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Civil War Timeline
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Abraham Lincoln elected president
He led the Union into the Civil War. -
Battle at Fort Sumter
Forty hours of continuous shelling before the fort fell to the South. By this time one-fifth of the fort was on fire. The Southern commander gave permission for all the Union troops to leave safely and the Southern troops took over the fort. This battle lasted till April 14. -
Lincoln orders blockade of south
Lincoln orders the blockade of the south, the was significant because it led to the confederancy to surrender. The blockade was put in place to stop imports and outports. -
Battle of Gettysburg
It was a major turning point in the war. Until that battle, the South was actually winning. But the North succeeded in cutting off the South's supply lines. Gettysburg was the start of the South's loss of the war. -
1st Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run, also known as Manassas, was the first major land battle of the American Civil War. The confederate won the war. Which they felt proved that a Confederate soldier was the equal of any Union soldier. -
Monitor vs. Virginia naval battle
For the first time in history two ironclad ships battled. The battle lasted for hours. Neither side won the battle. The Confederate ironclad was an old wooden ship called the Merrimac which had been rebuilt with iron all around the boat. The North decided to build an ironclad ship to fight it. The Northern ship was called the Monitor. -
Battle of Shiloh
Shiloh proved that this was not going to be a short war, and that it was going to be very bloody, It also showed the importance of transportation to the battles. -
Battle at Chattanooga
It was one of the many turning points in the civil war, because it gave the Union the ability to move further down South. -
7 Days Campaign
These 7 day battles went from June 25th through July 1st,1862. The battles were fought by Robert E. Lee, who had just been voted commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, and union general George McClellan. The battle was to get rid of the Richmond area which was a large union force, threatening from the peninisula near the James and York rivers. -
2nd Battle of Bull Run (or 2nd battle of Manassas)
This second war lasted 2 days. The Second Battle of Bull Run proved to be the deciding battle in the Civil War campaign waged between Union and Confederate armies in northern Virginia in 1862. 28,000 rebels led by James Longstreet launched a counterattack, forcing John Pope to withdraw his battered army toward Washington that night. -
Antietam
This battle was one of the single bloodiest wars in American history. The unexpected Northern win at Antietam put that plan on the hold, and meanwhile gave Lincoln the opportunity to issue his Emancipation Proclamation, making it impossible for any foreign power to help the South without looking pro-slavery. Also stopped the Lee from invading the North. -
Emancipation Proclamation issued
The Emancipation Proclamation was made to declare all slaves free. President Lincoln did encourage the southern states to free the slaves. The proclamation is what led to the thirteenth amendment in the commandment. A year later the amendment was aloud and all slaves became free. -
Emancipation Proclamation takes effect
The Emancipation Proclamation was an order issued to all segments of the Executive branch of the United States by President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. It was based on the president's constitutional authority as commander in chief of the armed forces; it was not a law passed by Congress. -
Battle at Chancellorsville
This battle was considered by many historians to be Lee’s greatest victory. Also, the South lost one of its greatest strategic minds with the death of Stonewall Jackson. This battle lasted till May 6, 1863. -
Siege of Vicksburg
Victory in the battle of Vicksburg gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union. Remember, the Mississippi River was the "superhighway" of that era used to transport goods, crops, raw materials, etc. from the south to the North and visa-versa. -
Gettysburg Address
The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the civil war, making the town a burial ground for over 7500 soldiers. The significance of the Gettysburg Address lies in the fact that Lincoln's political sentiments re-addressed war effort and challenged the outcome that otherwise seemed in favor of the 'copperheads'. -
Ulysses S. Grant takes over the Union Army
Lincoln appoints Ulysses S. Grant commander of all Union armies, ending his long search for a decent general to command northern forces. General William T. Sherman takes over as commander in the West. -
Sherman captures Atlanta
William T. Sherman left Tennessee with 100,000 troops. He marched to Atlanta, Georgia. He ten marched from Atlanta to the Atlantic Ocean. During this 300 mile march Sherman's soldiers burned and destroyed everything in a width of 60 miles. -
Abraham Lincoln re-elected
Lincoln was reelected President for a second term. -
Sherman begins march to the sea
The march had a lasting impact on the civilian population emotionally and psychologically. A path of destruction 50 miles wide and 300 miles long from Atlanta to Savannah. The damage to the industrial infrastructure was listed at approx. 100 million dollars back than including factories,railroads,bridges and roads. -
Savannah, GA falls to the Union
Savannah falls into the union this was important because that means that the Union got more of the south and takes more control of the United States. -
13th Amendment passed
The 13th Amendment being passed is very important because this Amendment to the Constitution outlawed slavery, and when it was passed slavery was at least being noticed and people were trying to help to stop slavery. -
Union Army moves in and occupies Richmond, VA.
General Grant and General Meade's Army moved to the south of Richmond. During the winter of 1864-65 the Union army attacked many times, but could not break through. After nine months General Lee was forced to retreat toward Lynchburg giving up both Petersburg and Richmond. -
Robert E. Lee surrenders
This is significant because this is one of the many things that ended the Civil War, and he practically gave up on the Confederate soilders. -
Abraham Lincoln shot and killed
On Good Firday, Lincoln was assassinated. He was attending a performance at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D. C. The assisin was and actor named John Wilkes Booth. After twelve days of running Booth was fatally shot.
