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1 January
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Lincoln proclaims that the main war aim is to emancipate the slaves
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25 January
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Lincoln appoints Joseph Hooker instead of Burnside
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April - July
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Battle of Vicksburg: Siege by General Grant. Having won, the Confederacy is split in two along the Mississippi
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1 - 4 May
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Battle of Chancellorsville: Hooker's army beaten tactically by Lee's a smaller force. "Stonewall" Jackson is seriously injured. The North loses 17,000 out of an army of 130,000, whilst the South loses 13,000 out of a force of 60,000
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10 May
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"Stonewall" Jackson dies - a great loss for the South. "I've lost my right arm" said Lee
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3 June
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Lee attacks the North once more, aiming for Pennsylvania
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1 - 3 July
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Battle of Gettysburg: 150,000 soldiers on the battlefield. The last of Lee's great challenges to the North, and a failure. Pickett's charge. The South is losing from this point onwards
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4 July
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Siege of Vicksburg comes to an end after 6 weeks. Hundreds of American Welsh took part in the siege. The Union has full control of the Mississippi from this point onwards, splitting the Confederacy in two
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13 - 16 July
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Anti-draft riots in New York - up to a 120 black people killed by poor white immigrants
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19 - 20 September
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The Confederacy wins the battle at Chickamauga under General Braxton Bragg, effectively trapping one of the Northern armies in Chattanooga
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16 October
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General Grant appointed as commander of all the Western Armies by Lincoln
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19 November
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Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
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23 - 24 November
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End of the Confederate siege of the Northern army at Chattanooga
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24 November
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Battle of Lookout Mountain - Battle Above the Clouds: 10,000 Northern troops against 1,000 Confederates on the top of Lookout Mountain in Tenessee
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1861 
