Civil War

1863

On April 12, The Civil War began as the Confederacy attacked Fort Sumter.

1861

1865

1861

On December 20, 1860, South Carolina held a convention and voted to secede from the Union.

1863

The bloodiest day of the war was September 17 during the Battle of Antietam. This battle gave Lincoln the opportunity to take action against slavery.

The Civil War

On April 9, 1865, Lee surrendered to Grant at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia.

1860

Lincoln is inaugaratedin December.

1861

1862

On March 9, the North sent their ironclad, the Monitor, to engage the Confederate's warship, Virginia, which was formerly the North's ship known as the Merrimack. This was the first battle between two metal ships.

At the Battle of Shiloh, the Union gained control of Corinth, Mississippi, on May 30, and Memphis, Tennessee, on June 6.

1862

1862

On July 21, the First Battle of Bull Run began with a Confederate win.

Timeline by Lily Stagner

The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in Pennsylvania. On July 1, it was won as the Union regained its ground. This was the largest battle in the Western Hemisphere.

On January 1st, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all Confederate slaves, "then thenceforward, and forever free."