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== Chronology of the Civil War == | == Chronology of the Civil War == | ||
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| − | | March 4 || [[Abraham Lincoln]] is inaugurated as President | + | | March 4 || [[Abraham Lincoln]] is inaugurated as [[President]] |
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| April 12 || Civil War begins when [[Confederacy|Confederates]] attack [[Fort Sumter]], [[South Carolina]] | | April 12 || Civil War begins when [[Confederacy|Confederates]] attack [[Fort Sumter]], [[South Carolina]] | ||
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| February 16 || Battle at [[Fort Donelson]], [[Tennessee]] | | February 16 || Battle at [[Fort Donelson]], [[Tennessee]] | ||
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| March 9 || Naval battle between [[Union Monitor]] and [[Confederate]] [[Merrimac]] in the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. Merrimac withdraws | | March 9 || Naval battle between [[Union Monitor]] and [[Confederate]] [[Merrimac]] in the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. Merrimac withdraws | ||
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| − | | April | + | | April 6–7 || [[Battle of Shiloh]], [[Tennessee]] |
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| April 25 || Union Admiral [[David G. Farragut]] captures [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]] | | April 25 || Union Admiral [[David G. Farragut]] captures [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]] | ||
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| − | | May 31-June 1 || | + | | May 31-June 1 || [[Battle of Fair Oaks]] (Seven Pines), [[Virginia]] |
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| June 25-July 1 || [[Seven Day's Battles]], [[Maryland]] and [[Virginia]] | | June 25-July 1 || [[Seven Day's Battles]], [[Maryland]] and [[Virginia]] | ||
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| − | | September | + | | September 16–17 || [[Battle of Antietam]] ([[Sharpsburg]]), [[Maryland]] |
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| September 23 || [[Abraham Lincoln|President Lincoln]] issues preliminary [[Emancipation Proclamation]] freeing slaves in [[South]] as of January 1, 1863 | | September 23 || [[Abraham Lincoln|President Lincoln]] issues preliminary [[Emancipation Proclamation]] freeing slaves in [[South]] as of January 1, 1863 | ||
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| − | | January 1 || [[President Lincoln]] issues [[Emancipation Proclamation]] | + | | January 1 || [[Abraham Lincoln|President Lincoln]] issues [[Emancipation Proclamation]] |
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| − | | May | + | | May 2–4 || [[Battle of Chancellorsville]], [[Virginia]] |
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| − | | July | + | | July 1–3 || [[Battle of Gettysburg]], [[Pennsylvania]]; [[Union]] victory marks turning point in the war |
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| July 4 || Union forces win siege of [[Vicksburg]], [[Mississippi]] | | July 4 || Union forces win siege of [[Vicksburg]], [[Mississippi]] | ||
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| − | | September | + | | September 19–20 || [[Battle of Chickamauga]], [[Georgia]] |
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| November 19 || [[Abraham Lincoln|President Lincoln]] delivers [[Gettysburg Address]] to dedicate battlefield. | | November 19 || [[Abraham Lincoln|President Lincoln]] delivers [[Gettysburg Address]] to dedicate battlefield. | ||
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| − | | November | + | | November 23–25 || [[Battle of Chattanooga]], [[Tennessee]] |
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| March 9 || [[Ulysses S. Grant|Gen. Grant]] becomes General-in-Chief of Union armies | | March 9 || [[Ulysses S. Grant|Gen. Grant]] becomes General-in-Chief of Union armies | ||
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| − | | May | + | | May 5–6 || [[Battle of the Wilderness]], [[Virginia]] |
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| − | | May | + | | May 8–12 || [[Battle of Spotsylvania]], [[Virginia]], Court House |
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| − | | June | + | | June 15–18 || [[Battle of Petersburg]], [[Virginia]] |
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| − | | July | + | | July 11–12|| [[Confederacy|Confederate]] raid under [[Jubal Early|Gen. Jubal Early]] almost reaches [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] |
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| − | | July 30 || Battle of the Crater, [[Petersburg]], [[Virginia]] | + | | July 30 || [[Battle of the Crater]], [[Petersburg]], [[Virginia]] |
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| August 5 || Naval battle of [[Mobile Bay]], [[Alabama]] | | August 5 || Naval battle of [[Mobile Bay]], [[Alabama]] | ||
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| November 15 || [[William Tecumseh Sherman|Sherman]] begins his [[March to the Sea]] | | November 15 || [[William Tecumseh Sherman|Sherman]] begins his [[March to the Sea]] | ||
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| − | | December | + | | December 15–16 || [[Battle of Nashville]], [[Tennessee]] |
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| December 21 || [[William Tecumseh Sherman|Sherman]] occupies [[Savannah]], [[Georgia]] | | December 21 || [[William Tecumseh Sherman|Sherman]] occupies [[Savannah]], [[Georgia]] | ||
