Timeline1860
November 6 Abraham Lincoln elected president
December 20 South Carolina secedes from the Union
1861
January 9-26 Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana secede from the the Union
February 1 Texas convention votes for secession from the Union
February 18 Jefferson Davis inaugurated as provisional president of the Confederacy
March 4 Abrahan Lincoln inaugurated as president of the United States
April 12 Confederates open fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carlina
April 17 Virginia convention votes for secession from the Union
May 6 Arkansas secedes from the Union
May 6 Tennessee legislature passes secession ordinances
May 20 North Carlina secedes from the Union.
May 20 Kentucky proclaims neutrality
June 8 Tennessee voters approve secession from the Union
July 21 First Battle of Manassas, Virgina (Confederate victory)
November 6 Jefferson Davis elected to six-year term as the First President of the Confederacy
1862
February 16 Union capture of Fort Donelson, Tennessee
March 9 Battle of the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads, Virginia (no clear victory)
March 17 McClellan begins Peninsular Campaign
April 6-7 Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee (Union victory)
April 25 Union Capture of New Orleans, Louisiana
May-June Stonewall Jackson's Shenandoah Campaign (Confederate victory)
June 25 Seven Days Battles Begin. They Conclude on July 1 ending the Peninsular Campaign
August 29-30 Second Battle of Manassas, Virginia (Confederate victory)
September 17 Battle of Antietam, Maryland (Union victory)
September 22 Lincoln announcers Emancipation Proclamation
December 13 Battle of Fredrricksburg, Virginia (Confederate victory)
1863
January 1 Lincoln signs Emancipation Proclamation
April 16 Union launches campaign to capture Vicksburg, Mississippi
May 1-4 Battle of Chancellorsvill, Virginia ( Confederate victory)
July 1-3 Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (Union victory)
July 4 Vicksburg Mississippi, surrenders to the Union
July 13-16 New York City draft riots
September 9 Union troops occupy Chattanooga, Tennessee
September 19-20 Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia (Confederate victory)
September 23 Confederate troops begin siege on Chattanooga, Tennessee
November 19 Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
November 23-25 Battle of Chattanooga,Tennessee (Union victory)
December 10 Battle of the Burg, Gatlinburg Tennessee (Union victory)
1864
May 5-6 Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia (no clear victory)
May 7 Sherman begins Atlanta Campaign
May 8-19 Battle of Spotsylvania (Union victory)
June 1-3 Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia (Confederate victory)
June 15 Union begins siege of Petersburg, Virginia (Union victory)
June 19-July 2 Battle of the Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia (Union victory)
July 22 Battle of Atlanta, Georgia (Union victory)
July 30 Battle of the Cater, Virginia (Confederate victory)
August 5 Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama (Union victory)
September 2 Union occupies Atlanta, Georgia
November 8 Lincoln reelected president
November 15 Sherman begins March to the Sea after burning Atlanta
December 21 Union troops occupy Savannah, Georgia
1865
March 4 Lincoln inaugurated for second term
March 13 Confederate Congress authorizes the use of slaves as militia
April 2 Petersburg, Virginia, falls into Union hands
April 3 Union occupies Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia
April 9 Lee surrenders the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House, Virginia
April 14 Lincoln shot by John Wilkes Booth
April 15 Lincoln Died and is succeeded by Andrew Johnson
April 26 John Wilkes Booth killed by federal troops
May 10 Jefferson Davis Captured be federal troops at Irwinville, Georgia
May 10 President Johnson declares rebellion at an end
Here is a great Civil War Timeline, courtesy of the folks at the Civil War Gazette!
In the meantime,
Cook up some history and make a Traditional Southern New Year's Dinner with recipes for Black-eyed Peas, Greens and Cornbread on January 1, 2009!
