Civil War

First Battle of Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

First Battle of Bull Run - 4878 casualties. Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bullrun2.jpg

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

Battle of Shiloh - 23,746 casualties. Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Battle_of_Shiloh_Thulstrup.jpg

Battle of Seven Pines

May 31, 1862

Battle of Seven Pines - 11,165 casualties. Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_of_Fair_Oaks_Franklin%27s_corps_retreating.jpg

Battle of Stones River

Dec 31, 1862

Battle of Stones River - 27,345 casualties. Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rosecrans_at_Stones_River.jpg

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

Battle of Gettysburg: 46,286 total casualties. July 1-3. Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_of_Gettysburg,_by_Currier_and_Ives.png revision as of 1-26-05

Battle of Chickamauga

Sep 19, 1863

Battle of Chickamauga - 34, 624 casualties.
Lasted September 19-20. Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chickamauga.jpg

Lincoln Gives Gettysburg Address

Nov 19, 1863

On this day, President Abrahan Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg Address. Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LincolnGett.JPG

Battle of the Wilderness

May 5, 1864

Battle of the Wilderness - 12,891 casualties. Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_of_the_Wilderness.png

Battle of Spotsylvania Court House

May 8, 1864

Battle of Spotsylvania Court House - 31,820 casualties over 2 weeks of fighting. Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Battle_of_Spottsylvania.png

Battle of Cold Harbor

May 31, 1864

Battle of Cold Harbor - 17,332 casualties over almost 2 week of fighting. Major union loss. Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor.png

Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Apr 14, 1865

Abraham Lincoln was Assassinated at the Ford's theatre by John Wilkes Booth on this day. Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Assassination_of_President_Lincoln_-_Currier_and_Ives_2.png