Civil War By bekidaremaje Apr 12, 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter Battle Of Fort Sumter Jul 16, 1861 First Battle of Bull Run The First Battle of Bull Run Mar 8, 1862 Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Battle of Antietam Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation May 6, 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Chancellorsville Jul 1, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Gettyburg Sep 8, 1864 Battle Fall of Atlanta Nov 4, 1864 Abraham Lincoln wins re-election Apr 8, 1865 Surrender at Appromattox Surrender at Appromattox