B-2 Stiteler, Blake - Battles and Events

Battles & Events

Period: Jan 1, 1860 to Jan 1, 1866

States that lefted the union

Feb 1, 1860

South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Geogia, Louisianna, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, Tenessee

Abe Lincoln President

Nov 6, 1860

Attack on Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

Surrender of Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

1st Battle of Bull Run or Manassas

Jul 21, 1861

Jefferson Davis is named President

Nov 6, 1861

Ulysses S. Grant's Victory at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in Tennessee

Feb 6, 1862

Battle of Ironclad

Mar 8, 1862

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

David Farragut capture New Orleans

Apr 25, 1862

General Robert E. Lee is given command of the army of Northern Virginia

Jun 1, 1862

The 7 Days Battle

Jun 25, 1862

2nd Battle of Bull Run or Manassas

Aug 28, 1862

Battle of Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

Battle of Fredericksburg

Dec 11, 1862

Lincoln issues the Emancipation Prociamation

Feb 1, 1863

Battle of Chancellorsville

Apr 30, 1863

Stonewall Jackson dies

May 10, 1863

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

The Fall or Capture of Vicksburg

Jul 4, 1863

The opening of Andersonville

Feb 1, 1864

Battle at the Wilderness or The Wilderness Campaign

May 5, 1864

Battle of Spotsylvania

May 8, 1864

Battle of Cold Harbor

May 31, 1864

Battle of Petersburg

Jun 9, 1864

Lincoln is re-elected

Nov 8, 1864

gen. William T. Sherman burns Atlanta, GA to the ground

Nov 15, 1864

William T. Sherman finishes his march to the sea

Dec 21, 1864

The Confederate capitol of Richmond, Virginia falls

Apr 1, 1865

Robert E. Lee surrenders to Grant

Apr 9, 1865

Andrew Johnson takes over as President

Jul 29, 1865