American Civil War
This is a simple timeline of the events and battles that effected the American Civil War. If you wish to learn more I suggest you read “Daily Life in Civil War America, by Dorothy Denneen Volo & James M. Volo”, “ Hardtack and Coffee, by John D. Billings”, “ Inside the Army of the Potomac The Civil War Experience of Captain Francis Adams Donaldson, by J. Gregory Acken” and “A Diary From Dixie, by Mary Boykin Chesnut”.
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| May 1846 – February 1848: Mexican American War ends with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. | ||
| John Brown is seized by Federals | October 1859 | |
| John Brown is tried, convicted & hanged | December 1859 | |
| Lincoln wins electron for president | November 1860 | |
| Bombardment of Fort Sumter | April 12 -14, 1861 | SC |
| Licoln calls for 75,000 U.S. troops | April 1861 | Washington D.C. |
| Civil War officially begins… | ||
| Battle of First Manassas: or 1st Bull Run | July 21, 1861 | Manassas, VA |
| Battle at Wilson’s Creek | August 10, 1861 | |
| The Trent Affair | Nov. to Dec. 1861 | |
| Fort Henry fall to Gen. Grant | February 1862 | |
| Fort Donelson fall to Gen. Grant | February 12 – 16, 1862 | |
| Battle of Pea Ridge | March 7 – 8, 1862 | |
| Battle of Glorieta Pass | March 26 – 28, 1862 | |
| Stonewall Jackson begins 3 month campaign in Shenandoah. | March 1862 | |
| Battle in Hampton Roads | March 1862 | VA |
| Battle of Fort Pulaski | April 10 & 11, 1862 | SC |
| Battle of Shiloh | April 6 & 7, 1862 | Shiloh, TN |
| New Orleans falls to federal army | April 1862 | |
| Battle of Seven Days | June 25 – July 1, 1862 | |
| McClellan’s Peninsular campaign falls | Summer 1862 | |
| Battle of Second Manassas: or 2nd Bull Run | August 29 – 30, 1862 | Manassas, VA |
| Battle at Harpers Ferry | September 13 -15, 1862 | Harpers Ferry, WV |
| Battle of Antietam | September 17, 1862 | Sharpsburg, MD |
| Battle of Fredericksburg | December 11 – 13, 1862 | Fredericksburg, VA |
| Battle of Murfreeboro: or Stones River | Dec. 31, 1862 – Jan 2, 1863 | TN |
| Emancipation Proclamation takes effect. | January 1863 | Washington D.C. |
| Campaign Vicksburg | March 29 – July 4, 1863 | Vicksburg, VA |
| Richmond Bread Riot | April 1863 | Richmond, VA |
| Battle of Chancellorsville | April 27 – May 5, 1863 | Chancellorsville, VA |
| Battle of Gettysburg | July 1-3, 1863 | Gettysburg, VA |
| Fall of Vicksburg | July 1863 | Vicksburg, VA |
| Battle of Chickamauga | September 19 & 20, 1863 | TN |
| Battle of Chattanooga | November 23 – 25, 1863 | TN |
| Grant becomes commander of Federal Army | ||
| Richmond Campaign | May 4 1864 – April 2, 1865 | VA |
| Battle of the Wilderness | May 5 – 6, 1864 | VA |
| Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse | May 7 – 20, 1864 | VA |
| Battle of Cold Harbor | May 1864 | |
| Battle of Brices Cross Roads | June 10, 1864 | |
| Battle of Kennesaw Mountain | June 27, 1864 | |
| Battle of Monocacy | July 9, 1864 | MD |
| Battle of Tupelo | July 14 & 15, 1864 | |
| Petersburg Campaign | June 15, 1864 – April 2, 1865 | VA |
| The seige of Petersburg begins | Summer 1864 | VA |
| January 1865: Lincoln begins 2nd presidental term w/ Ander Johnson of TN at Vice President | ||
| Lee surrenders at Appomattax Courthouse | April 1865 | VA |
| Lincoln is assassinated at Fords Theatre | April 1865 | Washington D.C. |
| Last Confederate forces under General Stand Wati surrender. | ||
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