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Civil War Timeline/Hamelin
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Lincoln is elected as the presidential candidate for the republican party
Abraham Lincoln was elected as the U.S. Presidential Candidate for the republican party. He was campaigning against the democratic candidate Stephen Douglass. -
Lincoln elected President
Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th President of the United States. He was a representative of the republican party. -
John Critteden proposes Critteden Compromise
Senator John Critteden proposed the Critteden Compromise, which was suposed to put an end to possible succesion. -
South Carolina secedes from the Union
After the election of President Abraham Lincoln, South Carolina secedes from the United States. -
South Carolina issues the Declaration of Immediate Causes
Four days after the seccesion of South Carolina, they issue the Declaration of Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Seccesion of South Carolina from the Federal Union. -
15 more states secede
After South Carolina seceded, 15 more states seceded, starting with Mississippi on January 3rd, 1861, and ending with Kentucky on December 10th, 1861. -
Confederates capture Fort Sumter
Confederates capture Fort Sumter with no deaths on both sides. This begins the Civil War -
First Battle of Bull Run
The first major battle of the civil war. Took place at Manassas junction, Virginia. Ended in confederate victory. -
McClellan appointed general of Union army
President Lincoln appointed George McClellan as General of the Union army, replacing Winfield Scott. -
Jefferson Davis elected President of the confederacy
Jefferson Davis was elected the first and only President of the Confederate States of America. -
Battle of Shiloh
Battle near Shiloh, Tennessee. Under command of Ulysses S. Grant, union soldiers defeated the confederates. -
Battle of Fort Pillow
A battle that resulted in a Union victory near Memphis, Tennessee. The capture of this fort made it very easy for the Union to capture Memphis -
Battle of Memphis
Naval battle that took place on the Mississippi river. Ended in Union victory. -
Battle of Antietam
Bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history. Fought near Sharpsburg, Maryland. Ended in Union victory. -
Lincoln removes McClellan
President Lincoln removes General George McClellan as the leader of the union army. He is replaced by Ulysses S. Grant. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which called for the release on 3.1 million slaves in the Confederate states. -
Siege of Vicksburg
Union forces surrounded Vicksburg, Mississippi, allowing no one to enter or leave. On July 4th, over 30,000 confederate troops surrender. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Bloodiest battle of the war. Ended in Union victory with 23,000 Union casualties and 28,000 Confederate casualties. -
Lee attempts to resign
General Robert E. Lee attempts to resign from his position as general after the battle of Gettysburg. Jefferson Davis refuses. -
Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln gives his famous speech, The Gettysburg Address, at the dedication ceremony for the military cemetery located there. -
Grant becomes commander
Abraham Lincoln officially appoints General Ulysses S. Grant as commander of all Union forces. -
Battle of Piedmont
Union soldiers under David Hunter defeat the confederates at Piedmont, West Virginia. -
Sherman's march to the sea
General William T. Sherman begins a march to the sea, leaving death and destuction in his path. -
First prisoners at Andersonvile
The first 500 northern prisoners arrive at the Andersonville, Georgia prison camp. -
Battle of Nashville
Union forces uner Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas defeat confederate forces at Nashville, Tennessee. -
Davis flees Richmond
Confederate President Jefferson Davis flees the confederate capital Richmond, Virginia. -
Union takes Richmond
A day after Davis flees, the Union army captures Richmond. -
Lee surrenders
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse, ending the civil war. -
Lincoln assassinated
President Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C. by John Wilkes Booth. He died the next morning. -
Booth killed
Union cavalry trap Booth in a barn. He was shot and killed by Boston Corbett.
