Time line of the civil war

March 4, 1861

Abraham Lincoln as president

February 9, 1861

Confederate states are formed

April 12, 1861

Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter

Start of Civil War

July 21, 1861

First Battle of Bull Run

July 1-3, 1863

Battle of Gettysburg

April 9, 1865

General Robert E Lee surrendered at Appomattox

End of the Civil War