Civil War

Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

Southern leader: Jefferson Davis
Northern leader: General PGT Beauregard
Confederates won this battle
This was the spark that ignited the Civil War

The Civil War

Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 9, 1865

Battle of Bull Run

Jul 20, 1861

When: July 20, 1861
Union Leader: Irvin McDowell
Confederacy Leader: General PT Beauregard & Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
Confederacy won
Important because it was the first battle and the North realized that the war wouldn't be quick.

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

Union Leader: General Ulysses S. Grant & William “Tecumseh” ShermanConfederacy Leader: General Beauregard
Union victory
win toward Union controlling the Mississippi River

The Fall of New Orleans

Apr 25, 1862

Union Leader: Captain David Farragut
Union took New Orleans under seige
Important because the Union had complete control of the Mississippi River

Battle of Chancellorville

May 6, 1862

Union: General Joseph HookerConfederacy: General Lee & JacksonWho won: ConfederacyImportant: Ruined Union’s hopes of attacking Richmond

Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

Union: General McClellan
Confederacy: General LeeWho won: Nobody
Important: Union was able to prevent Lee from moving the war into Northern LandCaused the Emancipation Proclamation

Battle of Fredericksburg

Dec 13, 1862

Union: General Ambrose BurnsideConfederacy: General LeeWho won: SouthImportant: South won againAfter Antietam, Lee retreats to Richmond, Virginia

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

Union: General MeadeConfederacy: General Lee and General PickettWho won: UnionImportant: South knew they wouldn’t have help from Britain or FranceTurning point in the war
Went from July 1- July 4, 1863

Seige of Vicksburg

Jul 4, 1863

Union: Grant’s ideaConfederacy: affected everyone in the SouthWho won: UnionImportant:Major turning pointConfederacy split and lost control of the Mississippi River

Wilderness Campaign

May 5, 1864

Union: Grant
Lasted 6 weeksBoth sides struggled with conditionsBoth lost many soldiers
Union won

Farragut at Mobile Way

Aug 5, 1864

Union: David Farragut
Union kept going and the Union invasion workedUnion took the last Southern port eat of the Mississippi

Sherman's March to the Sea

Nov 18, 1864

Union: Sherman
Important:Sherman and his men became destroyers
Burned cities and farmlands across Georgia
Freed 1000s of enslaved people
Lasted six weeks

Surrender at Appomattox/ Fall of Richmond

Apr 2, 1865

Union: Grant
Important: Last battle/seige of the Civil War
Documents were burnedBridges and weapons were set on fireDavis and his cabinet fled the city
Lee continued to fight
Lee accepted the surrender to Grant