Civil War Overview Timeline
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Updated: 10 Dec 2017
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Created byannette park
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November 6, 1860
Abraham Lincoln elected as presidentFebruary 9, 1861
Jefferson Davis and the confederate
states of americaApril 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 RunFebruary 6, 1862
Ulysses S. Grant captures fort Henry and fort DonelsonDecember 20, 1860
South Carolina secedes from the unionApril 12, 1861
Civil war had begun formally after fort
Sumter was attacked by southern forcesSeptember 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 statesJanuary 1, 1863
Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect, but
abolitionists felt it was too weakJanuary 1, 1863
Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect,
but many abolitionists felt it was too weakMay 1, 1863
Battle of Chancellorsville- One of the biggest
accomplishments of Robert E. LeeCivil War officially ends1865
Freedmen's Bureau established by congress1865
ku klux klan (tenesee)1866
14th amendment passes congress1867
1-3 reconstruction acts passed over
Johnson's vetoNovember 8, 1864
Lincoln reelectedGeneral Lee surrenders to Grant1877
Reconstruction ends with President HayesDecember 8, 1863
10% plan proposed by LincolnJuly 8, 1864
The congress proposes the Wade-Davis Bill which is vetoed by Lincoln
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