The document provides an overview of key events and battles of the American Civil War, including: - Fort Sumter was attacked in April 1861, marking the start of the Civil War. - Major battles like Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg, and Sherman's March helped turn the tide in favor of the Union. - The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in Confederate states in 1863. - Abraham Lincoln led the Union throughout the Civil War and was assassinated in April 1865, shortly after the Confederacy's defeat.