Major Events of the Civil War

Battle of Fort Sumter

Apr 9, 1861

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fort-sumter.html

First Battle of Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/bullrun.html

Battle of Hampton Roads

Mar 8, 1862

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/hampton-roads.html

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh.html

Second Battle of Bull Run

Aug 29, 1862

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/second-manassas.html

Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

http://www.civilwar.org/150th-anniversary/emancipation-proclamation-150.html

Battle of Chancellorsville

May 1, 1863

Siege of Vicksburg

May 18, 1863

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/vicksburg.html

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-gettysburg

Battle of Appomattox Court House

Apr 9, 1865

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/appomattox-courthouse.html