2. Events Dyashia Bunn 4-5-125-8

3. Events Firing on Fort Sumter Firing on Fort Sumter Battle of Antietam Battle of Antietam Battle Gettysburg Battle Gettysburg Siege of Vicksburg Siege of Vicksburg Emancipation Proclamation Emancipation Proclamation Assassination of Lincoln Assassination of Lincoln Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House

4. Firing on Fort Sumter Started on April 12-13, 1861 Started on April 12-13, 1861 The opening ball of the Revolution The opening ball of the Revolution The battle was in South Carolina The battle was in South Carolina

6. Battle of Antietam September 17, 1862. In western Maryland. Ranks as the bloodiest one-day battle in American history. The Union won

7. Battle in Gettysburg July 1-3, 1863 July 1-3, 1863 Gettysburg to Cemetery Hill Gettysburg to Cemetery Hill Confederates won Confederates won A turning point in the civil war A turning point in the civil war

8. Siege of Vicksburg 19 May-4 July 1863 19 May-4 July 1863 Union won Union won Vicksburg Vicksburg A turning point in the war. A turning point in the war.

10. Emancipation Proclamation President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. Emancipation Proclamation has assumed a place among the great documents of human freedom. Emancipation Proclamation has assumed a place among the great documents of human freedom. National Archives in Washington, DC. National Archives in Washington, DC.

12. Assassination of Lincoln John Wilkes Booth killed Lincoln John Wilkes Booth killed Lincoln Friday April 14,1865 Friday April 14,1865

13. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House

14. April 9,1865 April 9,1865 It happened in Northern Virginia It happened in Northern Virginia General Lee surrender General Lee surrender