Civil War Timeline
Category: Outro
Atualizado: 17 nov 2017
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Created byARIA CARTER
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November 6, 1860
Abe Lincoln ElectionDecember 20, 1860
South Carolina secedes from the UnionFebruary 9, 1861
The Confederate States of America is formed with Jefferson DavisMarch 4, 1861
Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as 16th president of the USAApril 12, 1861
The Civil War began at Fort Sumter, South CarolinaApril 15, 1861
Lincoln issued a proclamation calling forth the state militias, about 75,000 troops, in order to put an end to the rebellionApril 19, 1861
A secessionist mob in Baltimore attacked Massachusetts troops bound for Washington DCMay 6, 1861
Arkansas declared its secession from the Union, as the ninth of the eleven slave states to join the ConfederacyJuly 27, 1861
President Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as Commander of the Department of the Potomac, replacing McDowellMarch 7-8, 1862
Battle of Pea Ridge in northwest Arkansas, near LeetownMay 31, 1862
Battle of Seven PinesJune 25-July 1, 1862
The Seven Days Battles as Lee attacks McClellanSeptember 22, 1862
Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves issued by President LincolnNovember 7, 1862
The president replaces McClellan with Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside as the new Commander of the Army of the PotomacDecember 13, 1862
Army of Gen. Burnside suffers a costly defeat at Fredericksburg, VA with a loss of 12,653 menJuly 4, 1863
Battle of HelenaJanuary 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 ArmyJanuary 25, 1863
The president appoints Gen. Joseph as Commander of the Army of the Potomac, replacing BurnsideMarch 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 westJuly 20, 1864
At Atlanta, Sherman’s forces battle the Rebels now under the command of Gen. John B. HoodSeptember 2, 1864
Altana is captured by Sherman’s army. This victory helped Lincoln’s bid for re-electionNovember 8, 1864
Abe is re-elected PresidentJanuary 31, 1865
The U.S Congress approves the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S Constitution, to abolish slaveryFebruary 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 continuedApril 9, 1865
Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to Gen. Ulysses S. GrantApril 14, 1865
Abraham Lincoln was assassinatedJanuary 29, 1863
Gen. Grant is placed in command of the Army of the West, with orders to capture VicksburgMay 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 woundsJune 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
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