Civil War By Arbitrary User Period: Aug 1, 1860 to Aug 1, 1865 The Civil War Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina secedes from the Union Jan 9, 1861 Mississippi secedes from the Union Jan 10, 1861 Florida secedes from the Union Jan 11, 1861 Georgia secedes from the Union Jan 19, 1861 Alabama secedes from the Union Jan 26, 1861 Louisiana secedes from the Union Feb 1, 1861 Texas secedes from the Union Mar 4, 1861 President Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated Apr 13, 1861 South Carolina shells Fort Sumter, starting the Civil War Apr 17, 1861 Virginia secedes from the Union Apr 19, 1861 President Lincoln approves Winfield Scott's Anaconda Plan May 6, 1861 Arkansas secedes from the Union May 20, 1861 North Carolina secedes from the Union Jun 8, 1861 Tennessee secedes from the Union Jul 21, 1861 First Battle of Bull Run Oct 24, 1861 West Virginia secedes from the rest of Virginia Mar 8, 1862 Battle of Hampton Roads (Battle of the Ironclads) Apr 6, 1862 The Battle of Shiloh Jun 26, 1862 Battle of Mechanicsville (The Seven Days' Battles) Jun 27, 1862 Battle of Gaines's Mill (The Seven Days' Battles) Jun 29, 1862 Battle of Savage's Station (The Seven Days' Battles) Jun 30, 1862 Battle of Frayser's Farm (The Seven Days' Battles) Jul 1, 1862 Battle of Malvern Hill (The Seven Days' Battles) Jul 2, 1862 Confederate troops retreat to Richmond, ending the Penninsular Campaign Aug 2, 1862 Second Battle of Bull Run Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Dec 13, 1862 Battle of Fredricksburg Jan 1, 1863 President Lincoln delivers the Emancipation Proclamation Apr 29, 1863 Vicksburg Campaign begins Apr 30, 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville Jun 20, 1863 West Virginia is accepted into the Union Jul 1, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Jul 4, 1863 Vicksburg Campaign ends Sep 19, 1863 Battle of Chickamauga Nov 24, 1863 Battle of Chattanooga May 4, 1864 Grant's Wilderness Campaign May 8, 1864 Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse Jun 9, 1864 Siege of Petersburg begins Nov 8, 1864 President Lincoln is re-elected Nov 15, 1864 Sherman's March to Sea (Savannah Campaign) begins Dec 21, 1864 Sherman's March to Sea (Savannah Campaign) ends Mar 25, 1865 Siege of Petersburg ends Apr 2, 1865 General Grant captures Richmond, the Confederate capital Apr 9, 1865 General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appotamox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 President Lincoln is assassinated in Ford's Theater Apr 30, 1865 Remaining Confederate troops surrender May 10, 1865 Confederate President Jefferson Davis is captured in Georgia
