My Civil War Timeline

South Carolina Secedes from the union on December 20th, 1860

Texas and the other 6 states secede from the union in February 1861

The Confederate Staes where formed on February 4, 1861

The Battle of Fort Sumter was fought between April 12, 1861 - April 14, 1861

The Battle of Antietam was fought on September 17, 1862

The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by president Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863

The Battle of Gettysburg was fought between July 1, 1863- July 3, 1863

The Siege of Vicksburg was fought between May 18, 1863-July 4,1863

On November 19, 1863 one of the most famous speeches in American History was published,The Gettysburg Address, by president Abraham Lincoln

Sherman's march on Atlanta between November 1-December 21,1864

General Robert E. Lee surrendered at the Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1864

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865