Civil War

Jefferson Davis as president

November 1, 1861

January 31, 1862

President Lincoln issues General War Order No. 1 calling for all US naval and land forces to begin a general advance by February 22.

President Lincoln appoints McClellan as general-in-chief of all Union forces after the resignation of Winfield Scott.

July 21, 1861

The Union Army under Gen. Irvin McDowell suffers a defeat at Bull Run 25 miles southwest of Washington.

April 17, 1861

April 12, 1861

Civil War begins

Virginia secedes from the Union, followed by Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina, forming an eleven state Confederacy.

Confederates open fire with 50 cannons upon Fort Sumter

February 6, 1862

Victory for Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Tennessee, capturing Fort Henry, and ten days later Fort Donelson.

April 20, 1861

February 9, 1861

Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the US Army. Lee then becomes the command of the military and naval forces of Virginia.

The Confederate States of America is formed

The Rest of 1862

January 1, 1863

There were many more battles fought throughout 1862 where lots of soldiers from both sides were wounded and killed. Some of the major battles include the First and Second Battles of Bull Run, The Battle of Shiloh, The Battle of Antietam, and the Battle of Fredericksburg.

Emancipation Proclamation: President Lincoln issued an executive order freeing many slaves and laying the groundwork for the Thirteenth Amendment.

November 6, 1860

Abraham Lincoln elected as President

Civil War

(1861-1865)

July 1, 1863

The Battle of Gettysburg: A major battle where the North not only wins the battle, but starts to win the Civil War.

September 2, 1864

SS.8.A.5- Examine the causes, course, and consequence of the Civil War and Reconstruction including its effects on American peoples.

General Sherman captures the city of Atlanta, Georgia.

Sources

April 4, 1865

http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/

http://www.ducksters.com/history/civilwartimeline.php

General Lee, the leader of the Confederate Army, surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant.

1865-1877

April 14, 1865

Reconstruction of the South: The South is occupied by Federal troops while state governments, economies, and infrastructure are rebuilt.

While attending the Ford's Theatre, President Lincoln is shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth.