Civil War 1861-1865

Civil War 1861-1865

Period: Apr 10, 1861 to May 10, 1865

Fort Sumner

Apr 12, 1861

The Confederates start the war by shooting 50 cannons on Fort Sumner in Charleston, South Carolina.

Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

The Union army takes a defeat at Bull Run about 25 miles from Washington.

Capturing Fort Henry and Donelson

Feb 6, 1862

Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Henry, then Fort Donelson

Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

The Confederate lead a surprise attack on Grant, killing 13,000 Union soldiers and 10,000 Confederate.

Shiloh

Apr 24, 1862

Seventeen Union ships move up the Mississippi River and capture New Orleans, South's greatest seaport.

Second Bull Run

Sep 4, 1862

Lee led 50,000 Confederate soldiers and invades the North planning an attack on Harpers Ferry 50 miles northwest of Washington.

Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

Confederate soldiers are stopped at Antietam. 26,000 men are dead by nightfall.

Ambrose E. Burnside

Nov 7, 1862

The president of the US replaces McClellan with Burnside in the Union Army in Potomac.

Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

President Lincoln makes the last Emancipation Proclamation to free all slaves everywhere that held Confederates and enlists the former slaves in the Union Army.

Joseph Hooker

Jan 25, 1863

Joseph Hooker replaces Ambrose Burnside as the Commander of Potomac

Chancelorsville

May 10, 1863

Stonewall Jackson dies from his injuries at a battle in Chancellorsville, greatly affecting the South.

Invasion To Pennsylvania

Jun 3, 1863

Confederate soldiers and General Lee plan an invasion on the Union into Pennsylvania, leading to Gettysburg.

Chattanooga

May 4, 1864

The Union Armies plan a big attack- Grant in Virginia, moving toward Lee's army in Richmond. Sherman in the west, invading Johnston's army in Tennesee

General Lee Surrenders

Apr 9, 1865

General Lee of the Confederate surrenders to Ulysses Grant in Virginia.