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Key Events of the American Civil War (1861-1865): Battles, Leaders, and Legislation

This overview covers significant events during the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865, including the attack on Fort Sumter, the First Battle of Bull Run, and pivotal figures like Stonewall Jackson and Ulysses S. Grant. It details strategic plans, such as the Anaconda Plan, major battles including Gettysburg and Vicksburg, and crucial legislation like the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment. The conclusion of the war saw Lee's surrender at Appomattox and Lincoln's assassination, leading to the onset of Reconstruction.

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Key Events of the American Civil War (1861-1865): Battles, Leaders, and Legislation

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  1. CIVIL WAR 1861 - 1865

  2. Fort Sumpter – Charleston SC • First Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas Junction) Va • Stonewall Jackson • George McClellan • Anaconda Plan

  3. 1862 • Forts Henry and Donaldson • US Grant • Monitor and Merrimac • New Orleans • Shiloh • The Draft • Peninsular Campaign • Robert E Lee • Jefferson Davis • Antietam • Emancipation Proclamation

  4. 1863 • Black Soldiers (Glory) Buffalo Soldiers • Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg • Burnside, Pope, Hooker, Meade, Grant • Gettysburg • Vicksburg and the Mississippi

  5. 1864 • Cold Harbor • Election of 1864 • William Tecumseh Sherman • Battle of Atlanta • Sherman’s March to the Sea

  6. 1865 • Sherman turns north • 13th Amendment • Lee surrenders after the fall of Richmond • Appomattox Courthouse • Last battle? • Last Confederate General to Surrender? • Lincoln Assassinated – Ford’s Theater, John Wilkes Booth • Andrew Johnson is President • 618,000 dead, 412,000 wounded approximately • Reconstruction Begins

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