Beauregard started a fight with Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, starting the battle of Fort Sumter and the Fight lasted 34 hours.
Battle of Antietam
September 17, 1862
Confederate and union troops in the Civil War fight near Maryland's Antietam Creek. The Battle of Antietam proved General Robert E. Lee's the first time invading of the Northern states.
Emancipation Proclamation
January 1, 1863
The importance of this event was that it made slaves free and allowed african american people to fight in the union.
Siege of Vicksburg
May 18, 1863 - July 4, 1863
The siege of Vicksburg was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War.
Battle of Gettysburg
July 1, 1863 - July 3, 1863
After victory over the union at Chancellorsville the general robert E. Lee led his Army from Virginia into Pennsylvania.
Gettysburg Address
November 19, 1863
A speech abe gave for the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Surrender at Appomattox
April 9, 1865
The Battle of Appomattox Court House, fought in Appomattox County, Virginia, on the morning of April 9, 1865, was one of the last battles of the American Civil War.
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
April 15, 1865
Abe was killed while watching a movie/play on April 15, 1865.while watching the play/movie he was shot in the back of the head.
