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Imani & Euketya Top 10 Civil War Events

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  • Confederate Attack on Fort Sumter

    Confederate Attack on Fort Sumter

    South Carolina in April of 1861 which is considered to be the start of the war, when shots were first fired,
  • Battle of Bull Run

    Battle of Bull Run

  • Battle of Hamptons Roads

    Battle of Hamptons Roads

  • Battle of Anitetam

    Battle of Anitetam

  • Emacipation Proclamation

    Emacipation Proclamation

    free'd slaves in areas of rebellion as of January 1 , 1863.
  • Seige of Vicksburg

    Seige of Vicksburg

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point for the Union (Northern Forces) in the war. Considered the bloodiest battle of the war.
  • Ratification of 13th Amendment

    Ratification of 13th Amendment

    This amendment was passed by Congress in February 1865 , after Lincoln's election. The 13th amendment ended slavery.
  • Assasination of Lincoln

    Assasination of Lincoln

    Abraham Lincol was assassinated 5 days after Lee surrendered to Grant , ending the civil war. He was watching a play with his wife at Ford's theatre in Washington D.C when John Wilkes Booth , a nothern confederate sympathizer shot him in the back of his head.
  • Surrender at Appomattox Court House

    Surrender at Appomattox Court House

    General Lee (Confederate State) surrendered to General Grant (Union) at Appomattox Court House in April 1865