Civil War Events By: Luke Robertson & Amir Meshki
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Firing On Fort Sumter April 1861 First Shots Fired of the Civil War Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Battle of Antietam September 1862 General Lee was Caught by General Mcllenan. Sharpsburg, Maryland Bloodiest Day of Civil War(2,108 Union & 9,549 Confederate) There was No Clear Winner
Emancipation Proclamation January 1863 Washington D.C. Freed Slaves in States in Rebellion
Battle of Gettysburg July 1863 lee decided to attack the Union Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Union Won Major Turning Point
Siege of Vicksburg May/July 1863 Final major military action in Vicksburg Campaign Warren County(Vicksburg), Mississippi Union Won Major Turning Point
Assassination of Lincoln April 1865 Ford Theater, Washington D.C. Lincoln was Shot in the Head. Was Shot by John Wilkes Booth
Lee's Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse April 1865 Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia General Robert E. Lee Surrendered