Nivea and Liz Civil War

Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

Civil War begins in Charleston South Carolina

Virginia secedes from the Union

Apr 17, 1861

Robert E. Lee resigns from the US Army

Apr 20, 1861

Union loses Battle at Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

General Grant captures Fort Henry

Feb 6, 1862

Cofederate troops attack the Union troops at Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

Second Battle of Bull Run

Aug 29, 1862

Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

The bloodiest day in U.S. war history. 26,000 men were either killed or wounded by nightfall.

The Prelimenary Emancipation Proclamation

Sep 22, 1862

The Final Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

Lincoln issued final law freeing all slaves

Battle at Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

Turning point in the war. Union Army defeats Confederates

Cold Harbor

Jun 3, 1864

Grant makes a mistake as 7,000 casualties were caused in a short fight at Cold Harbor

Capture of Atlanta

Sep 2, 1864

Sherman's army captures Atlanta

Lincoln's Reelection

Nov 8, 1864

Lincoln is reelected as president, with 55% of the votes.

13th Amendment is approved

Jan 31, 1865

Congress approves the 13th amandment to abolish slavery.

General Lee's Surrender

Apr 9, 1865

After four years, General Lee finally surrenders in the parlor of his home.

Lincoln's Assassination

Apr 15, 1865

On April 14th, Lincoln is shot in a theatre, and he dies the next morning.

Ratification

Dec 6, 1865

Slavery is finally abolished and the Civil War comes to an end