civil war

The war begins with the attack on Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

First battle of Bullrun

Jul 21, 1861

Battle of Shiloh

Period: Apr 6, 1862 to Apr 7, 1862

Battle of Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

Battle of Gettysburg

Period: Jul 1, 1863 to Jul 3, 1863

Capture of Vicksburg

Jul 4, 1863

Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the village of Appomattox

Apr 9, 1865

Remaining Confederate forces surrender. The Nation is reunited as the Civil War ends

Period: May 1, 1865 to May 31, 1865

John Wilkes Booth shoots the president Lincoln

Jul 14, 1865

Slavery is abolished.

Dec 6, 1865