THE CIVIL WAR
1. April 1861
-------- Fall of Atlanta Militia Act First battle of Bull Run (Manassas) Battle of Shiloh; Confederate Congress authorizes draft Congress authorizes draft Lee surrenders to Grant; Lincoln assassinated Battle of Antietam Battle of Glorieta Pass Fall of Vicksburg to Union forces; Lee defeated at battle of Gettysburg; New York City draft riots Attack on Fort Sumter Emancipation Proclamation
2. July 1861
-------- Fall of Atlanta Militia Act First battle of Bull Run (Manassas) Battle of Shiloh; Confederate Congress authorizes draft Congress authorizes draft Lee surrenders to Grant; Lincoln assassinated Battle of Antietam Battle of Glorieta Pass Fall of Vicksburg to Union forces; Lee defeated at battle of Gettysburg; New York City draft riots Attack on Fort Sumter Emancipation Proclamation
3. March 1862
-------- Fall of Atlanta Militia Act First battle of Bull Run (Manassas) Battle of Shiloh; Confederate Congress authorizes draft Congress authorizes draft Lee surrenders to Grant; Lincoln assassinated Battle of Antietam Battle of Glorieta Pass Fall of Vicksburg to Union forces; Lee defeated at battle of Gettysburg; New York City draft riots Attack on Fort Sumter Emancipation Proclamation
4. April 1862
-------- Fall of Atlanta Militia Act First battle of Bull Run (Manassas) Battle of Shiloh; Confederate Congress authorizes draft Congress authorizes draft Lee surrenders to Grant; Lincoln assassinated Battle of Antietam Battle of Glorieta Pass Fall of Vicksburg to Union forces; Lee defeated at battle of Gettysburg; New York City draft riots Attack on Fort Sumter Emancipation Proclamation
5. July 1862
-------- Fall of Atlanta Militia Act First battle of Bull Run (Manassas) Battle of Shiloh; Confederate Congress authorizes draft Congress authorizes draft Lee surrenders to Grant; Lincoln assassinated Battle of Antietam Battle of Glorieta Pass Fall of Vicksburg to Union forces; Lee defeated at battle of Gettysburg; New York City draft riots Attack on Fort Sumter Emancipation Proclamation
6. September 1862
-------- Fall of Atlanta Militia Act First battle of Bull Run (Manassas) Battle of Shiloh; Confederate Congress authorizes draft Congress authorizes draft Lee surrenders to Grant; Lincoln assassinated Battle of Antietam Battle of Glorieta Pass Fall of Vicksburg to Union forces; Lee defeated at battle of Gettysburg; New York City draft riots Attack on Fort Sumter Emancipation Proclamation
7. January 1863
-------- Fall of Atlanta Militia Act First battle of Bull Run (Manassas) Battle of Shiloh; Confederate Congress authorizes draft Congress authorizes draft Lee surrenders to Grant; Lincoln assassinated Battle of Antietam Battle of Glorieta Pass Fall of Vicksburg to Union forces; Lee defeated at battle of Gettysburg; New York City draft riots Attack on Fort Sumter Emancipation Proclamation
8. March 1863
-------- Fall of Atlanta Militia Act First battle of Bull Run (Manassas) Battle of Shiloh; Confederate Congress authorizes draft Congress authorizes draft Lee surrenders to Grant; Lincoln assassinated Battle of Antietam Battle of Glorieta Pass Fall of Vicksburg to Union forces; Lee defeated at battle of Gettysburg; New York City draft riots Attack on Fort Sumter Emancipation Proclamation
9. July 1863
-------- Fall of Atlanta Militia Act First battle of Bull Run (Manassas) Battle of Shiloh; Confederate Congress authorizes draft Congress authorizes draft Lee surrenders to Grant; Lincoln assassinated Battle of Antietam Battle of Glorieta Pass Fall of Vicksburg to Union forces; Lee defeated at battle of Gettysburg; New York City draft riots Attack on Fort Sumter Emancipation Proclamation
10. September 1864
-------- Fall of Atlanta Militia Act First battle of Bull Run (Manassas) Battle of Shiloh; Confederate Congress authorizes draft Congress authorizes draft Lee surrenders to Grant; Lincoln assassinated Battle of Antietam Battle of Glorieta Pass Fall of Vicksburg to Union forces; Lee defeated at battle of Gettysburg; New York City draft riots Attack on Fort Sumter Emancipation Proclamation
11. April 1865
-------- Fall of Atlanta Militia Act First battle of Bull Run (Manassas) Battle of Shiloh; Confederate Congress authorizes draft Congress authorizes draft Lee surrenders to Grant; Lincoln assassinated Battle of Antietam Battle of Glorieta Pass Fall of Vicksburg to Union forces; Lee defeated at battle of Gettysburg; New York City draft riots Attack on Fort Sumter Emancipation Proclamation