Civil War Timeline

Lincoln elected president

Nov 6, 1860

Abraham Lincoln was elected president

South Carolina secedes

Dec 20, 1860

first state to secede from the union

Florida secedes

Jan 10, 1861

3rd state to secede from the union

Missippii secedes

Jan 10, 1861

2nd state to secede from the union

Alabama secedes

Jan 11, 1861

4th state to secede from the union

Georgia secedes

Jan 19, 1861

5th state to secede from the union

Louisiana secedes

Jan 26, 1861

6th state to secede

Texas secedes

Feb 1, 1861

7th state to secede from the union

Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

confedrates win only 2 casualties

Lincoln Calls for 75000 Volunteers

Apr 15, 1861

Virginia secedes

Apr 17, 1861

8th state to secede

Lee becomes commander of the confedrate army

Apr 23, 1861

Arkansas joins confedrates

May 6, 1861

9th state to leave the union

Tennessee joins confedrates

May 7, 1861

10th state to leave the union

John Pope

May 17, 1861

becomes commander

North carolina joins the confedrates

May 20, 1861

last state to leave the union

1st Manassas

Jul 21, 1861

1st major battle of the civil war.

McClellan becomes commander

Nov 1, 1861

only for a short term

Battle of fort Henry

Feb 6, 1862

first win for the union

Fort donelson

Feb 7, 1862

fist major win for the union

Merrimac .vs Monitor

Mar 8, 1862

Also called the battle of Hampton roads it was a naval battle lasting 2 days.

battle of Shiloh

Apr 7, 1862

fought in the western theater

2nd Manassas

Aug 29, 1862

confedrate wins again

Battle of Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

this was the bloodest battle in American history with 23000 casualties.

Burnside becomes commander

Nov 7, 1862

Burnside takes over for McClellan

Fredricksberg

Dec 11, 1862

Fought in and around Fredricksberg,Virginia between the ANV and AOP.

Chancellorsville

Apr 30, 1863

Hooker leads part of AOP across Rappahonick to flank Robert E. Lee.

Vicksburg

May 18, 1863

Grant vs Pemperton great victory for Grant

Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

Robert E. Lee and Mead face of in Gettysburg. Over shoes

Atlanta Captured

Feb 9, 1864

Sherman capturs Atlanta from Confederates

Battle of Nashville

Dec 15, 1864

Hood takes Nashville for Union

Siege of Petersburg

Mar 25, 1865

Series of battles fought around Petersburg Virginia

Lee surrenders

Apr 9, 1865

After four years of the Civil war, Lee surrenders

Joseph E. Johnson surrenders

Apr 18, 1865

Surrenders the remaining Conederate troops to William Sherman

13th Amendement

Dec 6, 1865

Officialy aboloshes slavery.