1861 Start of the American Civil War
1861 | Civil War Glass Negatives and Related Prints
Dupont's warships silenced Confederate guns in Fort Walker and Fort Beauregard. This victory enabled General Thomas W. Sherman's troops to occupy first Port ...
Civil War ‑ Causes, Dates & Battles | HISTORY
The Civil War in the United States began in 1861, after decades of simmering tensions between northern and southern states over slavery, states' rights and ...
American Civil War - Wikipedia
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by ...
American Civil War | History, Summary, Dates, Causes ... - Britannica
American Civil War, four-year war (1861–65) fought between the United States and 11 Southern states that seceded to form the Confederate ...
Fort Sumter Battle Facts and Summary | American Battlefield Trust
Charleston Harbor, SC | Apr 12 - 14, 1861 ... The attack on Fort Sumter marked the official beginning of the American Civil War—a war that lasted four years, cost ...
Civil War Timeline - National Park Service
On April l12, 1861 Confederates in South Carolina fired on Fort Sumter, starting the American Civil War. Library of Congress. 1861. January 1861- Mississippi ...
The Civil War in America April 1861–April 1862 - Library of Congress
On April 12, 1861, the first salvos of the American Civil War were fired with the bombardment of the US garrison at Fort Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, ...
U.S. Senate: The Civil War: The Senate's Story
On April 15, 1861, just three days after the attack on Fort Sumter, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation calling forth the state militias, to the ...
American Civil War: Causes, Dates & Battles | HISTORY
The American Civil War was fought between 1861 and 1865 over the issues of slavery and states' rights. Learn about Civil War battles, generals, ...
The Blockade of Confederate Ports, 1861–1865
U.S. Secretary of State William Henry Seward recommended adopting the blockade shortly after the Battle of Fort Sumter in April, 1861 that marked the beginning ...
Bull Run Battle Facts and Summary | American Battlefield Trust
Fairfax County and Prince William County, VA | Jul 21, 1861 ... Bull Run was the first full-scale battle of the Civil War. The fierce fight there forced both the ...
American Civil War | Timeline - Britannica
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Timeline of the Civil War, January–June 1861 - Secession - NCpedia
Calling a state convention, the delegates voted to remove the state of South Carolina from the union known as the United States of America. The secession of ...
Fort Sumter and the Coming of the War - Bill of Rights Institute
On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces at Charleston, South Carolina, opened fire on Fort Sumter. Unable to hold out, the Union military garrison surrendered; ...
War Declared: States Secede from the Union! - National Park Service
Alabama - January 11, 1861; Georgia - January 19, 1861; Louisiana - January 26, 1861; Texas - February 1, 1861. **April 12, 1861, the Civil ...
U.S. Civil War 1861-1865 - The History Place
April 2, 1865 - Grant's forces begin a general advance and break through Lee's lines at Petersburg. Confederate Gen. Ambrose P. Hill is killed. Lee evacuates ...
Telegram Announcing the Surrender of Fort Sumter (1861)
The first engagement of the Civil War took place at Fort Sumter on April 12 and 13, 1861. After 34 hours of fighting, the Union surrendered ...
The Origins and Outbreak of the Civil War - Lumen Learning
The Union, led by President Lincoln, was unwilling to accept the departure of these states and committed itself to restoring the country. Beginning in 1861 and ...
The Civil War Month by Month: Jan 1861
20, 1860, South Carolina initiates hostilities by firing upon the Star of the West, an unarmed merchant vessel hired by the U. S. government to deliver troops ...
1861–1865: The Civil War and International Diplomacy
1861–1865: The Civil War and International Diplomacy. In 1861, eleven states seceded from the United States to form the Confederate States of America.