civil War By hunter41colbert Jul 21, 1861 1st battle of bull run Sep 16, 1862 Battle of Antietam Nov 7, 1862 battle of fredericksburg Jan 1, 1863 Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation Jul 1, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Mar 1, 1864 grant takes contol over union Dec 21, 1864 Sherman burns Atlants Dec 22, 1864 Sherman reaches the sea Feb 1, 1865 13th admendment ratified to abolish all slavery Mar 4, 1865 Lincolns 2nd inaugural adress Apr 9, 1865 appomatox courthouse surrender Jun 1, 1865 gettysburg adress