Civil War By Josh Misiano Nov 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln inaugurated Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina Secedes Apr 12, 1861 Attack on Fort Sumter Apr 17, 1861 Virginia Secedes Jul 21, 1861 1st Battle of Bull Run Mar 7, 1862 McClellan Returns to Washington after the Peninsula Mar 8, 1862 Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac Apr 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Aug 28, 1862 2nd Battle of Bull Run Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Dec 11, 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Takes Effect May 1, 1863 Battle of Chancerllorsville Jul 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Jul 4, 1863 Surrender of Vicksburg Jul 11, 1863 Battle at Fort Wagner Nov 19, 1863 Lincoln Delivers Gettysburg Address May 31, 1864 Grant Displays Fighting style at Cold Harbor Nov 15, 1864 Sherman Set out for the Sea Dec 10, 1864 Sherman Reaches Savannah Mar 4, 1865 Lincoln Delivers 2nd Inaugural Address Apr 3, 1865 Richmond, the Confederate capital, Falls Apr 9, 1865 Robert E. Lee Surenders Commission Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox