Events of the Civil War

  • Confedercy is formed

  • rmy of Northern Virginia

  • The Monitor battles the Merrimack

  • Military Draft

  • New Orleans falls to the Union

  • 1st Battle of Bull Run

    1st Battle of Bull Run
  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam
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    Battle of Fredericksburg

  • Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

    Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation
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    Battle of Chancellorsville

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    Battle of Vicksburg

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    battle of Gettysburg

  • Attack on Ft. Wagner

  • Quantrill burns Lawrence

  • Lincoln gives the Gettysburg Address

    Lincoln gives the Gettysburg Address
  • Lincoln 2nd Inaugural Speech

    Lincoln 2nd Inaugural Speech
  • Grant becomes commander of the Union Army

    Grant becomes commander of the Union Army
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    Battle of Cold Harbor

  • Sherman burns Atlanta

    Sherman burns Atlanta
  • Lincoln wins re-election

  • Sherman reaches the sea dividing the South

    Sherman reaches the sea dividing the South
  • Richmond falls to the Union Army

  • Appomattoc Court House

    Appomattoc Court House
  • Lincoln is assassinated

    Lincoln is assassinated
  • 13th Amendment is ratified

    13th Amendment is ratified