Question: what were the main events of the civil war and reconstruction?
Answer: Nov 6, 1860. The Election of 1860. ...  Feb 1, 1861. Forming of the Confederate States. ...  Apr 12, 1861. Firing on Fort Sumter. ...  May 19, 1861. Battle of Sewells Point. Jan 1, 1863. Emancipation Proclomation. ...  May 18, 1863. Battle of Vicksburg. ...  Jul 1, 1863. Battle of Gettysburg. Nov 4, 1864. Shermans March.