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Civil War Timeline-Youncofski
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7th Inning Stretch
Baseball's ritual for relieving spectator fatigue—the "7th-inning stretch"—was commonly adopted. The custom had superstitious origins. It was thought to bring good luck to the home team, since "7" was a winning number at dice. -
Printing Office
Congress establishes the Government Printing Office. -
Lincoln Elected President
On this date Abraham LIncoln is elected as the 16th president of the United States of America. He was a repersantive the Republican Party. -
US Congress Convenes
The 36th Congress of the United States, second session, begins in Washington, D.C -
South Carolina secedes from the Union
South Carolina secedes from the Union. Other states followed after. -
Confederate States Of America formed
The Confederte States of America is formed with Jefferson Davis, which was a WEst Point graduate and a former President. -
Southern States Secession
South Carolina December 20, 1860Mississippi January 9, 1861Florida January 10, 1861Alabama January 11, 1861Georgia January 19, 1861Louisiana January 26, 1861Texas February 1, 1861Virginia April 17, 1861Arkansas May 6, 1861North Carolina May 20, 1861Tennessee June 8, 1861 -
Fort Sumter
A fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, that was the scene of a bombardment from April 12 to 14, 1861, the opening engagement of the Civil War. -
Proclamation Issued by President Lincoln
President Lincoln issues a Proclamation of Blockade against Southern ports. For the duration of the war the blockade limits the ability of the rural South to stay well supplied in its war against the industrialized North. -
Bull Run
A small stream of northeast Virginia southwest of Washington, D.C., near Manassas. It was the site of two important Civil War battles, both Confederate victories. -
Lincoln Becomes General in Chief
President Abraham Lincoln relieves George B. McClellan as general in chief and takes direct command of the Union armies. Gen. McClellan retains command of the Army of the Potomac. -
Confederate Draft
Confederate Congress introduced the draft. Under the Conscription Act, all healthy white men between the ages of 18 and 35 were liable for a three year term of service. The act also extended the terms of enlistment for all one-year soldiers to three years. -
Gen. Robert E.Lee assumes comand
replacing the wounded Johnson, he then renames his force the Army of Northern Virgina. -
Lee invades the North
Lee invades the North with 50,000 Confederates and heads for Harpers Ferry loacted 50 miles Northweat of Washington. -
Preliminary Emancipation
Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves issued by President Lincoln. -
Union Army Defeated
The Union Army under Gen. Hooker is decisively defeated by Lee's much smaller forces at the Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia as a result of Lee's brilliant and daring tactics. Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson is mortally wounded by his own soldiers. -
Stonewall Jackosn Killed
"Stonewall" jackson dies on his horse because he slept on it, and one of his boarder patrol didn't see him, he only heard his horse and the boarder patrol man shot, and killed him -
Second Invasion
Gen. Lee with 75,000 Confederates launches his second invasion of the North, heading into Pennsylvania in a campaign that will soon lead to Gettysburg. -
West Virgina become a State
In 1863, West Virginia became 35th state admitted to the Union when it broke away from Confederate Virginia during the Civil War. When Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861. -
Confederates Defeated
The tide of war turns against the South as the Confederates are defeated at the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. -
Escape From Libby Prison
109 Union officers led by Colonel Thomas Rose escape from Libby Prison on the banks of the James River in Richmond. 59 reach Union lines -
Battle of the Wilderness
This was the first in a series of battles that took place in the woods of near Chancellorsville, Virginia. The first Union attack was made in an area about 50 miles from Richmond. Fires trapped both Confederate and Union soldiers. -
The Battle of Spotsylvania
General Grant continued to attack Lee. At Spotsylvania Court House, he fought for five days, vowing to fight all summer if necessary -
Union Force miss Opportunity
Union forces miss an opportunity to capture Petersburg and cut off the Confederate rail lines. As a result, a nine month siege of Petersburg begins with Grant's forces surrounding Lee. -
Battle of Nashville
Union victory that destroys General Hood’s Army of the Tennessee. The 40,000 strong army eventually returned to Mississippi with only 20,000 men left. -
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. -
Lincoln Dies
President Abraham Lincoln dies at 7:22 in the morning. Vice President Andrew Johnson assumes the presidency. -
John Wilkes Booth is killed
John Wilkes Booth is shot and killed in a tobacco barn in Virginia. -
Confederate Surrenders
Remaining Confederate forces surrender. The Nation is reunited as the Civil War ends. Over 620,000 Americans died in the war, 50,000 survivors return home as amputees. -
Slavery Abolished
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, is finally ratified. Slavery is abolished.
