Timeline of The American Civil War from 8 Mar 1862
Key events from the American Civil War fought between 1861 and 1865, starting when Battle of Hampton Roads
8 Mar 1862:
Battle of Hampton Roads
6 Apr 1862:
The Battle of Shiloh
8 May 1862:
Battle of McDowell
25 Jun 1862:
Seven Days Battles under Robert E Lee
17 Aug 1862:
The Dakota war begins
28 Aug 1862:
Second Battle of Bull Run
17 Sep 1862:
Battle of Antietam
22 Sep 1862:
President Lincoln announces he will emancipate all slaves
8 Oct 1862:
Battle of Perryville
11 Dec 1862:
Battle of Fredericksburg
31 Dec 1862:
Battle of Stones River is one of the major battles
1 Jan 1863:
The Emancipation Proclamation
3 Mar 1863:
President Lincoln passes the Enrollment Act
Apr 1863:
Battle of Chancellorsville led
18 May 1863:
The Siege of Vicksburg
19 Sep 1863:
Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
19 Nov 1863:
The Gettysburg Address
9 Mar 1864:
Ulysses Grant is appointed general in chief
5 May 1864:
Battle of the Wilderness
10 May 1864:
Battle of Spotsylvania
20 Jun 1864:
The Siege of Petersburg begins
8 Nov 1864:
Abraham Lincoln is re-elected
15 Nov 1864:
The Savannah Campaign
31 Jan 1865:
The 13th Amendment
6 Feb 1865:
Robert E Lee is named as General-in-chief of the Confederate army
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Timeline of The American Civil War from 8 Mar 1862
Key events from the American Civil War fought between 1861 and 1865, starting when Battle of Hampton Roads