events of the civil War By Sateria Feb 12, 1809 Abraham Lincoln Feb 4, 1861 Confederacy is formed Apr 21, 1861 Lee becomes commander of the army of Northern virginia May 20, 1861 Richmond falls to the union army Jul 21, 1861 1st Battle of Bull Run Mar 9, 1862 The MONITOR battles the MERRIMACK Apr 29, 1862 New orleans falls to the union Sep 17, 1862 battle of antietam Dec 11, 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg Jan 1, 1863 signing of the emancipation proclamation Mar 3, 1863 Military draft-the draft is enacted for the first time in history May 6, 1863 Battle of chanceellorville Jul 1, 1863 battle of gettysburg Jul 3, 1863 battle of gettysburg Jul 4, 1863 battle of vicksburg Jul 11, 1863 Attack on ft wagner (the movie GLORY is based upon) Aug 21, 1863 Quantrill burns lawerence Nov 19, 1863 Lincoln Delivered the Gettysburg Address Mar 10, 1864 Grant takes supreme command of the Union Army May 18, 1864 Battle of Cold Harbor Nov 8, 1864 lincoln wins re election Nov 15, 1864 Sherman burns Atlanta Dec 21, 1864 Sherman reaches the sea (Savannah) dividing the south Mar 4, 1865 Lincoln 2nd Inaugural Speech Apr 9, 1865 Appomatttox Court House Apr 14, 1865 Lincoln Is Assassinated Dec 6, 1865 the 13th amendment ratified abolishing slavery Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt
