Civil War

Lincoln Elected

Nov 6, 1860

Abraham gets elected the 16th president of The United States of America

South Carolina Secedes

Dec 20, 1860

1st state to secede from the union.

Mississippi secedes

Jan 9, 1861

2nd state to secede from the union

Florida Secedes

Jan 10, 1861

3rd state to seced from the union.

Alabama Secedes

Jan 11, 1861

4th state to secede from the union

Georgia secedes

Jan 19, 1861

5th state to secede from the union.

Louisiana secedes

Jan 26, 1861

6th state to secede from the union.

Texas secedes

Feb 1, 1861

7th state to secede from the union.

Ft. Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

1st battle of the Civil War.

Civil War Begins

Apr 12, 1861

Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers

Apr 15, 1861

Abraham Lincoln asks for 75,000 volunteers to fight in the civil war.

Virginia secedes

Apr 17, 1861

8th state to secede from the union

Arkansas secedes

May 6, 1861

9th state to secede from the union

North Carolina secedes

May 20, 1861

10th state to secede from the union

Tennessee secedes

Jun 8, 1861

11th and final state to secede from the union

1st Manassas (1st Bull Run)

Jul 21, 1861

McDowell vs. Beauregard, Confederate win

George McClellan becomes commander

Jul 26, 1861

Abraham Lincoln appoints George McClellan as commander of the Union Army

Fort Henry

Feb 6, 1862

Grant vs. Tilghman. Union victory

Fort Donelson

Feb 11, 1862

Grant vs. Floyd. Union victory

Robert E. Lee becomes Commander

Mar 1, 1862

Jefferson Davis appoints Robert E. Lee as commander of the Confederate army.

Merrimack v Monitor

Mar 8, 1862

Worden v. Buchanan. Draw

Battle Of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

Grant vs. Beauregard. Union Victory

Pope becomes commander

Jul 26, 1862

Abraham Lincoln appoints John Pope as commander of the union army

2nd Manassas (2nd Bull Run)

Aug 28, 1862

Pope vs. Jackson. Confederate victory

Sharpsburg (Antietam)

Sep 17, 1862

McClellan vs. Lee. Draw

Burnside becomes Commander

Nov 7, 1862

Abraham Lincoln appoints Ambrose Burnside as commander of the union army

Battle of Fredericksburg

Dec 11, 1862

Burnside vs. Lee. Confederate victory

Battle of Chancellorsville

Apr 30, 1863

Hooker vs. Lee. Confederate Victory

Siege of Vicksburg

May 18, 1863

Grant vs. Pemberton. Union Victory

Battle of Gettysburg

Period: Jul 1, 1863 to Jul 3, 1863

13th Amendment

Apr 8, 1864

The Amendment that abolished slavery, approved by Lincoln

Siege of Petersburg

Jun 15, 1864

Grant vs. Lee. Confederate Victory

Atlanta Captured

Sep 2, 1864

Sherman vs. Hood. Union Victory

Battle of Nashville

Dec 15, 1864

Thomas vs. Hood. Union Victory

Robert E. Lee Surrenders

Apr 9, 1865

Lee surrenders his 28,000 troops at Appomattox, Virginia, ebding the civil war.

Lincoln Assassinated

Apr 14, 1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated at the Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth.

Joseph E. Johnston Surrenders

Apr 18, 1865

Johnston surrenders the AOT to Sherman at Durham Station, North Carolina