The Civil War Timeline

The Civil War

Period: Oct 1, 1860 to May 30, 1865

timespan of the cical war

The Election of Abraham Lincoln

Nov 6, 1860

Location: United States of America
The Signifigace: slave became free.

Confederacy of the United States is formed

Dec 20, 1860

Location: South Carolina
Signifiance: the civil war begins
lower part of the united states was now there own country

Battle of Fort Sumter

Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 14, 1861

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fort-sumter/fort-sumter-maps/charleston-harbor-1861.htmlOn April 12, 1861, General P.G.T. Beauregard, in command of the Confederate forces around Charleston Harbor, opened fire on the Union garrison holding Fort Sumter. At 2:30pm on April 13 Major Robert Anderson, garrison commander, surrendered the fort and was evacuated the next day.

The First Battle of Bull Run

Period: Jul 21, 1861 to Jul 22, 1861

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&docid=UKOqfusf957nXM&tbnid=HtZUzmKnGaowFM:&ved=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.history.army.mil%2FStaffRide%2F1st%2520Bull%2520Run%2FOverview.htm&ei=3nsbVLe7DJDioAS4loCgCg&bvm=bv.75775273,d.cGU&psig=AFQjCNG2Ewm4Xt786cME4GJF7YJyp3K5Sg&ust=1411173726488097The First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas, was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the city of Manassas, not far from Washington, D.C. It was the first major battle of the American Civil War. The Confederates won this battle.

Battle Of Fort Donelson

Period: Feb 11, 1862 to Feb 16, 1862

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fortdonelson/maps/fortdonelsonmap.htmlThe Battle of Fort Donelson was fought from February 11 to 16, 1862, in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. The capture of the fort by Union forces opened the Cumberland River, an important avenue for the invasion of the South.

Battle of Shiloh

Period: Apr 6, 1862 to Apr 7, 1862

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&docid=dGT1iaG75KHF9M&tbnid=Kq6phdF1x66U8M:&ved=0CAcQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FBattle_of_Shiloh&ei=9IEbVOv9OeqrigL1nIDwAg&bvm=bv.75774317,d.cGE&psig=AFQjCNGPSl_Y8jGAQhKWiaqcMEWfiNMo-w&ust=1411175274091242The Battle of Shiloh also known as The Battle of Pittsburgh Landing fought in southwesten Tennessee is where confederate soldiers ambuhed the union soldiers

Battle of Chattanooga

Period: Jun 7, 1862 to Jun 8, 1862

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=battle+of+chattanooga&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&docid=JdUbW76tPZi8uM&tbnid=2UPSyfEotF1P_M:&ved=0CAcQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FChattanooga_Campaign&ei=KyMcVOiFA8nf8gHyyoD4Bw&bvm=bv.75774317,d.b2U&psig=AFQjCNGUEr-pCQl45mJY5scfrElq_DsTIg&ust=1411216330351961that attle was fough in Chattanooga, Tennessee
the confederacy attacked the union so they could get railroads which they did and they got 100 miles of it

Second Battle of Bull Run

Period: Aug 28, 1862 to Aug 30, 1862

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&docid=obj82bcX9zwcSM&tbnid=wbRTuLCBF3o09M:&ved=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSecond_Battle_of_Bull_Run&ei=wIkbVLHkKo62yASgi4LgCw&bvm=bv.75774317,d.aWw&psig=AFQjCNGkT0kF0sOmYDbZEj93zJn6yh9U0g&ust=1411177281189055The Second Battle of Bull Run or Second Manassas was fought August 28–30, 1862 the union won this battle and took over bull run

Battle Of Fort Henry

Period: Sep 4, 1862 to Sep 6, 1862

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&docid=fmkh42T0SzBxTM&tbnid=5il5QUtmBKTRqM:&ved=0CAcQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3AFort_Henry_Campaign.png&ei=k3wbVJqYL4q5iwLs5oD4Cw&bvm=bv.75775273,d.cGU&psig=AFQjCNGXnKzeYf1MrwqJhx-h7ISdOSwjag&ust=1411173877922492The Battle of Fort Henry was fought on February 6, 1862, in western Middle Tennessee, during the American Civil War. It was the first important victory for the Union and Brig. Gen. the actual battle did not start until the 6th of Feb. becasue on the 4th and 5th grant landed two divisions just north of Fort Henry

