Civil War

Battle at Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

Battle of Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

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Davis becomes president of the Confederates

Nov 6, 1861

Jefferson Davis

Battles of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in Tennessee

Feb 16, 1862

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Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack

Mar 8, 1862

Hampton Roads

Capture of New Orleans

Apr 13, 1862

New Orleans

The Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

Lincoln is re-elected

Nov 4, 1864

Lee Surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse

Apr 9, 1865