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Civil War Timeline. Summary Of Events and Dates Of The American Civil War. The Civil War was fought from April 1861 to April 1865. Civil War 1861. January: The South Secedes. Immediately after Abraham Lincoln is elected President, South Carolina calls a state convention to remove itself from the United States of America.
April 17–May 20. Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina secede from the Union. April 19. Lincoln orders a blockade of all Confederate ports. April 20. Colonel Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army. May 24. Union troops cross the Potomac River from Washington and capture Alexandria, Virginia, and vicinity.
The Civil War in America Timeline. Home | Exhibition Overview | Exhibition Items | Public Programs | Learn More | Timeline | Biographies | Acknowledgments. Sections: Prologue | April 1861–April 1862 | April 1862–November 1862 | December 1862–October 1863 | November 1863–April 1865 | Epilogue . Timeline.