Civil War Timeline

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  • Battle of Fort Sumter

    Battle of Fort Sumter
    Fort Sumter is bombarded by confederate tropps, thus starting the Civil War.

  • Union victory at the Battle of Antietam

    Union victory at the Battle of Antietam

  • President Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation

    President Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation

  • Robert E. Lee's Army is defeated at Gettysburg

    Robert E. Lee's Army is defeated at Gettysburg

  • Union Victory at Siege of Vicksburg

    Union Victory at Siege of Vicksburg

  • Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court House

    Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court House