The Civil War Timeline

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    The Civil War

  • Abraham Lincoln's Election

    This was the day that Abraham Lincoln first got elected president in Washington D.C. Source

  • Confederate States of America

    After Lincoln's election, states that wanted to preserve slavery were threatened. Eventually, 11 states left the union and that is how the Confederate States of America were formed. Source

  • Fort Sumter

    Confederate troops bombarded the island Fort Sumter in South Carolina when Abraham Lincoln wanted to resupply the fort. Confederate troops took over the land.The battle lasted 34 hours about a day and a half. Eventually, the land was abondonded by the confederate leaders and restored by the U.S.
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  • First Battle of Bull Run

    The union army marched up to the confederate army at Mathew Hills, Virginia. Confederate troops were driven back to Henry Hill. This battle lasted about one day.
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  • Battle of Fort Henry

    Union generals launched an attack on a fort in Tennessee. The confederate general secretly evacuated his troops, surrendering. The battle lasted barely one day.
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  • Battle of Fort Donelson

    10 days after the victory of Fort Henry. 12,000 men from this fort in Knetucky surrendered.This battle assured that Kentucky was apart of the Union and the rivers were open to use. This battle lasted barely a day.
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  • Battle of Shiloh

    Conferate soliders attacked union troops on the Tenessee river. The union troops retaliated. Neither side won this battle and it lasted 2 days.
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  • Second Battle of Bull Run

    In Manassas, Virginia union tropps and confederate troops fought. This time union troops were more experienced. With heavy losses on both sides, the rest of cnfederate general's troops and rebels arrived and Union general went back to Washington. This battle lasted 2 days.
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  • Battle of Antietam

    In Maryland, troops attacked the confederates. The 2 day bloody battle gave Ambraham the victory when the confederates retreated.
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  • Battle of Fredricksburg

    Union troops got sent to Fredricksburg, Virginia. Union's generals were killed and troops retreated. This battle lasted 4 days.
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  • Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation freed 3.1 of the 4 million slaves in the United States.
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  • Battle of Chancellorsville

    This was a 6 day long battle in Virgina. Union General took victory even after confederate's attack.
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  • Battle of Vicksburg

    This was a long battle in Mississippi when Union general trapped confederate troops and they eventually surrendered. This seige lasted 16 days.
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  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Union troops faltered as confederate troops were waiting. Again the confederate troops lost in the end. This battle was in Pennsylvania and lasted 2 days.
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  • Battle of Fort Wagner

    This attack failed in South Carolina. Black troops played a crucial combat role. This battle lasted 20 days.
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  • Battle of Chickamauga

    Marches started toward the confederate city in Georgia. Union line was held while being attacked but later unions troops retreated. This battle lasted 2 days.
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  • Gettysburg Address

    At Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Ambraham Lincoln presented a monumental speech with the starting words, "Four score and seven years ago..."
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  • Battle of Chattanooga

    In Tennessee unions troops began to fight their way. Union troops took the victory breaking the confederate line. This battle lasted 2days.
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  • Battle of Spotslyvania Courthouse

    This battle lasted 13 days in Virginia. Neither side won because Confederate troops blocked the road.
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  • Battle of Cold Harbon

    Union troops dodged Confederate troops several times during this 12 day battle.They eventually lost in Virginia to confederate troops.
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  • Re- election of Ambraham Lincoln.

    This was the date that Abraham Lincoln got reelected as president for his second term in Washington D.C.
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  • Sherman's March

    Union troops marched from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. This purpose was to frighten the confederate troops. This lasted 35 days and neither won as it was just to scare.
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  • Battle of Sailor's Creek

    Union troops attacked in 3 different directions overwhelming confederates and they urrendered. This battle lasted one day and confederates general surrendured 3 days later in Virginia.
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  • Abraham Assasination

    This was the date that Ambraham Lincoln was assasinated by John Wilkes Booth in Washington D.C. Source

  • Surrender at Appomattox

    This day Northerm Virginia surrendered to the union during the battle at the Appomattox Courthouse.
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