Civil War Overview Timeline

November 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln elected as president

February 9, 1861 Jefferson Davis and the confederate states of america

April 20, 1861 Robert E. Lee resigns in the United states army because he wanted to stay loyal in his birthplace (virginia)

July 21, 1861 First Bull Run

February 6, 1862 Ulysses S. Grant captures fort Henry and fort Donelson

December 20, 1860 South Carolina secedes from the union

April 12, 1861 Civil war had begun formally after fort Sumter was attacked by southern forces

September 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam- was one of the most violent wars. Following this war, Lincoln drafted the Emancipation Proclamation to free slaves in the confederate states

January 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect, but abolitionists felt it was too weak

January 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect, but many abolitionists felt it was too weak

May 1, 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville- One of the biggest accomplishments of Robert E. Lee

Civil War officially ends

1865 Freedmen's Bureau established by congress

1865 ku klux klan (tenesee)

1866 14th amendment passes congress

1867 1-3 reconstruction acts passed over Johnson's veto

November 8, 1864 Lincoln reelected

General Lee surrenders to Grant

1877 Reconstruction ends with President Hayes

December 8, 1863 10% plan proposed by Lincoln

July 8, 1864 The congress proposes the Wade-Davis Bill which is vetoed by Lincoln