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Civil War Timeline-Alvarez
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Democratic Party convention in Charleston
When the pro-slavery platform is rejected, delegates from 8 southern states leave. The remaining delegates adjourn after being unable to agree on a candidate. -
Whig Party meets in Baltimore
Former members of the American and Whig parties meet in Baltimore, MD, to form the Constitutional Union party. Delegates nominate John Bell of Tennessee for president and Edward Everett of Massachusetts for vice-president. -
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln is elected as the 16th President. He became the first Republican to win the presidency. -
Manifesto Issued
Seven senators and 23 representatives from the southern states issue a manifesto urging secession and the organization of a Southern Confederacy. -
South Caroline secedes
South Carolina becomes the first state to declare its secession. This later led to the formation of the Confederacy -
Confederacy Forms
The Southern States that seceded form the confederacy -
Fort Sumter attacked
Confederate fores attack a Union fort for supplies. Noone was killed, but this did help add to the tension between north and south before the war had begun -
Lincoln calls for soldiers
Lincoln orders 75,000 men to volunteer for 90 days to fight for the Union Army. -
Writ of Habeas Corpus Used
In response to the riots and the threat that Maryland would secede, Lincoln used this to avoid it. -
Battle of Bull Run
First of 3 battle in Manassas, Virginia. Won by the Confederates, this was one of the first major land battles of the Civil War. -
Mclellan loses command.
President Lincoln -- impatient with General McClellan's inactivity -- issued an order reorganizing the Army of Virginia and relieving McClellan of supreme command for having the "slows". -
Battle of Shiloh
Also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing. One of the early engagements of the Civil War. Won by the Union -
Secon Battle of Bull Run
Located near the location of the first battle. This time it was won by the confederacy -
Battle of Antietam
Bloodiest single day battle in U.S. history. It was won by the Union, but both sides suffered any casualites -
Emancipation Proclimation
The announcement made by President Lincoln during the Civil War. Emancipated all black slaves in states still engaged in rebellion against the Union. -
Stonewall Jackson killed
Known as one of the greatest Confederate Generals. His death was a severe setback for the Confederates. -
Siege of Vicksburg
The final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign. Led by Ulysses Grant, the Union drove back Confederate forces to Mississippi. -
Martial Law implemented
Lincoln declares military rule in Baltimore.Angry mobs start to attack troops -
The seige of Knoxville
When Union troops were located in Knoxville, Virginia, General James Longstreet places the city under siege by the confederates. -
Gettbysburg Adress
Speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln. Was on the cemetary site of the Battle of Gettysburg -
The Siege of Petersburg
The Petersburg Campaign gave the photographers full opportunity to build a documentation. Grant won by steadily extending his lines westward, but the photographers do not seem to have ventured very far from City Point. -
The 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. -
Fall of Richmond
Served as the capital for the Confederacy. After a long period of fighting, General Grant captured Richmond, which led to the end of the war. -
General Lee defeated
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 Surrender
When General Lee was forced to surrender, After this, it was official that the Union had won the war -
Lincoln assassinated
Lincoln was shot in the Fords Theatre. John Wilkes Booth shot and killed him -
Execution of Henry Winz
The superintendent of the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia, was tried by a military commission presided over by General Lew Wallace and was hung on November 10.
