Matching Pairs Events of the Civil WarOnline version Events of the Civil War by Daphne Darby 1 Gettysburg 2 Battle of Bull Run 3 Sherman's March to the Sea 4 Antietam 5 Appomattox Courthouse 6 Fort Sumter 7 Vicksburg 8 Emancipation Proclamation Turning Point of the War -- Lincoln gives famous speech after TOTAL WAR! The Union burns down and destroys most of Georgia. First Battle of the War Lee surrenders, ending the Civil War Lincoln frees the slaves in the South. The Union captures the Mississippi, giving them an advantage. First time Lee invades the North - BLOODIEST BATTLE "Stonewall Jackson" becomes famous, Confederates win, North realizes the war is going to be tough