Civil War By facebooker_100004464734612 Feb 9, 1861 Confederacy is formed Period: Feb 9, 1861 to Dec 6, 1865 Civil War Mar 4, 1861 Lincoln elected Apr 12, 1861 Fort Sumter Attacked Apr 20, 1861 Lee becomes commander of Army of North Virginia Jul 21, 1861 1st Battle of Bull Run Mar 8, 1862 Monitor battles Merrimack Apr 16, 1862 1st military draft is issued Apr 28, 1862 New Orleans falls to Union Army Sep 18, 1862 Battle of Antietam Dec 11, 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation May 1, 1863 Chancellorsville Period: May 18, 1863 to Jul 4, 1863 Siege of Vicksburg Jul 1, 1863 Gettysburg Jul 11, 1863 Attack on Ft. Wagner Aug 21, 1863 Quantrill burns Lawrence Nov 19, 1863 Gettysburg Address Mar 9, 1864 Grant takes supreme command of the Union Army Jun 3, 1864 Cold Harbor Nov 8, 1864 Lincoln wins re-election Nov 15, 1864 Sherman burns Atlanta Dec 21, 1864 Sherman reaches sea Mar 4, 1865 Lincoln 2nd Inaugural Speech Apr 3, 1865 Richmond falls to Union Army Apr 9, 1865 Appomattox Court House (Lee Surrenders) Apr 14, 1865 Lincoln assassinated Dec 6, 1865 13th amendment ratified and slavery abolished
