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CIvil War Time Line - Kayla McCulloch
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1860 Census
This Census showed how much slavery there actually was in America. The slaves were not counted in the Census because they were still only considered property at this time. -
Pony Express
The Pony Express was a mail service that delivered mail from Missouri to the Great Plains. -
Lincoln Elected President
Abraham Lincoln was elected as the sixteenth President on November 6th 1860. He was on the Union side of the Civil War and was completely against slavery in the states. -
South Carolina Secedes
On November 10th 1860, South Carolina seceded from the Union. They disagreed with LIncoln's views on slavery and broke away, thus creating the begining of the Confederacy. -
Charleston is Notified
On December 31st Charleston gets notified by telegraph that someone from the army is on their way with troops. -
Conferedacy is Formed
More southern states startes succeding from the Union. With more states joining, the Confederacy became a certified governmnet. -
Lincoln Takes Office
On March 4 1861, Lincoln was inaugurated. This day was one of the first days that his idea to end slavery went completely public. -
Attack on Fort Sumter
The attack from the South on Fort Sumter was the first attack in the Civil War. South Carolina came in and attacked the Union's fort while Lincoln was sending reinforcements. -
Slave States Stay
So far four slave states have stayed in the Union. The states that stayed were Deleware, Maryland, Missouri, and Ketncuky. -
Seven Day's Battle
On June 26th 1862, the Union and the Confederacy faught a number of battles that lasted a span of seven days. The battles lasted from the 26th of June to the 2nd of July in 1862. -
First Battle of Bull Run
On July 21st 1861 McDowell attacked and was at the first succesful. The south ended up recieving reinforcemnts and eventually became victorious over the north. -
Lincoln Takes Action
On January 27 1862 Lincoln decides that he needs to take action. He declares war between the Union and the Confederacy. -
Battle of Shiloh
The Confederates attacked the Union at Shiloh Tennessee. The Union was almost defeated, but in the middle of the night they got reinforcements that helped them be successful over the south. -
New Union Commander.
The Union Army gains new general, grant. -
Harpers Ferry
Union General McClellan defeated the Confederate's General Lee. He defeated Lee but was too late to make it back to Harper's Ferry to save the ship from being attacked by a Confederate group. -
Antietam
Confederate troops were caught by Union General McClellan near Sharpsburg, Maryland. This battle became the bloodiest one out of all that happened during the Civil War. There was no clear winner to this battle because there was a large about of casualties on both sides. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln was done waiting for other represenatives to confirm the abolition of slavery, so he wrote a proclamation asking for the complete emancipation of slavery of the states. This stated that all working slaves in the Union would be considered free. -
Battle at Vicksburg
The Union had won battles around Vicksburg in the past multiple times which gave them the advantage of knowing the land well and how to use it. The north once again became victorious when they attacked the Confederacy here and killed 30,000 of their men. -
Battle of Gettysburg
This battle in Pennsylvania was the biggest throughout the whole Civil War. It was considered the turning point in the war. -
Meade in Virginia
After the Battle of Gettysburg, General Meade engaged in some cautious and inconclusive operations, but the heavy activity of the photographers was confined to the intervals between them. -
Gettysburg Address
On November 19th 1863, Abraham Lincoln traveled to Gettysburg to see the aftermath of the battle. When he got there he made a short speach remembering everyone who had faught and lost their lives in the battle. This became known as the Gettysburg Address. -
battle of cold harbor
again attacked Confederate forces at Cold Harbor, losing over 7,000 men in twenty minutes. Although Lee suffered fewer casualties, his army never recovered from Grant's continual attacks. This was Lee's last clear victory of the war. -
Battle of Cold Harbor
Grant again attacked Confederate forces at Cold Harbor, losing over 7,000 men in twenty minutes. Although Lee suffered fewer casualties, his army never recovered from Grant's continual attacks. This was Lee's last clear victory of the war. -
Confederates go to DC
derate General Jubal Early led his forces into Maryland to relieve the pressure on Lee's army. Early got within five miles of Washington, D.C., but on July 13, he was driven back to Virginia. -
Abraham Lincoln is Re-Elected
Abraham Lincoln is elected for the second time. He won the popular vote by only 55% and with only northerners voting. -
Sherman at the Sea
Marching through Georgia for a month, Sherman stormed Fort McAllister on December 13, 1864, and captured Savannah itself eight days later. These seven views show the former stronghold and its dismantling preparatory to Sherman's further movement northward. -
Fall of the Confederates
Transportation problems and successful blockades caused severe shortages of food and supplies in the South. Starving soldiers began to desert Lee's forces, and although President Jefferson Davis approved the arming of slaves as a means of augmenting the shrinking army, the measure was never put into effect. -
Fort Fisher
Union General Sherman moved from Georgia through South Carolina, destroying almost everything in his path. -
Fallen Richmond
On March 25, General Lee attacked General Grant's forces near Petersburg, but was defeated -- attacking and losing again on April 1. On April 2, Lee evacuated Richmond, the Confederate capital, and headed west to join with other forces. -
Appomattox Courthouse
General Lee's troops were soon surrounded, and on April 7, Grant called upon Lee to surrender. On April 9, the two commanders met at Appomattox Courthouse, and agreed on the terms of surrender. Lee's men were sent home on parole -- soldiers with their horses, and officers with their side arms. All other equipment was surrendered. -
Lincolns Assasination
On April 14, as President Lincoln was watching a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C., he was shot by John Wilkes Booth.