Battle of Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&docid=w4Ox1hn-5NyOdM&tbnid=fJ559RdF5pD1vM:&ved=0CAcQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.civilwar.org%2Fbattlefields%2Fantietam%2Fmaps%2Fantietammap1.html&ei=Yo0bVP2_DcfHiwKNkoGwBA&bvm=bv.75775273,d.cGU&psig=AFQjCNE1Gd97yg8rjdYvc9RBCu7OnDIAaQ&ust=1411178165908566It had significance as enough of a victory to give President Abraham Lincoln the confidence to announce his Emancipation Proclamation The Battle of Antietam also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the South, fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek as part of the Maryland Campaign,

Battle of Fredericksburg

Period: Dec 11, 1862 to Dec 15, 1862

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.civilwar.org%2Fbattlefields%2Ffredericksburg%2Fmaps%2Fcivil-war-trust-maps%2Ffredericksburg-meade-and.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.civilwar.org%2Fbattlefields%2Ffredericksburg%2Fmaps%2Fmaryesheightsmap.html&h=1292&w=925&tbnid=E3t3AFmxDU0xhM%3A&zoom=1&docid=BZdaSxf45MOt5M&ei=a5AbVP_yMszNggTvioLIAQ&tbm=isch&ved=0CB4QMygAMAA&iact=rc&uact=3&dur=987&page=1&start=0&ndsp=20 the battle of fredericksburg was fought in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia.On December 15, Burnside withdrew his army, ending another failed Union campaign in the Eastern Theater. confederate defending there turf

Emancipation Proclamation is signed

Jan 1, 1863

Location: Washington D.C
Significance: Lincoln issued it
It freed all of the slaves.

Battle of Chancellorsville

Period: Apr 30, 1863 to May 6, 1863

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fthomaslegion.net%2Fsitebuildercontent%2Fsitebuilderpictures%2F.pond%2Fbattle-of-chancellorsville.jpg.w560h415.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fthomaslegion.net%2Fbattleofchancellorsvillecampaigncivilwar.html&h=415&w=560&tbnid=ndoUYSXj0al88M%3A&zoom=1&docid=omkIIt6YY4IWUM&ei=QZIbVKHnK8mONoTYgqAG&tbm=isch&ved=0CB4QMygAMAA&iact=rc&uact=3&dur=2&page=1&start=0&ndsp=16The battle was fought in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville. it was known as Lee's "perfect battle" because his decision to split up his army and attack the union was very risky but we won the battle

Siege of Vicksburg

Period: May 18, 1863 to Jul 4, 1863

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&docid=mim9QOS82fsbLM&tbnid=sNCBHpfQy-9s8M:&ved=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3AVicksburgMay19.png&ei=uJYbVPDjMtCmyAT404LgAQ&bvm=bv.75774317,d.aWw&psig=AFQjCNEZSFbNxxMv8laRWh4umEFOaWhBqA&ust=1411180601211666the confederate were in Vicksburg, Mississippi and the union surrounded them and they finally surrendered july 4th and now the union had control over the mississippi river

Battle of Gettysburg

Period: Jul 1, 1863 to Jul 3, 1863

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.civilwar.org%2Fbattlefields%2Fgettysburg%2Fmaps%2Fgettysburg-national-military.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.civilwar.org%2Fbattlefields%2Fgettysburg%2Fmaps%2Fgettysburgditterline.html&h=1388&w=925&tbnid=PsUHvN5lwtAkzM%3A&zoom=1&docid=lC-TTKXl6cpKTM&ei=B5wbVM-BPcP2yQTc8IDYCg&tbm=isch&ved=0CB4QMygAMAA&iact=rc&uact=3&dur=2&page=1&start=0&ndsp=25the battle of gettysburg took place in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war. Lee intended to shift the focus of the summer campaign from war-ravaged northern Virginia and hoped to influence Northern politicians to give up their prosecution of the war by penetrating as far as Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, or even Philadelphia.

The Battle of Fort Wagner

Period: Jul 10, 1863 to Jul 11, 1863

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F3%2F37%2FFort_Wagner_-_Charge_of_54th_Mass.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSecond_Battle_of_Fort_Wagner&h=1646&w=2481&tbnid=Hjgy-XHF0u-O6M%3A&zoom=1&docid=iCGDaOK0MmTamM&ei=BZ4bVOORNND3yQT5_oGoCg&tbm=isch&ved=0CB4QMygAMAA&iact=rc&uact=3&dur=626&page=1&start=0&ndsp=17The First Battle of Fort Wagner was fought on July 10 and 11, 1863, on Morris Island in Charleston harbor whihc led to the second battle of fort wagner and led to the assualt by the 54th Massachusetts,

