American Civil War: Aftermath
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| 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
Chronology of the Civil War
1861
| 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 |
1862
| 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 |
1863
| 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 |
1864
Medical kit to cut of limbs with a gangrene infection.
During the American Civil War many soldiers had their limbs amputated via saws made for that purpose.
During the American Civil War many soldiers had their limbs amputated via saws made for that purpose.
| 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 |
1865
| 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