the civil war By logan112 1861 Robert e lee takes command of Virginia's confederate force 1862 Virginia attack the union in Chesapeake bay 1862 the battle of shiloh 1863 emancipation proclamation issued 1863 grant named commander of union army 1863 the battle of gettysburg 1863 the siege of vicksburg 1863 Lincoln's address at Gettysburg 1864 Sherman's march to the sea 1864 Farragut blockades mobile bay 1865 the civil war ends 1865 richmond falls