Major Events of the Civil War

by Robert Kress

The first major event was 1859 John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry.

Next..Dec., Jan., Feb., 1860-1861 South Carolina and other southern states secede

Jeff Davis elected president of Confederate States Of America.

April 12, 1861 Fort Sumter fired on.

July 1861 Battle of Bull Run.

March 1862 Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac.

Sept.17, 1862 Battle of Antietam and the Emancipation Proclamation.

July 1-3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg.

July 3 1863 Surrender of Vicksburg.

June/Apr.1864 seige of Petersburg.

July/Sept., 1864 Sherman's march to the sea.

Mar.1865 Lincoln 2nd inaugural

Apr.1865 fall of Petersburg and Richmond surrender at Appomatox.