Civil War Annotated Timeline

Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

12-13
Charleston, South Carolina
Confederate victory
Union- Anderson
Confederate- Beauregard
On April 10, 1861, Brig. Gen. Beauregard, in command of the provisional Confederate forces at Charleston, South Carolina, demanded the surrender of the Union garrison of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Garrison commander Anderson refused. On April 12, Confederate batteries opened fire on the fort, which was unable to reply effectively. The battle was the opening act of the Civil War.

Siege of Vicksburg

May 18, 1861

-July4
Mississippi
Union victory
Union- Pemberton
Confederate- Grant
In May and June of 1863, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s armies converged on Vicksburg, investing the city and entrapping a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John Pemberton. On July 4, Vicksburg surrendered after prolonged siege operations. This was the culmination of one of the most brilliant military campaigns of the war.

Battle of Bull Run 1

Jul 21, 1861

Manassas, Virginia
Confederate victory
Confederate-Beaureard
Union- McDowell
It occured in Virginia. this battle thrilled the South but socked the North. It led to reorganization.

Battle of Hampton Roads

Mar 8, 1862

8-9
Seal Point, Virginia
Draw-(Union)
Union- Goldsborough
Confederate-Buchanan
The Battle of Hampton Roads, often referred to as the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (or Merrimac), was the most noted and arguably most important naval battle of the American Civil War from the standpoint of the development of navies. It was fought over two days, March 8–9, 1862, in Hampton Roads, a roadstead in Virginia where the Elizabeth and Nansemond Rivers meet the James River just before it ent

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

6-7
Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee
Union victory
Confederate- Johnston
Union- Grant
It was a battle fought in Tennessee. The Union had won but with that General Johnston was killed. At the end of the battle the Union had gained control of the Tennessee River.

Battle of Bull Run 2

Aug 29, 1862

29-30
Manassas, Virginia
Conferderate victory
Confederate- Jackson
Union-Pope
The Second Battle of Bull Run was one of the most significant Confederate victories of the American Civil War. Robert E. Lee ended Union there in Virginia.The Union had to regain control.

Battle of Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

Sharpsburg, Maryland
Union victory
Confederate Lee
Union- MCclellan
THis was the bloodiest in american history. 25,000 Union men died during this battle. This led to General Robert E. Lee drawing from the battle.Lee left to go to Washington and MCclellan did not follow, which caused LIncoln to fire hime for they could have won the war.

Battle of Fredricksgurg

Dec 13, 1862

Virginia

Confederate victory
Confederate- Lee
UNion- Burnside
This battle was a victory for the North. It occured in Virginia. This battle ended with 12,600 Union casualties. It stopped the final Union advance of 1862.

Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

Philadelphia
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." He did this to get the South angry; for revenge.

Battle of Chancellorsville

May 2, 1863

2-4
Virginia
Confederate victory
Confederate- Lee
Union- Hooker
This battle cut Union forces to pieces and the Confederate forces killed General Jackson of the Union. It was a good victory for the North. It occured in Virginia.

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

1-3
Pennsylvania
Union victory
Confederate- Lee
Union- Meade
This battle occured in Pennsylvania with it ending as a Union victory. The North suffered a lot for loss of men then the South. 23,000 Union forces were killed and 28,000 Confederate forces were killed.

Siege of Atlanta

Sep 2, 1864

Georgia
Union victory
Confederate- Hood
Union- Sherman
This was seiged in Georgia with the Union winning. Lincoln got re-elected and was grateful. This battle ''captured the heart of the South''.

Ratification of the 13th Amendment

Jan 31, 1865

Virginia
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution declared that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." Formally abolishing slavery in the United States, the 13th Amendment was passed by the Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified by the states on December 6, 1865.

Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

Apr 9, 1865

Virginia
With his army surrounded, his men weak and exhausted, Robert E. Lee realized there was little choice but to consider the surrender of his Army to General Grant. After a series of notes between the two leaders, they agreed to meet on April 9, 1865, at the house of Wilmer McLean in the village of Appomattox Courthouse. The meeting lasted approximately two and one-half hours and at its conclusion the bloodliest conflict in the nation's history neared its end.

Assasination of Abraham Lincoln

Apr 15, 1865

Washington D.C
The assassination was planned and carried out by well-known actor John Wilkes Booth as part of a larger conspiracy intended to rally the remaining Confederate troops to continue fighting.Lincoln was shot while watching the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. with his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln. He died the next morning.Lincoln did not get to see his great works.But he died a hero.