Civil war

Events of the Civil War

By kabickford17

  • Texas secedes

    Texas secedes

  • Confederacy is formed

    Confederacy is formed

  • First Battle of Bull Run

    First Battle of Bull Run

  • Monitor battles Merrimac

    Monitor battles Merrimac

  • New Orleans falls to the Union

    New Orleans falls to the Union

  • Lee becomes commander of Northern Virginia

    Lee becomes commander of Northern Virginia

  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam

  • Battle of Fredericksburg

    Battle of Fredericksburg

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

  • Military Draft

    Military Draft

  • Battle of Chancellorsville

    Battle of Chancellorsville

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg

  • Battle of Vicksburg

    Battle of Vicksburg

  • Attack on Ft. Wagner

    Attack on Ft. Wagner

  • Quantrill burns Lawrence

  • Gettysburg Address

  • Grant takes control of the Union Army

    Grant takes control of the Union Army

  • Battle of cold Harbor

    Battle of cold Harbor

  • Seige of Petersburg

    Seige of Petersburg

  • Sherman burns Atlanta

  • Lincoln wins re-election

  • Sherman reaches the sea

  • Slavery is abolished by 13th Amendment

  • Lincolns 2nd Inaugural Speech

    Lincolns 2nd Inaugural Speech

  • Richmond falls to the Union Army

  • Appomattox Court House

    Appomattox Court House

  • Lee surrenders

  • Lincoln is assassinated

    Lincoln is assassinated