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Events of the Civil War By: Colleen Russell and Colton Russell
Events of the Civil War
By: Colleen Russell and Colton Russell
Firing on Fort Sumter
April 12-13,1861Charleston, South Carolina Confederate Victory
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Battle of Antietam
September 17,1862Sharpsburg, MarylandUnion Victory Bloodiest single-day battle of the war
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Battle of Gettysburg
July 1-3,1863Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaUnion VictoryTurning point of war
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Siege of Vicksburg
May 18-July 4, 1863Vicksburg MississippiUnion VictoryTurning point of war
Emancipation Proclamation
January 1, 1863White HouseA document freeing slaves
Assassination of Lincoln
April 14, 1865Ford’s TheaterShot by John Wilkes booth
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Lee’s Surrender at Appomattox Court House
April 8-9, 1865Appomattox Court House, Virginia
