Major Events During the Civil War

By shaye.pham

  • Abraham Lincoln is elected as President

  • The Confederate States of America was formed

  • The Bombardment of Fort Sumter

  • The Surrender of Fort Sumter

  • The Battle of Antietam

  • Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation

  • Beginning of the Battle of Chancellorsville

  • Beginning of the Battle of Gettysburg

  • President Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address

  • The 13th Amendment to End Slavery is Passed by Congress

  • General E. Lee Surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse

  • President Lincoln is Assassinated

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