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Civil War Timeline
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ARIA CARTER
⟶ è stato aggiornato 17 nov 2017 ⟶
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November 6, 1860 Abe Lincoln Election
December 20, 1860 South Carolina secedes from the Union
February 9, 1861 The Confederate States of America is formed with Jefferson Davis
March 4, 1861 Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as 16th president of the USA
April 12, 1861 The Civil War began at Fort Sumter, South Carolina
April 15, 1861 Lincoln issued a proclamation calling forth the state militias, about 75,000 troops, in order to put an end to the rebellion
April 19, 1861 A secessionist mob in Baltimore attacked Massachusetts troops bound for Washington DC
May 6, 1861 Arkansas declared its secession from the Union, as the ninth of the eleven slave states to join the Confederacy
July 27, 1861 President Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as Commander of the Department of the Potomac, replacing McDowell
March 7-8, 1862 Battle of Pea Ridge in northwest Arkansas, near Leetown
May 31, 1862 Battle of Seven Pines
June 25-July 1, 1862 The Seven Days Battles as Lee attacks McClellan
September 22, 1862 Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves issued by President Lincoln
November 7, 1862 The president replaces McClellan with Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside as the new Commander of the Army of the Potomac
December 13, 1862 Army of Gen. Burnside suffers a costly defeat at Fredericksburg, VA with a loss of 12,653 men
July 4, 1863 Battle of Helena
January 1, 1863 Abe issues the final Emancipation Proclamation to free all slaves in territories held by Confederates and emphasizes the enlisting of black soldiers in the Union Army
January 25, 1863 The president appoints Gen. Joseph as Commander of the Army of the Potomac, replacing Burnside
March 9, 1864 President Lincoln appoints Gen. Grant to command all armies of the United States. Gen. William T. Sherman succeeds Grant as commander in the west
July 20, 1864 At Atlanta, Sherman’s forces battle the Rebels now under the command of Gen. John B. Hood
September 2, 1864 Altana is captured by Sherman’s army. This victory helped Lincoln’s bid for re-election
November 8, 1864 Abe is re-elected President
January 31, 1865 The U.S Congress approves the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S Constitution, to abolish slavery
February 3, 1865 A peace conference occurs as Abe meets with Confederate Vice President, Alexander Stephens, at Hampton Roads in Virginia, but the meeting fails, the war continued
April 9, 1865 Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
April 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
January 29, 1863 Gen. Grant is placed in command of the Army of the West, with orders to capture Vicksburg
May 1-4, 1863 The Union Army under Gen. Hooker is defeated by Lee’s much smaller forces, at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Gen. Stonewall Jackson is mortally wounded by his own soldiers.
May 10, 1863 The South suffers as Stonewall Jackson died from his wounds
June 28, 1863 Abe replaced Hooker (commander of the Army of Potomac) with Gen. George G. Meade. This is the 5th man to command the Army in less than a year!
April 20, 1861 Robert E. Lee resigns from the United States army