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Civil War Timeline - Shanahan
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Lincoln Elected
Abraham Lincoln is elected President of the United States of America with 180 electoral votes and 1,865,593 popular votes. -
South Carolina First to Secede
South Carolina is the first state to secede and within the following 6 weeks, other states follow: Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. -
Confederate States Form
The Confederate States of America (CSA) formed with Jefferson Davis as the first and last Confederate President, -
Lincoln Inaugurated
When President Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated, seven states had seceded. -
Lincoln Recieves Message
Major Anderson sends Lincoln a message on his inauguration day on the event of Fort Sumter. -
War Declared
War is declared on Fort Sumter. -
Davis Elected
Jefferson Davis is elected to a six-year term as the President of the Confederacy. -
Battle of Shiloh
Grant gathers his troops near a church in Tennessee named Shiloh, near the Mississippi River. -
Lee Takes Command
General Lee takes command of the Confederate Army in Richmond, Virginia. -
Seven Days Battle Begins
Series of battles, known as the Seven Days Battles, begins once Confederate Robert E. Lee moves in against Union General George McClellan. -
Seven Days Battle Ends
Confederate Lee had less men and lost more men than the Union. However, he still unnerved McClellan enough to retreat. -
Battle of Antietam
Lee moves against McClellan resulting in the bloodiest single day battle. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation that would free all slaves on Confederate lines. -
Stonewall Dies
Thomas Stonewall is shot by mistake at Chancorville by one of his own men, -
Battle of Gettysburg
The battle takes place in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This lasts for 3 days. -
Confederates Surrender
The South surrenders to the North in Vicksburg when they are running low on supplies and starving to death. -
Gettysburg Address
A famous speech is made by Lincoln to consecrate the battlefield in an attempt to unify the nation where he only spoke for 2 minutes. -
Fort Pillow Captured
Confederate forces capture Fort Pillow, Tennessee.They killed all black Federal Troops at the outrage of the North's use of black troops. -
Confederates Burn Chambersburg
Confederate troops raid Chambersburg, Pennsylvania in hope to "open the eyes of people in the North to enormity", They would loot a city, then burn property. -
Lincoln Re-elected
Abraham Lincoln is elected to a second term as President with criticism from the Democrats, Radical Republicans, and the copperheads. He wins the election with 55% popular vote. -
Sherman Marches
Sherman's "March to the Sea" leaves a wide path of destruction. He continues destructive path until reaches North Carolina. -
Savannah Occupied
Savannah, Georgia is occupied by Union troops once the state secedes from the Union. They declared their determination to oppose the newly elected president, Abraham Lincoln, derisively termed a "Black Republican." -
Generals Meet
Robert E. Lee sends a message to Ulysess S. Grant asking for a conference to "iron out differences" between the North and the South. -
Arranged Surrender
Generals Lee and Grant met in Appomattox, Virginia, to arrange the Confederates surrender in the Civil War. -
Lincoln Assassinated
President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at the Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. -
Conspirators Convicted
Conspirators in the assassination of President Lincoln are convicted by a military tribunal. -
Conspirators Hung
Conspirators Lewis Payne, George A. Atzerodt, David Herold and Mary Surratt are hung in Washington, D. C. for the assassination of President Lincoln.
