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Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate army from 1861 to 1865 durving the time of the civil war and was also an accomplised American Statesman. Davis fought in the Mexican-American war and also a colonel of the volunterr regiment and a secretary of the United States -
Robert E. Lee
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Fort Sumter
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Winfield Scott and the Anaconda Plan
Jan 10, 1861 - A Confederate state following its secession on January 10, 1861, Florida stood at the far edge of wartime events. Florida was sparsely populated at the outbreak of the Civil War, yet many Florida soldiers fought in significant battles throughout the war. -
Thomas Stonewall Jackson
Jan 21, 1824 - Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was born there on January 21, 1824, and spent his youth near Weston (located southwest of Lost Creek) at his family home, now called Jackson's Mill. General Jackson fought for the Confederacy, although Clarksburg was a Union stronghold. -
Battle of Bull Run
The Union and Confederate forces met at Manassas, Virginia. Both sides planned to attack the other’s left flank with the majority of their armies. However, the confederates realized quickly the Union army’s plan and moved forces to meet the attack upon their left flank. At the same time, they were able to build up enough troops on the Union right side to overrun that flank leading to a disorderly retreat to the North. The Confederate army did not pursue the fleeing troops. -
Monitor and Merrimac
1862 - Britain and France had already built ironclads, but the first battle between ships thus protected was the memorable conflict in Hampton Roads, in 1862, between the Monitor and Merrimac. The wooden ships of the older navy, previously attacked by the Merrimac -
George McClellan
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Battle of Antietam
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Battle of Fredericksburg
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Battle of Gettysburg
July 1863 - In early July 1863, Union and Confederate forces fought the Battle of Gettysburg in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War—both sides combined suffered 50000 casualties. -
Battle of Vicksburg
During May and June of 1863, General Ulysses S. Grant's army came to Vicksburg where they trapped a Confederate army under the lead of John Pemberton. On July 4th, Vicksburg finally surrendered after operations. The Confederacy was split into half and Grant was successful in boosting his reputation. The led to the him being appointed as General-in-Chief of the Union armies. -
Gettysburg Address
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Sherman’s March
The march which was destructive was led by General William Sherman from Atlanta to Savannah in 1864 and part of 1865. Sherman and his troops made a path the was around 60 miles wide in which they destroyed anything that was in their way. He wanted to break the will of the South and end the war quickly. This however had moral issues because they were destroying civilian area. -
Appomattox Court House
The courthouse was located in Virginia was the location where Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant which ended the Civil War. The Union forces attacked Richmond and General Lee and the army went west along the Appomattox River. The Lee surrendered to General Ulysses Grant after saying that the Southern forces could not keep up with the war. -
Lincoln’s Assassination
Lincoln was murdered on a Good Friday in April by a fatal gunshot wound from John Wilkes Booth in Washington D.C. at Ford's Theater. This was just days prior to the end of the Civil War. The assassination was done and planned by Booth and his conspirators. Lincoln was the first president to have been assassinated in United States history. The original plan was not executed and John Booth fled the city soon after.
