events of the civil war By ecain Jan 29, 1861 confedacy is formed Jul 4, 1861 1st battle of bull run Mar 9, 1862 the monitor battles the merimack May 1, 1862 new orleans falls to the union Dec 11, 1862 battle of fredericksburg Jan 1, 1863 sining of the emancipation proclamation Jan 3, 1863 the 13 amendment is ratifield abolishing all slaver Jan 29, 1863 grate takes supreme command of the union army Jan 29, 1863 military draft the draft is encted for the first time in history Mar 4, 1863 lincoln 2nd inaugural speech Apr 15, 1863 lincoln is assassinated Apr 30, 1863 battle of chanceellorville Jul 3, 1863 battle of gettysburg Jul 4, 1863 battle of vicksburg Jul 18, 1863 attack on ft wagner the movie glory is based upon Aug 21, 1863 quantrill burns lawrence Nov 19, 1863 lincoln delivers the gettysburg adders Jan 29, 1864 lincole wins reelction May 21, 1864 battle of cold harbor Jun 1, 1864 lee becomes commander of the army of the nothern virgina Sep 2, 1864 sherman burns atlanta Dec 22, 1864 sherman reaches the sea Apr 9, 1865 appomattox court house Apr 29, 1865 richmond falls to the union army