Civil war timeline assignment

Civil War

Period: Jan 1, 1861 to Apr 9, 1865

Source: http://kms.kapalama.ksbe.edu/projects/2002/civilwar/default.html

11 states secede from the Union creating Confederacy

Feb 8, 1861

Battle of Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

April 12 through April 14

1st Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

April 6 ro April 7

Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

Lincoln delivers the Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

Beginning of the battle of Vicksburg

May 18, 1863

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

July 1 - July 3

End of Battle of Vicksburg

Jul 4, 1863

Gettysburg address is delivered

Nov 19, 1863

Sherman takes Atlanta

Sep 9, 1864

Sherman takes Savannah

Dec 21, 1864

Lee surrenders, End of Civil War

Apr 9, 1865