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Civil War Timeline- Micaela Kube
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Slavery is Protected Further
The senator Jefferson Davis from Mississippi presents resolutions to the Senate to affirm that the Federal government cannot only prohibit slavery in the territories, but must actually protect slaveholders there. -
Constitutional Union Party Created
Former members of the American and Whig parties meet in Baltimore, Maryland to form the Constitutional Union party. The delegates nominate John Bell of Tennessee for president and Edward Everett of Massachusetts for vice-president. -
Lincoln Election
Abraham Lincoln is elected as President of the United States. -
South Prepares to Secede
In Washington, seven senators and twenty-three representatives from the southern states issue a manifesto urging secession and the organization of a Southern Confederacy. -
South Carolina Secedes
On this date the first southern state to secede from the Union was South Carolina. -
President of Confederacy Elected
Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as provisional president of Confederacy. -
Fort Sumter
The confederates fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. -
Navy Yard in Norfolk is Seized
The confederates seize the navy yard in Norfolk, Virginia. -
Confederate Capital Changes
The confederate legislators vote to move the capital to Richmond, Virginia. -
First Battle of Bull Run
The first battle of Bull Run occurs right near Washington, D.C. The Confederates win this battle. -
Confederates Surrender Fort Donelson
The confederates surrender Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River in Tennessee to Ulysses S. Grant. -
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh took place. The Union won this battle and was led by Ulysses S. Grant. -
Port of New Orleans is Captured
David C. Farragut leads the Union to New Orleans. The navy successfully captures the port of New Orleans. -
Robert E. Lee takes Command
The Confederate General Robert E. Lee defends the capital of Richmond, Virginia. He then marches the army towards Washington, D.C after being successful. -
Battle of Antietam
The Union forces fought Lee's army at Antietam, Maryland. It was the bloodiest battle of the war. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation is put into effect. This was an order made by Lincoln to free slaves behind Confederate lines. -
Bread Riots in Richmond
Due to high prices on food, an angry mob of women demanded relief. However, they did not get what they wanted and wound up breaking into shops in order to obtain bread. -
West Virginia Enters the Union
West Virginia is admitted to the Union as the 35th state. -
Battle of Gettysburg
This was known as the turning point of the war. The Union army defeated Confederate General Lee. -
The Gettysburg Address
This was given by Lincoln and was a speech dedicated to all that had passed in the Battle of Gettysburg. Lincoln brought everyone's hopes up about the government surviving. -
Fort Pillow is Captured
In Tennessee at Fort Pillow, Confederates murdered over two hundred African Americans. -
Battle of the Wilderness
This was the first battle of General Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against General Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. This battle continued through May 7th and both sides suffered. -
Battle of "The Crater" at Petersburg
The Union started this battle by blowing up a mine. However, under the leadership of Major General William Mahone, the Confederates performed a series of counter-attacks and won the battle. -
Lincoln Elected for Second Term
Abraham Lincoln was elected for a second term as President of the United States. -
Sherman Captures Savannah
Union General William Tecumseh Sherman leads his troops to Savannah, Georgia where they successfully capture the port city. -
Fall of Richmond, Virginia
The capital of Richmond falls to the Union and the Confederate government evacuates. -
The Confederates Surrender
General Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant met in Appomattox, Virginia and the Confederate surrender was arranged. -
Lincoln Shot at Ford's Theatre
While Lincoln is watching a play at Ford's Theatre he is shot from behind by John Wilkes Booth. -
John Wilkes Booth is Trapped and Killed
After a long search for Lincoln's killer, the government finally gets ahold of him and kills him. -
The Civil War is Over
General Edmond Kirby Smith surrenders the Trans-Mississippi Confederate army and the Civil War is finally over.
