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South Carolina Seceded
First State To Seceded From the union after it South Carolina Left Others Follow -
Mississippi Seceded
Mississippi Was The 2nd state to leave the union -
Florida Seceded
3 state to leave the union -
Alabama Seceded
4th state to leave -
Georgia Seceded
5th to leave -
Louisiana Seceded
6th state to leave -
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Civil War
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The Confederate States of America is formed with Jefferson Davis as president.
The Confederate States of America Is Formed With Jefferson Davis -
Texas Seceded
7th state to leave -
Lincoln Is Election
Abraham Lincoln became the United States' 16th President in 1861, issuing the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy in 1863. -
Attack On Fort Sumter By Confederacy
At 4:30 Am Confederates under General Pierre Beauregard open fire with 50 cannons upon Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. The Civil War begins. -
The Surrender Of Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter Surrender after 36 hours of being Attack -
Virginia secedes from the Union
8th State to leave -
Arkansas Seceded
9th State To Leave -
North Carolina Seceded
11 State to leave -
Tennessee Seceded
10 States To Leave -
First Battle Of Bull Run
Irvin McDowell suffers a defeat at Bull Run 25 miles southwest of Washington. Confederate Gen. Thomas J. Jackson earns the nickname "Stonewall," Because of his resists Union attacks. Union troops fall back to Washington. President Lincoln realizes the war will be long -
General Ulysses S. Grant Gets Untion Victories At Fort Henry And Fort Donelson In Tennessee
Victory for Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Tennessee, capturing Fort Henry, and ten days later Fort Donelson. Grant earns the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" Grant. -
Battle Of The IronClads
The Confederate Ironclad 'Merrimac' sinks two wooden Union ships then battles the Union Ironclad 'Monitor' to a draw. Naval warfare is thus changed forever, making wooden ships obsolete. Engraving of the Battle In March -
Battle Of Shiloh
Confederate surprise attack on Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's troops at Shiloh on the Tennessee River results In 13,000 Union killed and wounded and 10,000 Confederates, -
David Farragut And The Union Navy Captures The Seaport Of New Orleans
17 Union ships under the command of Flag Officer David Farragut move up the Mississippi River then take New Orleans -
Genral Robert E. Lee Is Given Command
Gen. Robert E. Lee "Mr. Lee's Great Great Great Great Great Grandpa" Takes command, replacing Johnston. Lee then renames his force the Army of Northern Virginia. -
The 7 Days Battle
The Seven Days Battles as Lee attacks McClellan near Richmond, resulting in very heavy losses for both armies -
Second Battle Of The Bulls
75,000 Federals under Gen. John Pope are defeated by 55,000 Confederates under Gen. Stonewall Jackson and Gen. James Longstreet at the second battle of Bull Run in northern Virginia. -
Battle Of Antietam
Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Armies are stopped at Antietam in Maryland by McClellan and numerically superior Union forces. By nightfall 26,000 men are dead, wounded, or missing. Lee then withdraws to Virginia. -
Abraham Lincoln Issues The Emanciptaion Proclamtion
Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves issued by President Lincoln. -
Battle Of Fredericksburg
Army of the Potomac under Gen. Burnside suffers a costly defeat at Fredericksburg in Virginia with a loss of 12,653 men after 14 frontal assaults on well entrenched Rebels on Marye's Heights. -
First Military Draft
The U.S. Congress enacts a draft, affecting male citizens aged 20 to 45, but also exempts those who pay $300 or provide a substitute. -
Batttle Of Chancellorsville
The Union Army under Gen. Hooker is decisively defeated by Lee's much smaller forces at the Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia -
Stonwall Dies
The South suffers a huge blow as Stonewall Jackson dies from his wounds -
Battle Of Gettysburg
The war turns against the South as the Confederates are defeated at the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. -
Capture Of Vicksburg
Vicksburg, the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River Surrenders -
Opening Of War Camp AndersonVille
A War camp in AndersonVilles Opens to hold prisoners of war -
Battle At The Wilderness
The beginning of a massive, coordinated campaign involving all the Union Armies. In Virginia, Grant with an Army of 120,000 begins advancing toward Richmond to engage Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, now numbering 64,000, beginning a war of attrition that will include major battles at the Wilderness -
Battle Of Spotsylvania
The beginning of a massive, coordinated campaign involving all the Union Armies. In Virginia, Grant with an Army of 120,000 begins advancing toward Richmond to engage Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, now numbering 64,000, beginning a war of attrition that will include major battles at the Spotsylavia -
Battle At Cold Harbor
The beginning of a massive, coordinated campaign involving all the Union Armies. In Virginia, Grant with an Army of 120,000 begins advancing toward Richmond to engage Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, now numbering 64,000, beginning a war of attrition that will include major battles at the Cold Harbor -
Battle Of Peterburg
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. -
Lincoln Is Re-elected for 2nd Term
Abraham Lincoln is re-elected president, defeating Democrat George B. McClellan. -
Union General William T. Sherman Burns Atlanta And Begins March To The Sea
After destroying Atlanta's warehouses and railroad facilities, Sherman, with 62,000 men begins a March to the Sea. President Lincoln on advice from Grant approved the idea. "I can make Georgia howl!" Sherman boasts. -
General William T. Sherman Finishes March
He Finishes His March to the sea -
Captiol Of Richmond, Virginia Is Captured
Grant's forces begin a general advance and break through Lee's lines at Petersburg. Confederate Gen. Ambrose P. Hill is killed. Lee evacuates Petersburg. The Confederate Capital, Richmond, is evacuated. Fires and looting break out. The next day, Union troops enter and raise the Stars and Stripes. -
General Robert E. Lee Surrenders To Grant At Appomattox CourtHouse, Virginia
Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia. -
President Lincoln Dies Vice President Andrew Johnson Takes His Place
The Stars and Stripes is ceremoniously raised over Fort Sumter. That night, Lincoln and his wife Mary see the play "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater. At 10:13 p.m., during the third act of the play, John Wilkes Booth shoots the president in the head. Doctors attend to the president in the theater then move him to a house across the street. He never regains consciousness Vice President Andrew Jonson Takes his place