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Lincoln Elected President
Lincoln is elected as the 16th President of the United States -
Fort Sumter is Threatened
Major Robert Anderson reports Fort Sumter is being threatened in Charleston as federal forces begin to improved Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter in the harbor -
South Carolina Secedes from the Union
Followed within two months by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas. -
Ordinance of Secession
South Carolina's convention officially approves the Ordinance of Secession -
Charleston
Charleston is notified by telegraph that a man of war with troops is on the way -
Jefferson Davis is Elected President of the Confederacy
The Confederate States of America is formed with Jefferson Davis -
Attack on Fort Sumter
At 4:30 a.m. Confederates under Gen. Pierre Beauregard open fire with 50 cannons upon Fort Sumter -
Lincoln's Proclamation
President Lincoln issues a Proclamation calling for 75,000 militiamen, and summoning a special session of Congress for July 4. -
Battle at Bull Run
The Union Army under Gen. Irvin McDowell suffers a defeat at Bull Run -
McDowell is Replaced
President Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as Commander of the Department of the Potomac, replacing McDowell. -
Fort Henry is Captured
Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Henry -
Battle at Shiloh
Confederate surprise attack on Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's unprepared troops at Shiloh -
The Battle of Seven Pines
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's Army attacks McClellan's troop -
Battle of Antietam
The bloodiest day in U.S. military history -
McClellan is Fired
The president replaces McClellan with Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside as the new Commander of the Army of the Potomac. -
General Joseph Hooker
The president appoints Gen. Joseph (Fighting Joe) Hooker as Commander of the Army of the Potomac, replacing Burnside. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
The Union Army under Gen. Hooker is decisively defeated by Lee's much smaller forces -
Stonewall Jackson Dies
The South suffers a huge blow as Stonewall Jackson dies from his wounds -
Battle of Gettysburg
The tide of war turns against the South as the Confederates are defeated -
Vicksburg
Vicksburg, the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River, surrenders to Gen. Grant and the Army of the West after a six week siege -
General Grant
President Lincoln appoints Gen. Grant to command all of the armies of the United States -
Cold Harbor
A costly mistake by Grant results in 7,000 Union casualties in twenty minutes during an offensive against fortified Rebels at Cold Harbor in Virginia. -
Atlanta is Captured
"Atlanta is ours, and fairly won," Sherman telegraphs Lincoln. The victory greatly helps President Lincoln's bid for re-election. -
March to the Sea
After destroying Atlanta's warehouses and railroad facilities, Sherman, with 62,000 men begins a March to the Sea. -
Nashville
Hood's Rebel Army of 23,000 is crushed at Nashville by 55,000 Federals including Negro troops under Gen. George H. Thomas -
13th Amendment
The U.S. Congress approves the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, to abolish slavery. The amendment is then submitted to the states for ratification -
Robert E. Lee Surrenders
Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia. -
Lincoln is Assassinated
John Wilkes Booth shoots the president in the head -
John Wilkes Booth is Killed
John Wilkes Booth is shot and killed in a tobacco barn in Virginia -
Slavery is Abolished
The U.S. Congress approves the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, to abolish slavery
