Chapter 16-History By benneja08 Dec 24, 1861 Fort Sumter Dec 24, 1861 Civil War begins Dec 24, 1861 First Battle of Bull Run Dec 24, 1862 Second Battle of Bull Run Dec 24, 1862 First try at capturing Richmond, Virginia Dec 24, 1862 Battle of Antietam Dec 24, 1862 Seven Days' Battle Dec 24, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Dec 24, 1862 Emancipation Proclamation Dec 24, 1863 Siege Of Vicksburg Dec 24, 1863 54th Massachusetts Infantry Dec 24, 1863 Habeaus Corpus Dec 24, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Dec 24, 1863 Pickett's Charge Dec 24, 1863 Wilderness Campaign Dec 24, 1863 Lincoln gives the Gettysburg Address