Anaconda Plan

Fort Sumner

Apr 12, 1861

There were only 85 Union soldiers. There were only 2 killed after the surrender. The fort is known as the place where the shots that started the Civil War were fired.

Anaconda Plan

Apr 19, 1861

The plan was proposed by General-in-Chief Winfield Scott. The idea was to blockade all of thr south ports.The picture represents the name Anaconda Plan because the blockade trails of all the ports.

Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

Known as the First Battle of Manassas. Both sides of the battle were preety equally numbered in soldiers. 3,000 union soldiers died.

Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

It was also known as the battle of Pittsburg Landing. It was a major battle in the Western Theatre. It was named the second bloodiest battle.

Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

This battle was the bloodiest one day battle in american history. It was also a part of the Maryland Campaign of 1862. Six Brigadier and Major Generals were killed or badly wounded during the battle

Fredericksburg

Dec 13, 1862

The battle was one of the largest and deadliest of the Civil War. It had the first major opposed river crossing in American military history.The Union and Confederates fought in the streets of Fredericksburg, the Civil War’s first urban battle.

Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

It was an executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln.It freed around 3.1 million of the nation's 4 million slaves, and immediately freed 50,000. On September 22, Lincoln announced that he would issue a formal emancipation of all slaves in any state of the Confederate States of America.

Chancellorsville

Apr 26, 1863

Joseph Hooker was comander in charge of the battle. The Union was twice the size size of the confederates. Chancellorsville is known as Lee's "perfect battle".

Vicksburg

May 18, 1863

Almost all Confederates were captured in this battle. It was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign. It ended on July 4, 1863

Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

This battle had the most casualties in the Civil war. It was often known as the turning point of the war. The union won the battle.

Sherman's March

Nov 15, 1864

It was a part of the Savanna Campaign. The battle ended December 21st. Sherman marched across Georgia to the Atlantic Ocean to prove to the Confederate population that its government could not protect the people from invaders.

Appomattox

Apr 8, 1865

One of the last battles of the Civil war. The union was almost 4 times larger than the confederate. The Confederates had over 3 times more casualties than the Union.