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Civil War Timeline
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South Carolina Secession
South Carolina is the first country to leave the Union -
Mississippi Secession
The state of Mississippi leaves the Union -
Florida Secession
The state of Florida leaves the Union -
Alabama Secession
The state of Alabama leaves the Union -
Georgia Succession
The state of Georgia leaves the Union -
Louisiana Succesion
The state of Louisiana leaves the Union -
Texas Succession
The state of Texas leaves the Union -
Abraham Lincoln becomes president
Abraham Lincoln becomes the 16th president of the United States -
Abraham Lincoln Inaguration
President Lincoln in finally inaugurated in office as the 16th president -
The constitution of the Confederate states is created
The south did this to try and earn their independence as their own territory -
The Civil War Officially Begins
The ideas of the war finally formulate and actually form a war -
Union Surrenders At Fort Sumter
This happened after receiving fire for almost two days -
Virginia Secession
The state of Virginia leaves the Union -
Arkansas Secession
The state of Arkansas leaves the Union -
Tennessee Secession
The state of Tennessee leaves the Union -
North Carolina Secession
The state of North Carolina leaves the Union -
President Lincoln Requests Troops
The President Abraham Lincoln request 500,000 to enlist into the Union army -
First Battle of Bull Run
The first battle of the Civil War is kicked off with the Union taking a lose -
Fort Hatteras
The state of North Carolina falls to the Union naval forces. This is the beginning of the United States attempting to close the Southern ports -
Lexington, Missouri
The great city of Lexington Missouri is taken and controlled by the Confederate by Sterling Price -
Battle of Mills Springs
The Union attacked the Kentucky area which allowed them to weaken the southern states -
Battle of Roanoke Island
The Confederates were defeated and the battle ended up causing the eastern part of North Carolina to be controlled by the Union -
Fort Donelson
The fort located in Tennessee controlled by the Confederate was near the Cumberland river. The Union took the area away eventually -
The Battle of Shiloh
Union troops are surprised by an attack in the town Shiloh located in Tennessee. Union suffers 13,000 and Confederate suffers 10,000 casualties -
Robert E Lee is Commander
The best military leader at the time joins the confederate because he is from the state of Virginia -
Battle of Pear Ridge
The Union win this battle near Missouri and this allows the Union to slip their way into Missouri, with the Confederate technically controlling it still -
The Seven Day War
The Confederate troops attack the Union at Potomac river. -
The Second Battle of Bull Run
The Confederates win this time, while Union general John Pope takes the blame for the loss -
Antietam
The bloodiest war in US history, over 26,00 are found dead -
Preliminary Emancipation
Lincolns future plan to make all slaves free -
Battle of Fredericksburg
Union takes another lose with the blame now on Ambrose Burnside, Union suffers 13,000 casualties -
Emancipation proclamation
Lincoln follows through with his plan of freeing the slaves with coming up with this plan. Frees slaves in Northern Territory and Slaves captured from the South -
Military Draft
The first ever military draft in US history, or could pay $300 to not be in the military -
Battle of Chancellorsville
South wins another battle suffering 13,000 casualties while North suffers 17,000 -
The Stonewall Dies
Military leader Stonewall Jackson dies from being shot by his own troops in Chancellorsville -
Battle of brandy Station
This is the largest calvary battle of the civil war. Also marks the start of the Gettysburg campaign -
Battle of Second Winchester, Virginia
Confederate troops defeat Union troops making a clear path for the Shenandoah Valley -
Gettysburg
Gettysburg is one of the biggest turning points of the war, Union takes charge in the war -
Picketts Charge
On the third day of Gettysburg Robert E Lee forces the general George Pickett to assault Union troops -
Vicksburg
General of the Union Ulysses Grant takes over the town of Vicksburg and now controls the Mississippi River -
Draft Riots
After the government begins conscription many riots break out, mainly in New York and other Northern territories -
Sacking of Lawrence Kansas
Confederate and members of the guerrillas warfare strategy go into the town destroy buildings, and also kill 150 people -
Chickamauga
The Union general William Rosecrans takes a Lose in Tennessee from Confederate leader Braxton Bragg -
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln address his two minute speech at the national cemetery in Gettysburg, Pa -
Mine Run Campaign
A stand off which lasted for several days -
Sherman Leaves
Sherman and his army leaves Savannah to go rein destruction on the Carolinas -
Libby Prison
After many weeks of digging 109 Union soldiers escape the notorious prison -
Beginning of the Submarine
The first successful attack using the submarine. Right outside of the the city of South Carolina Charleston -
Grant Takes Command
Lincoln finally points Ulysses Grant as commander of all Union army -
Red River Campaign
An overall Union strategy for the them to win the war. This involved striking vital places in the south such as the heart of the confederate states. -
Camp Sumter Prison
A prison camp in the heart of Georgia opens up referred to as camp Sumter. It is known for bad conditions and high death rates -
Battle of Sabine
The first major battle of the red river campaign -
Fort pillow
Fort Pillow was overwhelmingly taken by the Confederate after the Union were digging in the South -
Virginia Campaign
Ulysses Grant and over 120,000 march to Richmond Virginia to try and put an end to the war -
Battle of Wilderness
Tons of men die do to the forest which they were fighting in caught on fire -
Battle at Spotslyvania
The Union is still advancing down South and although the Union loses more troops than the Confederate, the Confederate still have no choice but to fall back -
Battle of Yellow Tavern
Confederate cavalry blocked the Union cavalry. General was wounded during the encounter. -
Battle at Cold Harbor
General Grant causes many problems and the Union lose this battle. Losing 7,000 troops in 20 minutes -
Petersburg
The mobile war ends and a new war begins with an attack on Petersburg that will last 9 months -
Mobile Bay
Union fleet under leader Said Farragut sailed into Alabama where they defeated the Confederate in another battle -
Atlanta is on flames
The General of the Union Sherman burns down Atlanta -
Shermans March to Sea
Sherman has a destructive path over 300 miles, causing absolute chaos where ever he comes across -
Battle of Nashville
The Union army crushes the Confederate army of Nashville -
Savannah is Captured
The city of Savannah is officially captured by the Union. General Sherman offers the city to Lincoln as a Christmas present -
13th Amendment is Passed
13th Amendment is passed and will abolish slavery -
Sherman Moves on
Sherman Captures Columbia South Carolina Confederate soldiers try to hold them off but can't -
Lincolns 2nd inauguration
Lincoln is sworn in for his second term as president -
Fort Stedman
Many Confederate troops under General John B. Gordon attack and capture the Union fort in the Petersburg siege -
Battle of Five Folks
Confederate win the battle and this causes General Lee to siege Virginia and Petersburg -
Petersburg
The battle of Peterburgs officially ends -
Richmond Falls
Union army finally captures the Confederate capital Richmond -
General Lee finally surrenders
The war is officially over with Lee surrendering, they surrendered in a farmhouse in Virginia -
Lincoln Shot and Killed
Shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth in Fords Theater -
General Johnston finally surrenders
The second general of the Confederate surrenders in North Carolina -
Jefferson Davis
Confederate leader Jefferson Davis is captured in Irwinville Georgia -
Final Battle of the War
The final battle takes place in Texas in the town of Palmito Ranch, weird thing is its a confederate victory -
Grand Review of the Army of the Potomac
Reviewing if the army of Potomac did the right thing -
Grand Review of General Sherman's Army
Reviewing to see if Sherman and his army did right -
General Simon Bolivar Buckner
General Simon Bolivar Buckner finally surrenders and gives the Union the war -
Slavery finally abolished
The 13th amendment is finally followed by all states and slavery is officially abolished
