American Civil War Time Line
1861 - Abraham Lincoln inaugurated President of United States,
March 4
Fort Sumter fired upon, April 12
Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers, April 15
Confederates seized Harper's Ferry, April 18
Massachusetts troops fired upon in Baltimore, April 19
Confederates seized Norfolk Navy Yard, April 20
Battle of Philippi, Va., June 3
Battle of Big Bethel, Va., June 10
Battle of Booneville, Mo., June 17
Battle of Carthage, Mo., July 5
Battle of Rich Mountain, Va., July 11
Battle of Carrick's Ford, Va., July 14
Confederate Congress assembled at Richmond, Va., July 20
Battle of Bull Run, Va., July 21
Battle of Wilson's Creek, Mo., August 10
Forts at Hatteras Inlet, N. C., captured, August 29
Battle of Carnifex Ferry, Va., September 10
Battle of Lexington, Mo., September 20
Battle of Ball's Bluff, Va., October 21
Port Royal, S. C., taken, November 7
Battle of Belmont, Mo, November 7
Seizure of Mason and Slidell, November 8
Skirmish of Dranesville, Va., December 20
1862 - Battle of Mill Spring, Ky., January 19
Fort Henry, Tenn., taken, February 6
Roanoke Island, N. C., taken, February 8
Fort Donelson, Tenn., taken, February 16
Battle of Pea Ridge, Ark., March 7,8
Battle of of the Monitor and the Merrimac, March 9
Newberne, N. C., taken, March 14
Battle of Shiloh (Pittsburg Landing), Tenn., April 6,7
Island No. 10 captured, April 7
Fort Pulaski, Ga., captured, April 11
New Orleans captured, April 25
Beaufort, S. C, captured, April 25
Yorktown, Va., taken, May 4
Battle of Williamsburg, Va., May 5
Norfolk, Va., surrendered, May 10
Corinth, Miss., taken, May 30
Battle of Fair Oaks or Seven Pines, Va., May 31, June 1
Lee assumed command of the Confederate armies, June 3
Memphis, Tenn., surrendered, June 6
Seven-Days battles, June 25-July 1
Battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., August 9
Second Battle of Bull Run, Va., August 29
Battle of Richmond, Ky., August 30
Battle of Chantilly, Va., September 1
Battle of South Mountain, Md., September 14
Harper's Ferry surrendered, September 15
Battle of Antietam, Md., September 17
Battle of Iuka, Miss., September 19
Battle of Corinth, Miss., October 4
Battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8
Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 13
First attack on Vicksburg, Miss., December 29
Battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn., December 31 and January
2, 1863
1863 - Emancipation Proclamation, January 1
Arkansas Post taken, January 11
Fort Sumter, S. C., bombarded by fleet, April 7
Grant's campaign before Vicksburg, May 1-17
Battle of Chancellorsville, Va., May 2, 3
West Virginia admitted to the Union, June 20
Battle of Gettysburg, Penn., July 1-3
Vicksburg, Miss., surrendered, July 4
Port Hudson surrendered, July 8
Draft Riot in New York City, July 13-16
Fort Wagner, S. C., taken, September 7
Battle of Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 20
Battle of Chattanooga, Tenn., November 24, 25
Siege of Knoxville, Tenn., raised, December 4
1864 - Battle of Olustee, Fla, February 20
Grant made Lieutenant-General, March 3
Fort de Russy captured, March 14
Fort Pillow, Tenn., captured, April 12
Butler landed at Bermuda Hundred, May 5
Battle of Wilderness, Va., May 5, 6
Battle of Spottsylvania, Va., May 8-12
Battle of Resaca, Ga., May 14, 15
Battle of New Market, Va., May 15
Battle of Dallas, May 25-28
Battle of Cold Harbor, Va., June 3
Battle of Lost Mountain, Ga., June 15-17
Battle between the Kearsarge and the Alabama, June 19
Battle of Kenesaw Mt., Ga., June 27
Battle of Monocacy, Md., July 9
Battles before Atlanta, Ga., July 20, 22, 28
Chambersburg, Pa., burned, July 30
Mine explosion, Petersburg, Va., July 30
Farragut entered Mobile Bay, Ala., August 5
Weldon Railroad seized, August 18
Atlanta, Ga., taken, September 2
Battle of Winchester, Va., September 19
Battle of Fisher's Hill, Va., September 22
Battle of Cedar Creek, Va., October 19
Nevada admitted to the Union, October 31
Fort McAlister, Ga, taken, December 13
Battle of Nashville, Tenn., December 15, 16
1865 - Fort Fisher, N. C., taken, January 15
Columbia, S. C., taken, February 17
Charleston, S. C., taken, February 18
Battles of Averysboro and Bentonsville, N. C., Mar 15, 18
Attack on Fort Steadman, Va., March 25
Battle of Five Forks, Va., April 1
Petersburg and Richmond taken, April 2, 3
Lee's army surrendered, April 9
President Lincoln assassinated, April 14
Johnston's army surrendered, April 26
Jefferson Davis captured May 11
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