Civil War Annotated Timeline

Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/sc001.htm Confederates win the battle but no union men are killed. This was the start of the civil war. happened in charelston country. General Beauregard was in comand of the confederates and in charge of the Union was Anderson.

Battle of Bull Run (1st)

Jul 21, 1861

http://americanhistory.about.com/od/civilwarbattles/p/cwbattle_bull1.htm The battle was in manassas virgina and the confederates won. 5000 men were killed of those men 3000 were union soldiers. The union commander was Irvin McDowell. The confederate Comander was Joseph E. Johnston and Beauregard.

Battle of Hampton Roads

Mar 8, 1862

http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va008.htm First battle of ironclads in america. virginia retired. The battle was indecisive both sides claimed victory.The union commander was John Marston. The confederate commander was roger jones.

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/tn003.htm The union won the battle. confederates forced to give up kentucky and much of west. The genneral for the union was Ulysses S. Grant. And the Confederate General was Beauregard.

Battle of Bull Run (2nd)

Aug 28, 1862

http://www.civilwarhome.com/2manassa.htm Confederates win and drive the union out of Virgina. aprrox. 10,000 men were killed and wounded. from the union side. approx. 1,300 killed and 7,000 wounded from the confederate side. The union commander was John Pope and the confederate commander was Robert E. Lee.

Battle of Antietam

Sep 16, 1862

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/antietam.html The single bloodiest day in american history. The union won and this victory led to the Emancipation Proclamation. The union commander was George B. McCleallan. And the Confederate commander was Robert E. Lee.

Battle of Fredricksburg

Dec 15, 1862

http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va028.htm Confederates won the battle. The union commander was Ambrose Burnside. The confederate leader was Robert E. Lee. This battle led to Burnsides replacement.

Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

http://www.nps.gov/ncro/anti/emancipation.html Abraham Lincoln gave this after the battle of antietam. freed all slaves in south. didnt actually free any of them. Becuase they didnt have enough union soldiers to enforce it.

Battle of Chancellorsville

May 1, 1863

http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va032.htm Confederates win the battle. Stonewall jackson was killed on his horse. Considered to be one of Lee's greatest victorys. The union commander was Joseph Hooker and the Confederate commander was Robert E. Lee.

Siege of Vicksburg

May 18, 1863

http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/ms011.htm union invade Vicksburg and win the battle. split the confederacy in half. The union leader was Joseph Hooker and the Confederate Leader was Robert E. Lee.

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

http://www.gettysbg.com/battle.shtml The bloodiest battle America has ever had. The union won the battle. The union Commander was George Meade. The confederate commander was Robert E. Lee.

Siege of Atlanta

May 5, 1864

http://library.thinkquest.org/3055/graphics/battles/atlanta.html Designed to end the war. union win the battle.The uniona commander was William T. Sherman. The confederate General was Joseph E. Johnston.

Ratification of the 13th Amendment

Jan 31, 1865

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/13thamendment.html Passed by congress on January 31 1865. it was was the first of the reconstruction amendments. it abolished slavery and involutary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.

Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

Apr 9, 1865

http://www.nps.gov/apco/index.htm After 4 years of fighting and approximately 630,00 deaths and over 1 million casualties, General Lee surrneders the confederate army at the Appomattox Courthouse.

Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Apr 14, 1865

http://www.history.com/topics/abraham-lincoln-assassination He was shot in the back of the head and killed just five days after the war had ended. The assasination was planned and carried out by a well known actor john wilkes booth. He was a part of a larger conspiracy intended to rally the remaining confederate troop so they could continue fighting.