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The Confederate States of America is formed
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Abraham Linconl became the United States' 16th President
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First act of war with the Fort Sumter battle
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Civil war USA
The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as other sectional names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy. Among the 34 states in January 1861, seven Southern slave states individually declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America. -
President Lincoln issues a Proclamation of Blockade against Southern ports
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First Bull Run battle
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President Linclon issues General War Order No. 1
The Anaconda Plan start -
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Battle of Shiloh or Pittsburg Landing
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The confederate Ironclad «Merrimac» sinks two wooden Union ships
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The confederate Ironclad «Merrimac» sinks two wooden Union ships
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Battle of Shiloh or Pittsburg Landing
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Start The seven days battle
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The seven days battle
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Second Bull Run battle
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Second Bull Run battle
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Antietam Battle
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Lincoln issues the Prelimitar Emancipation Proclamation
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President Lincoln issues the final Emancipation Proclamation
freeing all slaves in territories held by Confederates and emphasizes the enlisting of black soldiers in the Union Army. The war to preserve the Union now becomes a revolutionary struggle for the abolition of slavery. -
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. "The blood of a poor man is as precious as that of the wealthy," poor Northerners complain. -
The Union Army under Gen.
Hooker is decisively defeated by Lee's much smaller forces at the Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia as a result of Lee's brilliant and daring tactics. Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson is mortally wounded by his own soldiers. Hooker retreats. Union losses are 17,000 killed, wounded and missing out of 130,000. The Confederates, 13, 000 out of 60,000. "I just lost confidence in Joe Hooker," said Hooker later about his own lack of nerve during the battle. -
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The Union Army under Gen
Hooker is decisively defeated by Lee's much smaller forces at the Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia as a result of Lee's brilliant and daring tactics. Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson is mortally wounded by his own soldiers. Hooker retreats. Union losses are 17,000 killed, wounded and missing out of 130,000. The Confederates, 13, 000 out of 60,000. "I just lost confidence in Joe Hooker," said Hooker later about his own lack of nerve during the battle -
Confederates launches his second invasion of the North
Gen. Lee with 75,000 Confederates launches his second invasion of the North, heading into Pennsylvania in a campaign that will soon lead to Gettysburg -
President Lincoln appoints Gen. George G
President Lincoln appoints Gen. George G. Meade as commander of the Army of the Potomac, replacing Hooker. Meade is the 5th man to command the Army in less than a year -
The tide of war turns against the South
The tide of war turns against the South as the Confederates are defeated at the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. -
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The tide of war turns against the South
The tide of war turns against the South as the Confederates are defeated at the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. -
Antidraft riots in New York City
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Antidraft riots in New York City
Antidraft riots in New York City include arson and the murder of blacks by poor immigrant whites. At least 120 persons, including children, are killed and $2 million in damage caused, until Union soldiers returning from Gettysburg restore order. -
Chickamauga battle
A decisive Confederate victory by Gen. Braxton Bragg's Army of Tennessee at Chickamauga leaves Gen. William S. Rosecrans' Union Army of the Cumberland trapped in Chattanooga, Tennessee under Confederate siege. -
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Chattanooga Campaign
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Battlefield as a National Cemetery
One of the most important adreess of history
President Lincoln delivers a two minute Gettysburg Address at a ceremony dedicating the Battlefield as a National Cemetery. -
The Rebel siege of Chattanooga ends as Union forces under Grant defeat the siege army
