A Biography of America
The Civil War – Key Events
1861
July 21
Bull Run
1862
April 6-7
Shiloh
September 17
Antietam
December 13
Fredericksburg
1863
January 1
Emancipation Proclamation takes effect
April 30 - May 6
Chancellorsville
May 18 - July 4
Siege of Vicksburg
July 1 - 3
Gettysburg