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Southern forces fire upon Fort Sumter, South Carolina.
The start of the Civil War begins do to this event. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The bloodiest battle of the Civil War dashes Robert E. Lee's hopes for a successful invasion of the North. -
Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction
Lincoln Issues his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction, which would pardon those who participated in the "existing rebellion" if they take an oath to the Union. -
Battle of Appomattox Court House and Surrender, Appomattox Court House, Virginia
After an early morning attempt to break through Union forces blocking the route west to Danville, Virginia, Lee seeks an audience with General Grant to discuss terms. That afternoon in the parlor of Wilmer McLean, Lee signs the document of surrender. On April 12, the Army of Northern Virginia formally surrenders and is disbanded. -
General Simon Bolivar Buckner
Buckner enters into terms for surrender of the Army of the Trans-Mississippi, which are agreed to on June 2, 1865.The Civil War officially ends.