The Rebel siege of Chattanooga ends as Union forces under Grant defeat the siege army of Gen. Braxton Bragg. During the battle, one of the most dramatic moments of the war occurs. Yelling "Chickamauga! Chickamauga!" Union troops avenge their previous defeat at Chickamauga by storming up the face of Missionary Ridge without orders and sweep the Rebels from what had been thought to be an impregnable position. "My God, come and see 'em run!" a Union soldier cries. -
Gen. Grant command all of the armies of USA
President Lincoln appoints Gen. Grant to command all of the armies of the United States. Gen. William T. Sherman succeeds Grant as commander in the west. -
he 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 (May 5-6), Spotsylvania (May 8-12), and Cold Harbor (June 1-3). In the west, Sherman, with 100,000 men begins an advance toward Atlanta to engage Joseph E. Johnston's 60,000 strong Army of Tennessee. -
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Battle of Cold Hardbor
The Battle of Cold Harbor was fought from May 31 to June 12, 1864, with the most significant fighting occurring on June 3. It was one of the final battles of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign during the American Civil War, and is remembered as one of American history's bloodiest, most lopsided battles. Thousands of Union soldiers were killed or wounded in a hopeless frontal assault against the fortified positions of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's army. -
Atlanta is captured by Sherman's Army
Atlanta is captured by Sherman's Army. "Atlanta is ours, and fairly won," Sherman telegraphs Lincoln. The victory greatly helps President Lincoln's bid for re-election. -
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The march of sherman
The march of Sherman to the sea
His forces destroyed military targets as well as industry, infrastructure, and civilian property and disrupted the Confederacy'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. -
Abraham Lincoln is re-elected president
Abraham Lincoln is re-elected president, defeating Democrat George B. McClellan. Lincoln carries all but three states with 55 percent of the popular vote and 212 of 233 electoral votes. "I earnestly believe that the consequences of this day's work will be to the lasting advantage, if not the very salvation, of the country," Lincoln tells supporters. -
Sherman reaches Savannah in Georgia leaving behind a 300 mile long path of destruction 60 miles wide all the way from Atlanta. Sherman then telegraphs Lincoln, offering him Savannah as a Christmas present.
Savannah may have been spared the devestation that befell other southern cities on Shermans March to the Sea, but the hated general and his troops seized her cotton, guns and artillery and occupied the city for several weeks. -
The U.S. Congress approves the Thirteenth Amendment
The U.S. Congress approves the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, to abolish slavery. -
A peace conference occurs as President Lincoln
A peace conference occurs as President Lincoln meets with Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens at Hampton Roads in Virginia, but the meeting ends in failure - the war will continue. -
Inauguration ceremonies for President Lincoln in Washington.
Inauguration ceremonies for President Lincoln in Washington. "With malice toward none; with charity for all...let us strive on to finish the work we are in...to do all which may achieve and cherish a just, and a lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations," Lincoln says. -
The last offensive for Lee's Army of Northern Virginia
The last offensive for Lee's Army of Northern Virginia begins with an attack on the center of Grant's forces at Petersburg. Four hours later the attack is broken. -
Grant's forces begin a general advance
Grant's forces begin a general advance and break through Lee's lines at Petersburg. -
President Lincoln tours Richmond where he enters the Confederate White House
President Lincoln tours Richmond where he enters the Confederate White House. -
Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to Gen
Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia. -
Celebrations break out in Washington
Celebrations break out in Washington -
The Stars and Stripes is ceremoniously raised over Fort Sumter.
The Stars and Stripes is ceremoniously raised over Fort Sumter. -
President Abraham Lincoln dies at 7:22 in the morning.
President Abraham Lincoln dies at 7:22 in the morning. -
Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston surrenders to Sherman near Durham in North Carolina.
Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston surrenders to Sherman near Durham in North Carolina. -
John Wilkes Booth is shot and killed in a tobacco barn in Virginia.
John Wilkes Booth is shot and killed in a tobacco barn in Virginia. -
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Remaining Confederate forces surrender
Remaining Confederate forces surrender. The Nation is reunited as the Civil War ends. Over 620,000 Americans died in the war, with disease killing twice as many as those lost in battle. 50,000 survivors return home as amputees. -
Abraham Lincoln is laid to rest in Oak Ridge Cemetery
Abraham Lincoln is laid to rest in Oak Ridge Cemetery, outside Springfield, Illinois.
