Joe Ryan American Civil War Timeline Sesquicentennial Original Work

What happened in the Civil War ^©

March 1858	Admission of Kansas─LeCompton Constitution
November 1860	Abraham Lincoln is Elected by the Northern States
December 1860	President James Buchanan - State of the Union Address
January 1861	The Situation in Charleston Harbor
February 1861	The Confederate Government Is Formed
March 1861	President Lincoln's Inauguration Day
April 1861	Lincoln Dupes the Confederates to fire on Sumter
May 1861	Lincoln builds an army and invades Virginia
June 1861	Virginia Defends Herself
July 1861	Lincoln Forces a Battle
August 1861	Lincoln and Davis Choose Their Generals
September 1861	Both sides give a little
October 1861	McClellan Pushes Scott Out the Door
November 1861	Lincoln Dances With The Great Powers
December 1861	Lincoln and McClellan Begin Their Struggle
January 1862	McClellan Confounds the Politicians
February 1862	Grant Breaks the Kentucky Line
March 1862	Congress Plans Freedom for the Slaves
April 1862	The Origin And Object Of The War
May 1862	Charles Sumner wins the argument
June 1862	The Senate Sticks To The Constitution
July 1862	Congress's War Policy Changes
January 1864-65	The Thirteenth Amendment

The Sesquicentennial Edition