events of the civil war By emilyparker123 Dec 2, 1860 confederacy is formed Jan 11, 1861 Florida secedes from the Union Apr 15, 1861 military draft the draft is enacted for the first time in history Apr 23, 1861 lee becomes commandor of the army of northern virginia Jul 21, 1861 first battle of bull run Mar 9, 1862 the monitor battles th merrimack Apr 24, 1862 new orleans falls to the union Sep 17, 1862 battle of antietam Dec 13, 1862 battle of fredericksburg Jan 1, 1863 signing of the emancipation proclamation May 1, 1863 battle of chancellorsville May 22, 1863 battle of vicksburg Jul 1, 1863 battle of gettysburg Jul 11, 1863 attack on ft. wagner Sep 5, 1863 quantrill burns lawrance Nov 19, 1863 lincoln delivers the gettysburg address Mar 9, 1864 grant takes supreme command of the union army May 21, 1864 battle of cold harbor Jul 22, 1864 sherman burns atlanta Nov 8, 1864 lincoln wins re election Nov 15, 1864 sherman reached the sea (savannah) dividing the south Mar 4, 1865 lincolns 2nd inaugural speech Apr 3, 1865 richmond falls to the union army Apr 9, 1865 appomattox court house Apr 9, 1865 lee surenders Apr 14, 1865 lincoln is assassinated Dec 6, 1865 the 13th amendment is ratified abolishing all slavery
