Civil War By garrisonp20 Apr 12, 1861 The Civil War Started Apr 12, 1861 Confederate General P.G.T Beauregard bombed Fort Sumter Jul 21, 1861 35,000 Confederate soldiers forced a great number of Union forces to retreat to Washington D.C May 4, 1862 lellan led his army and captured Yorktown Aug 29, 1862 Union troops led by John Pope struck Jackson’s forces in the Second Battle of Bull Run Jan 1, 1863 Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation Jul 1, 1863 General Lee launched an invasion of the North attacking Union forces in Gettysburg Mar 25, 1864 General Lee’s forces was attacking and captured the Federal-controlled Fort Stedman Apr 9, 1864 Grant accepted Lee’s surrender Dec 21, 1864 devastating Georgia on the way to capturing Savannah Apr 9, 1865 The Civil War Ended Apr 9, 1865 More than 620,000 died and many more injured Apr 14, 1865 John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre in Washington Apr 26, 1865 Johnston’s surrendered ending the Civil War. May 13, 1865 Last war that was fought
