Civil War By Logan Arienta Mar 20, 1854 Republican Party is formed May 30, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act passed Nov 6, 1860 President Lincoln elected president Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina succession Apr 12, 1861 Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter Jul 21, 1861 First Battle of Bull Run is fought Nov 6, 1861 Jefferson Davis Election Mar 8, 1862 The Merrimac and the Monitor fight of the Virginia coast Apr 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Ended: April 7, 1862 Jun 1, 1862 Robert E. Lee is named commander of the Army of Northern Virginia Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Dec 11, 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg Ended December 15,1862 Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation is announced Apr 30, 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville Ended: May 6, 1863 Jul 1, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Ended July 3,1863 Jul 3, 1863 Confederates surrender at Vicksburg Jul 11, 1863 New York City draft riots Ended: July 16, 1863 Sep 15, 1863 Lincoln suspends habeas corpus Nov 19, 1863 Gettysburg Address Sep 1, 1864 Atlanta is captured Nov 8, 1864 Abraham Lincoln's re-election Nov 15, 1864 Sherman begins his March to the Sea Jan 31, 1865 Congress passes the 13th Amendment Mar 3, 1865 Freedman’s Bureau is created Mar 4, 1865 Lincoln gives his second inaugural address Apr 2, 1865 Richmond falls to the Union Army Apr 3, 1865 Richmond becomes the capital of the Confederacy Apr 15, 1865 Presidents Lincoln's Assassination Apr 26, 1865 John Wilkes Booth is killed Aug 20, 1866 Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox