civil war ethan kester By ecain Mar 20, 1852 uncle toms cabin published Feb 4, 1861 confederacy is formed Apr 27, 1861 lee becomes commander of the army Jul 21, 1861 1rst battle of bull run Jan 2, 1862 military draft the draft is the first in this time in history Mar 9, 1862 the monitors battle the merrimack Sep 17, 1862 battle of antietam Nov 9, 1862 grant becomes supreem leader of the union army Dec 13, 1862 battle of federicksburg Jan 1, 1863 sighning of emancipation proclamation May 6, 1863 battle of chancellorsville May 18, 1863 battle of vicksburg Jul 1, 1863 battle of gettysburg Jul 18, 1863 attack on fort wanger Aug 21, 1863 quantril burns lawrence Nov 19, 1863 lincoln delivers the gettysburg address Mar 29, 1864 richmond falls to the union army Jun 12, 1864 battle of cold harbor Nov 8, 1864 lincoln wins reelection Dec 21, 1864 sherman reaches the sea dividing the south Dec 21, 1864 sherman burns atlanta Jan 31, 1865 the 13th ammendmant is ratified abollishing all slavery Mar 4, 1865 lincoln 2nd inaugural speach Apr 9, 1865 appomatix court house Apr 14, 1865 lincoln is assassinated Mar 4, 1869 ulysses s grant becomes president
