Major Events of Civil War

Battle of Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fort-sumter.html?tab=facts

First Battle of Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/bullrun.html?tab=facts

Battles of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson

Feb 16, 1862

Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack

Mar 8, 1862

Capture of New Orleans

Apr 13, 1862

Battle of Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/antietam.html?tab=facts

The Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_18HnvZ6ZM

Abraham Lincoln is re-elected

Nov 4, 1864

General Lee surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse

Apr 9, 1865

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/appomattox-courthouse.html?tab=facts