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Civil War
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Fort Sumter
April 12, 1861 - April 13, 1861 Victory: Confederate The Confederacy requested that Fort Sumter was to be evacuated and when the request was denied the Confedercy fired upon the fort. After 34 hours of shelling the for was forced to be abandoned. The firing upon Fort Sumter began the American Civil War -
Battle of First Bull Run
July 21, 1861 - July 22, 1861 Victory: Confederate Both sides egaged in war near Henry House Hill. General Jackson (Stonewall Jackson) Stood up on the top of Henry House Hill to get the high groud advantage. Union Casualties: 3,000
Confederate Casualties: 1,750 -
Peninsula Campaign
November 1861- July 26, 1862 Although the North had more soldiers and won most of the battles, the South takes the victory because McClellan backed off McClellan has sent his troops on a long journey down into the south. During their journey, they were faced with many battles, one being the Seven Days Battle Because the South won, it created a lot of stress and grief for Lincoln. Lincoln's main issue was that he had no clue what to do next. -
Battle of Hampton Roads
March 9,1862 Victory: Confederate The first battle of ironclad warships in history between the Union's Merrimack and the Confederate's Monitor -
Battle of Shiloh
April 6, 1862- April 7, 1862 With about 10,000 casualties on each side, each claimed victory. In the end, the North really claimed the victory The South attacked the North with surprise. The war consisted of mostly soldiers who had little experience. In the end, the North was reoccupying camp while the South headed back down to Corinth, Mississippi Not much occurred politically because of this war. This war, though, wiped out a decent amount of soldiers from each side. 23,000+ casualties -
Battle of Vicksburg
May 1862- July 3, 1863 The events of Vicksburg allowed the North to turn the Civil War around General Pemberton moved his army out to try to link up with Johnston, but ended up meeting Grant. The battle of Vicksburg occurred and the North destroyed the South. Pemberton surrendered Vicksburg on July 4 The surrender of Vicksburg and the victory at Gettysburg (July 3) allowed the North to start winning the war -
Second Bull Run
August 28, 1862- September 17, 1862 The South won this battle despite their 9000+ casualties August 29, the Pope sent in small assaults to attack the Confederates. August 30, Longstreet ordered his troops to attack the Union soldiers. The South sent the Union back and killed many of them in the process. Pope ordered his soldiers to fall back across Bull Run towards Washington All the fighting of the Second Bull Run leads the two sides into yet another battle, Battle of Antietam -
Battle of Antietam
September 17, 1862 - September 18, 1862 Victory: Union Generals Robert E. Lee and George McClellan battled near Antietam creek in Sharpsburg, Maryland, this was the first battle in the civil war on northern territory Lee- 10,318 Casualties (38,000 Total)
McClellan- 12,401 ( 75,000 Total)
McClellan- 12,401 Casualties ( 75,000 Total) -
Battle Of Fredericksburg
December 13, 1862 Victory: Confederate Due to miscommunication of Union generals, there was a lack of necessary pontoon bridges so the union couldn’t cross the Rappahannock to get to the other side allowing confederate forces to set up. Casualties:
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Battle of Chancellorsville
April 30, 1863 - May 6 1863 Victory: Confederate Fighting a force twice the sice of his army General Lee split his troops in half to surprise and force General Hooker to retreat General Stonewall Jackson was hurt with friendly fire during the battle and later on died. -
Battle of Gettysburg
July 1, 1863 - July 3, 1863 Victory: Union General Robert E. Lee attempted to invade the northern states a second time in self confidence after his first raid to the north was successful, he wasn’t lucky enough to land a second successful invasion after a failure to push into gettysburg on a 3 day stand. This would be the last push into northern territory with the failure to raid gettysburg -
Battle of Chickamauga
September 19, 1683 - September 20, 1863 Victory: Union The two sides fought on the banks of the chickamauga creek. General Thomas would eventually earn the title of "The Rock of Chickamauga" for his efforts at the battle. Confederate Casualties: 20,000
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Gettysburg Adress
November 19, 1863 Victory: Union Lincoln gave a 272 word speech boosing the morale of the union army and causing David Wills to buy 17 acres of pasture to turn into a burial ground for the 7,500 who fell in battle It helped people remember that the war was not just a fight to save the union but a struggle for freedom -
Battle of the Wilderness
February 1864- May 9, 1864 The South had an advantage during the end of the war. They were the first to get to the Spotsylvania Courthouse The actual battle spanned from May 7-9. 17,500 Union and 7,000 Confederate casualties occurred during this battle The Battle in the Wilderness was part of the Battle of Spotsylvania. Both sides then marched to Spotsylvania Courthouse where the next battle began -
Battle of Spotsylvania
May 4, 1864- May 21, 1864 The South took this victory. Both sides lost lots of men, but the South had control most of the battle The 12 day war was one of the bloodiest and deadly. 18,000 Union and 11,000 Confederate casualties. General Stuart was wounded during this battle. May 12, Union corps attacked the Confederates and this area became known as the "Bloody Angle" Lee lead the Union soldiers to Cold Harbor, he had to find a way to maneuver his way through enemy and Confederate Capital -
Petersburg Campaign
June 9, 1864- April 9, 1865 The Union won this event forcing Lee to surrender at Appomattox Court House The North wanted to attack Petersburg. All the battles that took place lost the Union an abundance of soldiers. On April 1, the North crushed the South at the Battle of Five Forks This was one of the last battles in the Civil War. Since the war was coming to an end, it was beneficial to the North that they won. It gave them further control in the war -
Mobile Bay
August 5, 1864- August 23, 1864 The North successfully captured Fort Morgan. This blocked even more of the Gulf coast, giving the North an even larger advantage Admiral David Farragut wanted to seal off Mobile from the Confederates. The Union ship Tecumseh hit a mine and sank. The Union fought Tennessee for 2hrs but successfully captured Fort Morgan in the end This allowed the North to blockade even more of the Gulf. This was all part of the plan to beat the South -
Sherman's March
September 2, 1864-April 1865 This war completely demolished the South's morale. It was impossible for the South to continue fighting with strategy The North captured Atlanta, the South's main railroad station. They then headed further down South. The North then captured Savannah and gifted it to Lincoln as well as 25,000 bales of cotton as a Christmas gift The South surrendering hurt them even more. The North has taken a large chunk of Southern property and now has control of it -
Appomattox
April 9, 1865 Victory: Union General Lee surrendered to General Grant in the front parlor of Wilmer Mcleans homein Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Appotmattox treaty ended the civil war. -
Lincoln's Assassination
April 14, 1865 The North was devastated of the loss of Lincoln. Thousand's of Union people lined the railroads to pay respect as he was sent back to Illinois. The Union wanted to find and kill John Wilkes Booth for assonating Lincoln Lincoln was assonated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Lincoln died at 7:22 A.M. Booth hid in the Mudd house when Union was coming for him. The Union found Booth and Herold hiding in it, captured Boothe, and hung him in July 7, 1865
