events of the civil war By slhier18 Jun 27, 1861 confederacy is formed Jun 27, 1861 union is formed Jul 16, 1861 1st battle of bull run Mar 9, 1862 the monitor battles the merrimack May 1, 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 Apr 30, 1863 battle of chancellorsville May 19, 1863 military draft the draft is enacted for the first time in history May 19, 1863 military draft the draft is enacted for the first time in history May 19, 1863 military draft the draft is enacted for the first time in history Jun 1, 1863 lee becomes commander of the army of northern virginia Jul 1, 1863 battle of gettysburg Jul 4, 1863 battle of vicksburg Jul 18, 1863 attack on ft wagner Aug 21, 1863 quantrill burns burns lawernce Oct 18, 1863 grant takes supreme command of the union army Nov 19, 1863 lincoln delivers the gettysburg address Jan 28, 1864 loncoln wins re-election May 31, 1864 battle of cold harbor Sep 2, 1864 sherman burns atlanta Jan 31, 1865 the 13th amendment is ratified abolishing all slavery Mar 4, 1865 lincoln 2nd inaugural speech Apr 9, 1865 appomattox court house Apr 15, 1865 lincoln is assasinated Apr 28, 1865 richmond falls to the union army Dec 22, 1869 sherman reaches the sea dividing the south
