Civil War

start of the civil war

Apr 12, 1861

start of a historic war

battle of manassas (bullrun)

Jul 21, 1861

the firs battle of the civil war. it was held in fairfax county and prince williams county. it was other known as the first bull run

Emancipation Proclomation

Sep 22, 1861

lincoln introduced emancipation proclomation

inogeration day

Jan 31, 1862

lincoln won his second term

Battle of beaver damn creek

Jun 26, 1862

Second of the Seven Days’ Battles. Gen. Robert E. Lee initiated his offensive against McClellan’s right flank north of the Chickahominy River.

battle of Glendale

Jun 30, 1862

This is the fifth of the Seven Days’ Battles. On June 30, Huger’s, Longstreet’s, and A.P. Hill’s divisions converged on the retreating Union army in the vicinity of Glendale or Frayser’s Farm.

Battle of Frederisburg

Dec 11, 1862

The Battle of Fredericksburg, fought December 11-15, 1862, was one of the largest and deadliest of the Civil War.

battle of gettysburg

Jan 1, 1863

the camander for the union was George G Meade and the camander of the confederates was Robert E Lee

battle of Vicksburg

May 18, 1863

Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee had been trying to wrest away the strategic Confederate river fortress of Vicksburg, Mississippi.

abe lincoln says a speech

Nov 19, 1863

is now known as the gettysburg address

end of civil war

Apr 9, 1865

lasted 5 years

lincoln assassination

Apr 14, 1865

killed by john wilks booth