Battle of Chickamauga

Period: Sep 19, 1863 to Sep 20, 1863

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2Fc%2Fcb%2FChickamauga_Sep20_1.png%2F400px-Chickamauga_Sep20_1.png&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FBattle_of_Chickamauga&h=436&w=400&tbnid=NmF1MoqCp7ZvZM%3A&zoom=1&docid=eG_XYTY9tUgteM&itg=1&ei=cKAbVPm3AsuvyATo94CYCw&tbm=isch&ved=0CB4QMygAMAA&iact=rc&uact=3&dur=365&page=1&start=0&ndsp=20 fought in georgia. marked the end of a Union offensive in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia called the Chickamauga Campaign. In his successful Tullahoma Campaign in the summer of 1863, Rosecrans moved southeast from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, outmaneuvering Bragg and forcing him to abandon Middle Tennessee and withdraw to the city of Chattanooga, suffering only 569 Union casualties along the way

The Gettysburg Address

Nov 19, 1863

Significance: It was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

the battle Spotsylvania Court House

Period: May 8, 1864 to May 21, 1864

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fa%2Fa3%2FSpotsylvania_Court_House_May_09.png&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FBattle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House&h=1891&w=2449&tbnid=uwEdMcmEvQnTvM%3A&zoom=1&q=the%20battle%20Spotsylvania%20Court%20House%20map&docid=dJwdHXHuFpwP8M&ei=0SgcVLa-J8Ln8gGns4CABA&tbm=isch&ved=0CB4QMygAMAA&iact=rc&uact=3&dur=657&page=1&start=0&ndsp=15they fought the battle in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
On May 21, Grant disengaged from the Confederate Army and started southeast on another maneuver to turn Lee's right flank, as the Overland Campaign continued toward the Battle of North Anna.

Battle of Cold Harbor

Period: May 31, 1864 to Jun 12, 1864

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.civilwar.org%2Fbattlefields%2Fcoldharbor%2Fcold-harbor-june-3-1864-1.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.civilwar.org%2Fbattlefields%2Fcoldharbor%2Fcold-harbor-maps%2Fbattle-of-cold-harbor.html&h=1159&w=925&tbnid=AHqJJulQE3pydM%3A&zoom=1&q=battle%20of%20cold%20harbor%20map&docid=3IbFws2fQLOVaM&ei=dDccVP3KGoz98AGl3YDQCg&tbm=isch&ved=0CB4QMygAMAA&iact=rc&uact=3&dur=321&page=1&start=0&ndsp=18Grant's Overland Campaign was one of a series of simultaneous offensives the newly appointed general in chief launched against the Confederacy.
Hanover County,
near Mechanicsville, Virginia

Sherman's March to the Sea

Period: Nov 15, 1864 to Dec 21, 1864

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=shermans+march+to+sea+map&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&docid=XsuJ66SHGHZq0M&tbnid=yAQEng8e0R0TmM:&ved=0CAcQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthomaslegion.net%2Fcampaignofthecarolinastroopmovements.html&ei=NywcVJO7HcKK8QGS9YHACg&bvm=bv.75774317,d.b2U&psig=AFQjCNE90WhRyrrUONFicHVwlPUn6rybng&ust=1411218854167818The campaign began with Sherman's troops leaving the captured city of Atlanta, Georgia, on November 15 and ended with the capture of the port of Savannah on December 21. His forces destroyed military targets as well as industry, infrastructure, and civilian property and disrupted the South's economy and its transportation networks. Sherman's bold move of operating deep within enemy territory and without supply lines is considered to be revolutionary in the annals of war

The re-election of Abraham Lincoln

Dec 8, 1864

Location:United States
The Significance: wont he civil war

Battle of Salior's Creek

Period: Apr 6, 1865 to Apr 7, 1865

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.civilwar.org%2Fbattlefields%2Fsailorscreek%2Fmaps%2Fsailors-creek-april-6-6.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.civilwar.org%2Fbattlefields%2Fsailorscreek%2Fmaps%2Fmap.html&h=687&w=925&tbnid=Ykw73EdWsHevsM%3A&zoom=1&q=battle%20of%20sailor%27s%20creek%20map&docid=jwI-Q4gcfXZFKM&ei=Uz4cVNDdDc_GsQTr_oKgCQ&tbm=isch&ved=0CB4QMygAMAA&iact=rc&uact=3&dur=326&page=1&start=0&ndsp=16it was fought in Amelia County, Virginia
Prince Edward County, Virginia
Nottoway County, Virginia

The Surrender at the Appomattox Courthouse

Apr 9, 1865

Location: Virgina
Significance: The surrender meant that the war that had consumed over 600,000 young lives was finally going to end.

Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Apr 15, 1865

Location: Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C
Significance: The new president was now Andrew Johnson