civil war timeline by clayton stevenson By clayton stevenson Feb 1, 1861 confederacy is formed Apr 12, 1861 civil war begins the civil war begins Apr 29, 1861 lee becomes northern virginia comander Jul 21, 1861 1 battle of bull run Jul 28, 1861 quantril burns laurance Mar 9, 1862 battle of merrimack Apr 16, 1862 military civil war draft May 1, 1862 new orleans fall to union Sep 17, 1862 battle of antieman Period: Dec 11, 1862 to Dec 15, 1862 battle of fredericksburg Jan 1, 1863 signing of the emancipation proclamination Apr 30, 1863 battle of chancerlorvilles Jul 1, 1863 battle of gettysburg Jul 4, 1863 battle of vicksburg Jul 18, 1863 attack on ft. wagner Nov 19, 1863 lincoln delivers gettysburg address Jan 11, 1864 lincoln wins re election Mar 1, 1864 grant takes commander of all union armies Jun 12, 1864 battle of cold harbor Sep 2, 1864 sherman burns atlanta Dec 10, 1864 sherman reaches the sea Jan 21, 1865 the 13 admentment passed Mar 4, 1865 lincolns 2 inagural speech Apr 1, 1865 richomond falls to the union Apr 9, 1865 appomattox court house Apr 15, 1865 lincoln assassinated
