Civil War & Reconstruction By jeremyeve Period: Jul 21, 1860 to Jul 21, 1877 Civil War and Reconstruction Nov 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln becomes president Dec 20, 1860 Secession of South Carolina Feb 4, 1861 Confederate government organized Apr 14, 1861 Fall of Fort Sumter Jul 21, 1861 First Battle of Bull Run Mar 9, 1862 Duel between the Monitor and the Merrimac Apr 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Aug 30, 1862 Second Battle of Bull Run Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Dec 13, 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg Jan 1, 1863 Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation May 2, 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville Jul 4, 1863 Surrender of Vicksburg Jul 14, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Nov 19, 1863 Lincoln's address at Gettysburg May 6, 1864 Battle of the Wilderness Sep 2, 1864 Sherman captures Atlanta Nov 15, 1864 Sherman begins his march to the sea Apr 9, 1865 Surrender of Lee at Appomattox Apr 14, 1865 Assassination of Lincoln Apr 15, 1865 Andrew Johnson becomes president Dec 18, 1865 Thirteenth Amendment ratified Mar 30, 1867 Purchase of Alaska from Russia May 2, 1867 Reconstruction bill passed over veto Feb 24, 1868 President Johnson impeached by the House Jul 9, 1868 Fourteenth Amendment adopted Mar 4, 1869 Inauguration of U. S. Grant May 10, 1869 Pacific Railroad completed Mar 30, 1870 Fifteenth Amendment ratified Oct 10, 1871 Great fire in Chicago Oct 4, 1873 The financial panic of 1873 Feb 14, 1876 Invention of the telephone Jun 25, 1876 Custer's army destroyed by the Indians Mar 4, 1877 R. B. Hayes becomes president Jul 14, 1877 Great railroad strike
