Civil War Timeline

Election of Abraham Lincoln

Nov 6, 1860

Abraham Lincoln was elected as president

Battle of Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

Confederates begin the civil war by attacking Fort Sumter
Confederate and Union forces were involved
After a long battle Fort Sumter surrendered.

Second Battle of Bull Run

Aug 28, 1862

The Confederate Army defeated the Union's Major General John Pope and his Army of Virginia.

Battle of Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

Confederate leaders hoped to follow up Lees success and pushed northward.
Confederate forces were stopped and lees northward advance was stopped
The Confederate and Union forces were involved

Emancipation Proclamation

Sep 22, 1862

The Emancipation Proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."

Battle of Gettysburg

Jun 1, 1863

The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War.
It turned the tides on the Confederates.

First Battle of Bull Run

Jul 21, 1863

First major battle of the Civil War
Union and Confederate forces were involved
It was a major success for the confederates

Gettysburg Adress

Nov 19, 1863

The Gettysburg Address is a speech by President Abraham Lincoln, one of the best-known speeches in American history.

Surrender of Confederate Forces

Apr 9, 1865

Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate forces to Ulysses S. Grant and the Union Army.

Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Apr 14, 1865

John Wilkes booth assassinated Lincoln
His shots were fatal and Lincoln died