View the American Civil War chronology, which includes information about the conflict’s beginnings at Fort Sumter and its conclusion at Appomattox. Learn about the great wars and occasions that defined this crucial period in American history.
| Year | Event | |||
| 1861 | Fort Sumter, First Bull Run | |||
| 1862 | Shiloh, Antietam, Fredericksburg | |||
| 1863 | Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Chattanooga | |||
| 1864 | Wilderness, Atlanta, Petersburg | |||
| 1865 | Five Forks, Appomattox | |||
| Year | Battle | |||
| 1862 | Seven Pines, Second Bull Run | |||
| 1863 | Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg | |||
| 1864 | Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor | |||
| 1864-65 | Siege of Petersburg | |||
| 1862 | Fort Donelson, Shiloh | |||
| 1863 | Stones River, Chickamauga | |||
| 1864 | Atlanta Campaign, Nashville | |||
| 1865 | Mobile Bay, Bentonville | |||
| 1862 | Emancipation Proclamation | |||
| 1863 | Gettysburg Address | |||
| 1865 | Lee’s Surrender at Appomattox Court House, Assassination of Abraham Lincoln | |||
| 1861 | Wilson’s Creek, Fort Henry | |||
| 1862 | Shiloh, Perryville | |||
| 1863 | Stones River, Chattanooga | |||
| 1864 | Atlanta Campaign, Franklin | |||
| 1865 | Mobile Bay, Selma | |||
| 1862 | Emancipation Proclamation, Battle of Fredericksburg | |||
| 1863 | Gettysburg Address, Draft Riots in New York City | |||
| 1864 | Sherman’s March to the Sea, Election of Abraham Lincoln | |||
| 1865 | Lee’s Surrender at Appomattox Court House, Assassination of Abraham Lincoln |
