from June 25th until July 1, 1862. Lee had less men and lost more men than the North. However he did still unnerve McClellan enough to retreat. -
Second Battle of Bull Run
Confederate side is successful . Confederate side brings 22,000 more men. -
Antitam
Bloodiest single day battle, more than 26,000 casualties. 500 men died in less than 10 minuets. Lincoln fires McClellan for having 'the slows'. -
Fredricksburg
Burnside tried to capture confederate zone Maryes Heights under General Lee's direction -
Battle of Chickasaw Bayou
This battle resulted in another Confederate victory outnumbered two to one, resulted in six times as many Union casualties. -
Proclamation Emancipation
Freed slaves in states in the South. Discouraged G.B. and France from aiding the south. In addition it allowed blacks to enlist in the Union army. -
Battle of Arkansas Post
General John McClernand and Admiral David Nixon Porter capture the Arkansas River for the Union. -
Griersons Raid
Union cavalrymen are ambushed while crossing the Tickfaw River in Mississippi. -
Battle of Jackson Mississippi
Union General Grant defeats Confederate General Johnson opening the way for the Siege of Vicksburg. -
West Virginia
West Virginia becomes the 35th state to be admitted into the U.S. -
Second Battle of Winchester
Union is defeated by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley town of Winchester Virginia. -
Gettysburg Day 1
Both sides meet coincidentally on a farm in Pennsylvania. Union leader John Buford told his men to take high ground while the Rebels led by A.P. Hill rain into Buford in search for shoes and Lee. -
Gettysburg Day 2
Rebels push through the Union troops who mistakenly left Little Round Top unguarded. Confederates have the chance to take the high ground. Josh L. Chamberlain stops the rebels from Devils Den -
Gettysburg Day 3
Longstreet orders his troops to advance but are stopped and severly hurt by the Union. Union troops never countered attacked. -
NY Riots
Irish immigrants vs the Republican war policies. 4 days of rioting and lynching in the streets of NY. -
Battle of Campbells Station
Confederate troops led by General Longstreet unsuccessfully attack Union forces under General Ambrose Burnside. -
Battle of Olustee
Union suffers one one of its costliest defeats at the Battle of Olustee near Lake City, Florida. -
Northern Prissoners
The first Northern prisoners arrive at the Confederate prison in Andersonville Georgia. -
Ulysses S. Grant
Lincoln appoints Grant commander in chief of all Union armies. -
Fort Pillow
Confederate Troops under General Nathan Bedford Forrest shot more than 200 prisoners and some whites who begged for their lives. -
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
4,000 troops die in an inconclusive engagement which lasts from May 8-21. -
Battle of Cold harbor
Grant pulls his troops from their position at Cold Harbor and moves South. -
Battle of Noonday Creek
Confederate troops defeat Union forces, near Kennesaw, Georgia. -
Battle of Peachtree Creek
Confederate forces led by General John Bell Hood unsuccessfully attack Union troops under General William. T Sherman -
Atlanta
Atlanta is evacuated on orders of Union General William Sherman -
Battle of Johnsonville
Troops under the command of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest bombard a Union supply base with artillery, and destroy millions of dollars worth of material. -
Shermans March to the Sea
Union General Sherman burns Atlanta and starts to move south, living off the land, and causing extensive devastation to crops and mills. -
African Americans
Confederate States of America agree to use African American troops. -
Battle of Five Forks
Confederate General Lee begins his final offense. -
Lee Surenders
Lee and Grant meet at Appomattox Court House to draw terms of surrender. -
Lincoln Assassinated
John Wilkes Booth shots Lincoln in the back of the head and kills him. There are still many conspiracy theories behind the assassination. -
Lincoln Dies
After being shot the day before Lincoln dies early in the morning on the 15th and Vice President Andrew Johnson becomes 17th President of the U.S. -
John Wilkes Booth Dies
Union cavarly corner John Wilkes Booth in a Virginia Barn and cavalry Boston Corbett shoots the assassin dead. -
Union Captured
Jefferson Davis is captured by the Union Army near Irwinville Georgia. -
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis meets with his Confederate Cabinet for the last time. -
Secret Service
U.S. Secret Service is founded -
James Waddell Surrenders
Confederate captain James Waddell surrenders the commerce raider CSS Shenandoah to the British at Liverpool -
13th Amendment
13th Amendment added to the Constitution ratified by three-quarters of the states. -
Freedman's Bureau Bill passed
New Freedman's Bureau bill passed by Congress. President Andrew Johnson vetoes the bill that authorized military trial for those accused of "depriving Negroes of the Civil Rights" on the same day -
State of Peace
The United States declares that a state of peace exists with Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia -
Congress Overides
Congress overrides President Andrew Johnson's veto of the Civil Rights Act -
14th Amendment
Thirty-ninth Congress approves the 14th Amendment to the Constitution -
NH
New Hampshire ratifies the 14th Amendment -
Tennessee ratifies the 14th Amendment
Tennessee ratifies the 14th Amendment. This quick ratification meant Tennessee would not suffer under 2nd Reconstruction -
"General of the Armies"
Congress establishes "general of the armies" and Ulysses S. Grant is immediately promoted to 4-star general and put in this position. -
Admiral
Congress establishes "general of the armies" and Ulysses S. Grant is immediately promoted to 4-star general and put in this position. -
U.S. Secret Service opens up investigation
The U. S. Secret Service begins an investigation into the Ku Klux Klan -
NJ
NJ Ratifies the 14th Amendment -
Blacks able to vote in D.C.
Blacks in Washington D. C. gain the right to vote in a bill passed over President Andrew Johnson's veto -
NY
New York ratifies the 14th Amendment -
Louisiana rejects
Louisiana rejects the 14th Amendment -
Nebraska
Nebraska becomes a state -
Alaska
William P. Seward signs a treaty with Russia buying Alaska for 2 cents an acre. -
Senate ratifies Alaska
Senate ratifies treaty purchasing Alaska -
Congress Passed Law
Congress passes a bill admitting Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina into the Union because they ratified the 14th Amendment. -
Edwin Stanton
Edwin Stanton suspended by President Andrew Johnson -
Grant
Ulysses S. Grant becomes ad interim Secretary of War -
U.S. gets Alaska
Russia turns over Alaska to the United States