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| February 6 || [[Robert E. Lee|Gen. Robert E. Lee]] becomes General-in-Chief of [[Confederacy|Confederate]] armies | | February 6 || [[Robert E. Lee|Gen. Robert E. Lee]] becomes General-in-Chief of [[Confederacy|Confederate]] armies | ||
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| April 14 || President [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln]] assassinated | | April 14 || President [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln]] assassinated | ||
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| May 4 || Last [[Confederacy|Confederate]] army surrenders | | May 4 || Last [[Confederacy|Confederate]] army surrenders | ||
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*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/civil_war_maps Library of Congress Civil War map collection] | *[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/civil_war_maps Library of Congress Civil War map collection] | ||
*[http://www.civil-war.net The Civil War Homepage] | *[http://www.civil-war.net The Civil War Homepage] | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://www.pbs.org/civilwar The PBS/Ken Burns documentary] |
*[http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar The History Place] | *[http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar The History Place] | ||
*[http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/misc/civilwar/civilwar.htm Civil War at a Glance; US Interior Department] | *[http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/misc/civilwar/civilwar.htm Civil War at a Glance; US Interior Department] | ||
Revision as of 05:04, April 9, 2019
| American Civil War: Aftermath | |
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| Date Begun | April 12, 1861 |
| Date Ended | April 9, 1865 |
| Casualties | Total: 1,032,200 Killed: 203,000 Died from other: 417,000 Wounded: 412,200 |
United States (Union) | |
| President | Andrew Johnson |
| Vice-President | none |
| Secretary of State | William Seward |
| Secretary of War | Edwin M. Stanton |
| Secretary of the Navy | Gideon Welles |
Confederate States (Confederacy) | |
| President | Jefferson Davis captured; government collapsed May 10, 1865 |
| Vice-President | N/A |
| Secretary of State | N/A |
| Secretary of War | N/A |
| Secretary of the Navy | N/A |
| Military Leaders | |
| Union | Confederate |
For the social, political, economic and diplomatic history see American Civil War homefront
Contents
Chronology of the Civil War
| March 4 | Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated as President |
| April 12 | Civil War begins when Confederates attack Fort Sumter, South Carolina |
| July 21 | First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia, also called First Manassas |
| February 16 | Battle at Fort Donelson, Tennessee |
| March 9 | Naval battle between Union Monitor and Confederate Merrimac in the Atlantic Ocean. Merrimac withdraws |
| April 6–7 | Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee |
| April 25 | Union Admiral David G. Farragut captures New Orleans, Louisiana |
| May 31-June 1 | Battle of Fair Oaks (Seven Pines), Virginia |
| June 25-July 1 | Seven Day's Battles, Maryland and Virginia |
| September 16–17 | Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg), Maryland |
| September 23 | President Lincoln issues preliminary Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves in South as of January 1, 1863 |
| December 13 | Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| January 1 | President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation |
| May 2–4 | Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia |
| July 1–3 | Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Union victory marks turning point in the war |
| July 4 | Union forces win siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| September 19–20 | Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia |
| November 19 | President Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address to dedicate battlefield. |
| November 23–25 | Battle of Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| March 9 | Gen. Grant becomes General-in-Chief of Union armies |
| May 5–6 | Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia |
| May 8–12 | Battle of Spotsylvania, Virginia, Court House |
| June 15–18 | Battle of Petersburg, Virginia |
| July 11–12 | Confederate raid under Gen. Jubal Early almost reaches Washington |
| July 30 | Battle of the Crater, Petersburg, Virginia |
| August 5 | Naval battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama |
| September 2 | Gen. William T. Sherman occupies Atlanta, Georgia |
| November 8 | Abraham Lincoln re-elected President |
| November 15 | Sherman begins his March to the Sea |
| December 15–16 | Battle of Nashville, Tennessee |
| December 21 | Sherman occupies Savannah, Georgia |
| February 6 | Gen. Robert E. Lee becomes General-in-Chief of Confederate armies |
| March 25 | Confederate attempts to break out of Petersburg, Virginia, fails |
| April 2 | Confederates retreat from Richmond, Virginia |
| April 9 | Gen. Lee surrenders to Gen. Grant at Appomattox Court House |
| April 14 | President Lincoln assassinated |
| May 4 | Last Confederate army surrenders |
Links
The Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
General
- Library of Congress Civil War map collection
- The Civil War Homepage
- The PBS/Ken Burns documentary
- The History Place
- Civil War at a Glance; US Interior Department
- Shotgun's home of the American Civil War
- US Civil War Center, from Louisiana State University
- Civil War Treasures, from New York Historical Society
