The document summarizes several key Civil War battles and events: 1) The First Battle of Bull Run in July 1861 resulted in a Confederate victory, giving them early confidence. 2) The Battle of Antietam in September 1862 ended in a Union victory, after which Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. 3) The three-day Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863 was a major Union victory that turned the tide of the war, though Pickett's Charge took a heavy toll on the Confederates. 4) The Civil War ended in April 1865 with Lee's surrender, but Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth shortly thereafter at Ford's Theatre.