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Civil War Overview Timeline
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annette park
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Events
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
