Civil war

Fort Sumter

Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861

First Battle of Bull Run / Manassas

Jul 21, 1861

Battle of Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

Issued by President Abraham Lincoln, it declared all enslaved people in Confederate-held territory to be free, shifting the war goals to include ending slavery.

Siege of Vicksburg

Period: May 18, 1863 to Jul 4, 1863

Battle of Gettysburg

Period: Jul 1, 1863 to Jul 3, 1863

Gettysburg Address

Nov 19, 1863

Sherman's March to the Sea

Period: Nov 15, 1864 to Dec 21, 1864

Surrender at Appomattox Court House

Apr 9, 1865

Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Apr 14, 1865