Question

place the events in the order they occurred. place the first event on top. click here to save the current order georgias secession first shots fired in civil war emancipation proclamation shermans atlanta campaign shermans march to the sea surrender of the confederacy battle of chickamauga

Explanation:

1. First, the first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter in April 1861.
2. Then, Georgia seceded from the Union in January 1861 (wait, actually, the order correction: The first shots of the Civil War (April 1861) came after some states seceded. Wait, correct chronological order:

• First shots fired in Civil War (April 12 - 14, 1861)
• Georgia's secession (January 19, 1861) – Wait, no, Georgia seceded on January 19, 1861, before the first shots? Wait, the secession of Southern states started with South Carolina in December 1860, then others. Georgia seceded in January 1861, then the first shots at Fort Sumter (April 1861). So correct order:

1. Georgia's secession (Jan 1861)
2. First shots fired in Civil War (April 1861)
3. Battle of Chickamauga (September 1863)
4. Emancipation Proclamation (January 1863? Wait, no, Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863, after the Battle of Antietam (September 1862). Wait, let's list all events with dates:

• Georgia's secession: January 19, 1861
• First shots fired in Civil War (Fort Sumter): April 12 - 14, 1861
• Battle of Chickamauga: September 18 - 20, 1863
• Emancipation Proclamation: January 1, 1863 (Wait, 1863 is after 1861, so between first shots and Chickamauga. Wait, no:

1. Georgia's secession (Jan 19, 1861)
2. First shots fired in Civil War (April 12, 1861)
3. Emancipation Proclamation (Jan 1, 1863)
4. Battle of Chickamauga (Sept 1863)
5. Sherman's Atlanta Campaign (May - September 1864)
6. Sherman's March to the Sea (November - December 1864)
7. Surrender of the Confederacy (April 9, 1865)

Wait, I made a mistake earlier. Let's correct the chronological order:

1. Georgia's secession (Jan 19, 1861)
2. First shots fired in Civil War (April 12, 1861)
3. Emancipation Proclamation (Jan 1, 1863)
4. Battle of Chickamauga (Sept 18 - 20, 1863)
5. Sherman's Atlanta Campaign (May - September 1864)
6. Sherman's March to the Sea (Nov - Dec 1864)
7. Surrender of the Confederacy (April 9, 1865)

Yes, that's the correct order. Let's verify each event's date:

• Georgia's secession: January 19, 1861
• First shots fired in Civil War (Fort Sumter): April 12 - 14, 1861
• Emancipation Proclamation: January 1, 1863
• Battle of Chickamauga: September 18 - 20, 1863
• Sherman's Atlanta Campaign: May - September 1864
• Sherman's March to the Sea: November 15 - December 21, 1864
• Surrender of the Confederacy (Appomattox): April 9, 1865

So the correct order from first to last is:

1. Georgia's secession
2. First shots fired in Civil War
3. Emancipation Proclamation
4. Battle of Chickamauga
5. Sherman's Atlanta Campaign
6. Sherman's March to the Sea
7. Surrender of the Confederacy

Wait, but Battle of Chickamauga is in September 1863, which is after Emancipation Proclamation (January 1863), so Emancipation Proclamation comes before Battle of Chickamauga. Then Sherman's Atlanta Campaign is in 1864, after Chickamauga. Then March to the Sea, then surrender.

So the correct order is:

1. Georgia's secession (Jan 1861)
2. First shots fired in Civil War (April 1861)
3. Emancipation Proclamation (Jan 1863)
4. Battle of Chickamauga (Sept 1863)
5. Sherman's Atlanta Campaign (May - Sept 1864)
6. Sherman's March to the Sea (Nov - Dec 1864)
7. Surrender of the Confederacy (April 1865)

Answer:

1. Georgia's secession
2. First shots fired in Civil War
3. Emancipation Proclamation
4. Battle of Chickamauga
5. Sherman's Atlanta Campaign
6. Sherman's March to the Sea
7. Surrender of the Confederacy