USCIS 128:93. The Civil War had many important events. Name one.

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The Civil War had many important events from 1861 to 1865. These events show how the war began, changed, and ended.

The war began with the Battle of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, in South Carolina. Confederate forces attacked the fort, and Union soldiers surrendered. This event started the Civil War.

The Battle of Antietam, also called Sharpsburg, happened on September 17, 1862, in Maryland. It was one of the bloodiest days in American history. After this battle, President Abraham Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation.

The Emancipation Proclamation took effect on January 1, 1863. It said that enslaved people in the Confederate states were free. This made ending slavery an important goal of the war.

The Battle of Gettysburg happened from July 1 to July 3, 1863, in Pennsylvania. It was a major Union victory. Around the same time, the Battle of Vicksburg ended on July 4, 1863, giving the Union control of the Mississippi River.

In 1864, General William Tecumseh Sherman led Sherman’s March through Georgia. His army captured Atlanta in September and marched to Savannah from November to December 1864. This weakened the Confederacy.

The war ended when General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. A few days later, President Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865, and died on April 15, 1865.