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The election of Abraham Lincoln
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South Carolina leaves
Dec 20, 1860 -
Mississippi leaves
Jan 9, 1861 -
Florida leaves
Jan 10, 1861 -
Alabama leaves
Jan 11, 1861 -
Georiga leaves
Jan 19, 1861 -
Louisiana leaves
Jan 26, 1861 -
Texas leaves
Feb 1, 1861 -
Attck on Fort Sumter by Confederacy
April 12, 1861 – April 14, 1861 -
The surrender of Fort Sumter
April 14, 1861 -
Virginia leaves
Apr 17, 1861 -
Arkansas leaves
May 6, 1861 -
Tennessee leaves
May 7, 1861 -
North Carolina leaves
May 20, 1861 -
The First Battle of Bull Run
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Jefferson Davis was named President
November 6, 1861 -
The Battle of Ironclads
March 8, 1862-March 9, 1862 -
The Battle of Shiloh
April 6, 1862 – April 7, 1862 -
David Farragut captures the seaport of New Orleans
May 1, 1862 -
Robert E. Lee is given command
Jun 1, 1862 -
The 7 Days Battle
June 25, 1862-July 1, 1862 -
Second Battle of Bull Run
August 28, 1862 – August 30, 1862 -
The Battle of Antietam
September 17, 1862 -
The Battle of Fredricksburg
December 11, 1862 – December 15, 1862 -
Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation
Jan 1, 1863 -
The US Congress enacts a Union Draft
March 3, 1863 -
Battle of Chancellorsville
April 30, 1863 – May 6, 1863 -
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson dies
May 10, 1863 -
Sherman’s March to the Sea
May 10, 1863 -
The Batlle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg has started -
The Capture of Vicksburg
July 4, 1863, -
Opening of Confederate prisoner of war camp
February 1864 -
The Battle of Wilderness
May 5, 1864 – May 7, 1864 -
The Battle of Spotsylvania
May 8, 1864 – May 21, 1864 -
The Battle at Cold Harbor
May 31, 1864 – June 12, 1864 -
William T. Sherman captures Savannah, GA
Dec 21, 1864 -
President Lincoln is re-elected for a 2nd term
Mar 4, 1865 -
Richmond, Virginia Falls
April 2, 1865 -
Lee Surrenders
Apr 9, 1865 -
Robert E. Lee Surrenders
April 9, 1865 -
Pesident Lincoln Dies
April 14, 1865 -
The Battle of Petersburg
June 9, 1864 – March 25, 1865
