Civil War Timeline By zandrar16 Apr 12, 1861 Ft. Sumter Ft. Sumter Jul 21, 1861 First Battle of Bull Run Bull Run Mar 8, 1862 Battle Monitor vs. Merrimack Apr 3, 1862 Battle and Capture of New Orleans Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation was put into effect Emancipation Proclamation Jul 1, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Gettysburg Mar 9, 1864 Ulysses S. Grant Pomoted Commander for Union Army Nov 4, 1864 Lincoln is Re-Elected Apr 9, 1865 Lee Surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse Lee Surrenders
