Life changing events throughout history By rvermeer 1860 Lincoln's first election 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter 1861 First Battle of Bull Run 1862 Second Battle of Bull Run 1862 Battle of Antietam 1862 Battle of Shiloh 1862 The Fall of New Orleans 1862 Seven Day's Battle 1862 Monitor vs. Merrimack 1863 The siege of Vicksburg 1863 Emancipation Proclamation 1863 Pickett's Charge 1863 Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville 1864 Sherman's March 1864 Lincoln's second election 1865 Appomattox courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Assassination of Abraham Lincoln 1868 14th Amendment 1869 Clara Barton/ American Red Cross 1870 15th Amendment