Chapter 16 By Spartan1223 Dec 24, 1807 Robert E. Lee was born Period: Dec 24, 1807 to Dec 31, 1870 Chapter 16 Dec 24, 1861 Confederacy wins the Battle of Fort Sumter Dec 28, 1861 Confederacy wins 1st Battle of Bull Run Apr 6, 1862 Union wins the Battle of Shiloh Jun 26, 1862 Confederacy wins Seven Days' Battles Sep 17, 1862 Union wins the Battle of Antietam Sep 22, 1862 The Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect Dec 24, 1862 Confederacy wins 2nd Battle of Bull Run Dec 24, 1862 Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation May 15, 1863 Union began the Siege of Vicksburg Jul 1, 1863 The Battle of Gettysburg started Jul 24, 1863 54th Massachusetts Infantry led a heroic charge on Fort Wagner Nov 19, 1863 President Lincoln gives a speech called the Gettysburg Address Apr 9, 1865 Lee surrenders at the Appomattox Courthouse Dec 24, 1870 Robert E. Lee died