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Civil War Timeline
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Pemberton Mill Collapses
The Pemberton mill in Lawrence Massachusetts and kills 145 workers. -
Union Attacks Fort Donelson
Grant Attacks for Donelson and conqors it in a day. -
New England Shoe Workers Strike
Twenty thousand New England show workers strike and win higher wages -
Wiyot massacre
80 to 250 Wiyot Indians were killed on indian Island -
The Cooper Union Speech
Lincoln delivered a speech at cooper union in NYC. -
The Right to Strike
While campaigning Abraham Lincoln made a speech to defend the right to strike -
The Pony express begins
Overland mail has started going between California and missouri. -
Lincoln defeats 3 opponents in the presidency
Lincoln defeats Douglas, Breckinridge, and Bell in the presidency. -
Fort Sumter being Threatened
Major Robert Anderson reports fort Sumter in charleston. -
The Crittenden Compromise
It was a last-second effort to stop the south from seceding. -
South Carolina Secedes.
South Carolina secedes from the north and is the first to do so. -
Mississippi Secedes
Mississippi secedes from the union and is the second state to do so. -
Florida Secedes
Florida is the thrid state to secede from the union. -
Alabama Secedes
Alabama is the fourth state to secede and secedes a day after Florida. -
Georgia Secedes
Georgia is the fifth state to secede from the union -
Louisiana Secedes
Louisiana is the sixth state to leave the union. -
Texas Secedes
Texas is the seventh state to secede from the union. -
Abraham Lincoln becomes president
Abraham Lincoln becomes the 16th president of the United States. -
Virginia Secedes
Virginia is the eighth state to secede and it takes over two months since Texas seceded for them to decide. -
Arkansas Secedes
Arkansas secedes after Virginia and is the ninth to go. -
North Carolina Secedes
North Carolina is the tenth state to secede from the union and join the confederacy. -
The CSA Was Formed
The confederate states of America were formed. -
Tennessee Secedes
Tennessee is the last state to secede from the union. -
USS Monitor
The USS Monitor is the first US ironclad warship to be launched. -
Fort Henry is Captured
Ulyssees S Grant Captures Fort Henry for the Union. -
Jefferson Davis Inaugurated
Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as the president of the Confederacy for a six year term. -
Battle of Pea Ridge
The Battle of Pea Ridge shut out the Confederates from missouri. -
Battle of Hampton Roads
The Battle of Hampton Roads was the first battle between two Iron Clad Warships. -
Battle of Shiloh Begins
The Battle of Shiloh begins and after a day Grant defeats the south near Shiloh. -
W. H. L. Wallace Dies
A union General dies after recieving wounds at the battle of Shiloh -
Battle of Fair Oaks
In this battle both the North and South claim victory. -
Battle of Antietam
The Union defeats the confederates in the bloodiest single day battle of the war. -
Gatling Gun Gets Patented
Richard Gatling patents his invention, the Gatling gun, which fires many shots in succession. flattening enemy lines -
Second Executive Order of Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln specifies ten Confederate states in which slaves shall be freed. -
Battle of Arkansas Post
The Arkansas River is captured for the Union. -
National Banking Act
Lincoln signs the National Banking Act into law -
Battle of Washington
This Battle in North Carolina ends inconclusivly. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
Robert E. Lee leads the Confederacy to a victory at this 4 day battle with over 30,000 casualties combined with both sides. -
Battle of Jackson
The North defeats the south in this battle opening the way for the siege of Vicksburg. -
Siege of Vicksburg
30,000 Confederates surrender to the union army -
The Battle of Gettysburg
One of the most memorable and arguably the biggest battle of the Civil War. -
Lee Resigns
Lee sends a letter to Davis saying he is resigning but Davis refuses -
The Gettysburg Address
President Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address -
Union soldiers escape POW Camp
109 Union soldiers escape Confederate prison camp in Richmond. -
Grant Becomes Commander in Chief
Lincoln Appoints Grant as the Commander in Chief of all Union armies. -
Battle of the Wilderness
The Battle of the wilderness begins in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. -
Arlington National Cemetary
Arlington National Cemetary is established on the grounds of Robert E Lee's home. -
Battle of Atlanta
Confederates lead an unsuccessful attack on the Union troops. -
Battle of Kernstown
The Confederates lead a successful attack against the Union troops. -
Battle of the Crater
Union Forces try to break the Confederate lines by blowing up a large bomb under their trenches. -
The 1864 Election
President Lincoln wins the 1864 election with a landslide. -
Sherman's March to the sea starts
Sherman's total war death march starts. -
Sherman's march to the sea ends
Sherman's march ends when he captures the port of Savannah Georgia -
Second battle on fort fisher
The Union launches a major amphibious attack on Fort Fisher and capture it. -
Lee becomes General in Chief
Robert E Lee becomes General in Chief of the Confederate army. -
Tennessee Abolishes Slavery
Tennessee adopts a new constitution that abolishes slavery. -
Battle of five forks
Robert E Lee begins his final assault on the Union army. -
Richmond is Captured
Richmond is finally conquered by the Union troops. -
Lee Surrenders
Robert E Lee surrenders to Grant. -
Lincoln Dies
President Lincoln is Assassinated in Ford's Theatre. -
John Wilkes Booth dies
John Wilkes Booth is cornered by Union cavalry and shot. -
Davis is Captured
Jefferson Davis is captured by Union troops near Irwinville, Georgia. -
The last Confederates surrender
The last known Confederates surrender to the Union, ending the war. -
Civil Rights act of 1866
COngress Overwhelmingly passes the Civil Rights Act of 1866. -
Johnson vetos the Civil Rights act of 1866
Johnson Believed that the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was unconstitutional so he vetoed it. -
Ford's Theater Becomes a Museum
It will house the Army Medical Museum and the war department records until 1893 -
Congress overrides Johnson's Veto
Congress really wanted to push the Civil Rights Act of 1866 so they Overrid his veto -
the 14th Amendment
Congress approves the 14th amendment and it is put in the Constitution. -
Congress overrides the Freedman's Bureau Bill
Congress overrides Johnson's veto and passes the Freedman's Bureau Bill. -
Tennessee ratifies the 14th amendment
Tennessee Ratifies the 14th amendment very quickly so they would not have to suffer under 2nd reconstruction. -
Grant Becomes a 5 Star General
Grant is promoted to General of the Army which is the equivilant to a five star general today. -
Philadelphia shipyard fire
The Philadelphia ship yard fire destroyed many ships used to fight in the civil war. -
South Carolina Rejects the 14th amendment
South Carolina rejects the amendment on the 6th aniversary of leaving the Union. -
Blacks in D.C. can Vote
Blacks in D.C. have gained the right to vote after a bill was overridden by Congress. -
Military Rule in Mississippi
Federal army restores military rule in Mississippi -
Tenure of Office Act
Congress passes the Tenure of Office act which denies the right of the President to remove officials who had been appointed with the consent of Congress. -
Virginia Rejects Black Votes
Alexandria Virginia rejects thousands of black votes after the reconstruction act was passed -
5th military district
General Philip Sheridan assumes command of the 5th Military district including Louisiana and Texas. -
2nd reconstruction act
Congress passes the 2nd reconstruction act after it was vetoed by Joshson. -
Joining the Union
Congress passes a bill admitting Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina into the Union. Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas, having refused to ratify the fourteenth amendment, were refused to join the Union -
Committee on Reconstruction
House Select Committee on Reconstruction is appointed. -
Johnson Demands Resignation.
President Andrew Johnson demands the resignation of Edwin Stanton, Secretary of War. -
New Secretary of war
Ulysses S. Grant becomes the new Secretary of War
