Civil War and reconstruction By Asher7125 1861 Jefferson Davis Confederate President 1861 Confederate States Of America Apr 12, 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter Jul 21, 1861 First Battle of Bull Run Dec 6, 1861 13th amendment ratified 1862 Battle of Fort Henry & Fort Doneslon Union victory Apr 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Jan 1, 1863 Emanciation Proclamation Period: May 18, 1863 to Jul 4, 1863 Siege of Vicksburg Period: Jul 1, 1863 to Jul 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Nov 19, 1863 Gettysburg Address 1864 Ulysses S. Grant Becomes commander of union army 1864 Sherman's March to Sea 1864 Sherman Captures Atlanta Apr 9, 1865 Robert E. Lee surrenders Apr 14, 1865 President Abroham Lincoln assassinated 1866 Civil Rights act of 1866 1867 Reconstruction Acts 1868 Andrew Johnson imorached 1868 14th amendment ratified 1868 Ulysses S. Grant elected president 1870 15th amendment ratified 1870 Hiram Revels becomes the first Black U.S senator 1871 Enforcement Acts 1873 Panc of 1873 1873 Disputed presidential election 1877 Compromise of 1877 1877 Jim Crow laws