civil war timeline 4 By baby boop Aug 29, 1862 First Battle Of Bull Run Feb 8, 1865 March 1852 warships monitor and merrimack clash Feb 8, 1865 Fall of New Orleans Sep 17, 1872 July 1862 – The Seven Days’ Battle Nov 30, 1877 November 1862 Lincoln relieve Mc Clellan of command Nov 14, 1880 September 1862 –Antietam Aug 2, 1884 The Battle of Shiloh Mar 30, 1887 Blockade Of The South May 22, 1889 February 1862 Grant moves on Tennessee Jul 18, 1899 May 1862 –“Stonewall” Jackson Defeats Union Forces