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Civil War

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    Civil War

  • Fort Summers Attacked, Civil War begins

    Fort Summers Attacked, Civil War begins
    Civil War beginsConfederates open fire with 50 cannons on Fort Summers

  • First Bull Run

    First Bull Run
    The Union Army under Gen. Irvin McDowell suffers a defeat at Bull Run

  • Confederate surprise attack

    Confederate surprise attack on Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's unprepared troops at Shiloh on the Tennessee River

  • Second Battle of Bull Run

    Second Battle of Bull Run
    75,000 Federals under Gen. John Pope are defeated by 55,000 Confederates

  • The Battle of Seven Pines

    The Battle of Seven Pines
    The Battle of Seven Pines as Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's Army attacks McClellan's troops

  • Antietam

    Antietam
    Bloodiest day in U.S. history

  • Fredericksburg

    Fredericksburg
    Army of Potomac suffers defeat in Virgina

  • Chancellorsville

    Chancellorsville
    The Union army is defeated in Virgina by the confederates, even though the confederates had a much smaller army

  • Gettysburg

    Gettysburg
    The confederates are defeated as "the tides turn" in favor of the union

  • Mississippi River taken over

    Mississippi River taken over
    The Confederates surrender their last stronghold on the mississppi to the Union, making the union in control of the mississppi

  • Anti-Draft Riots in New York City

    At least 120 people are killed and 2 million dollars of damage is done until Union Soldiers restore order

  • Chickamauga

    Chickamauga
    A confederate victory leaves the union army trapped in Tenessee

  • Chattanooga

    Chattanooga
    Union forces suprise Confederate forces by a rebel attack (without orders) and are victorious

  • Cold Harbor

    Cold Harbor
    The union loses against rebel forces, losing over 7,000 in 20 minutes

  • March to the Sea

    March to the Sea
    Sherman, with 62,000 men begins a March to the Sea. President Lincoln on advice from Grant approved the idea

  • Nashville

    Rebel army crushed by Federates at Nashville

  • Lee Surrenders

    Lee Surrenders

  • Lincoln Shot

    Lincoln Shot
    John Wilkes Booth shoots and kills Lincoln while watching a play

  • Remaining Confederate armies surrender

    Remaining Confederate armies surrender
    The Nation is reunited as the Civil War ends. Over 620,000 Americans died in the war, with disease killing twice as many as those lost in battle. 50,000 survivors return home as amputees.

  • 13th ammendment approved

    What is the 13th ammendment?Slavery is abolished and outlawed