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Battle of Bullrun
Description: The beginning of the Civil War People Involved: General Scott, General Irvin,Mcdowell, General Thomas Jr., Stonewall, Union troops Jackson Outcome: The Confederate won by the leadership of General J. Jackson and The bravery of Stonwall Jackson sending the Union ar -
Battle of Monitor and Virginia
Description: The Union ship monitor fight the confederate ship Virginia People involved: European egineers, Union and Confederate army Outcomes: Stalemate, which ended the use of wooden warship -
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Fights Spread to the Southwest
Description: In New Mexico,early 1862 confederate soldiers marched up to Rio Grande People invovled: Confederate and Union troops, Major John Chivington, Lt. Col. Manuel Charez, and Native Americans OUtcomes: The Rebel troops were defeated in Late Match in Glorieta Pass -
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The Battle of Shiloh
Description: The North and South was shocked by the many casualties of the Battle of Shiloh People involved: Union and Confederate Soldiers, Ulysses S. Grant Outcome: Two days of fighting caused nearly 25,000 union and confederate soldiers were killed. -
Union caputures New Orleans
Description: Few Days after Shiloh the union Captures New Orleans. People Involved: David Farragut, Confederate and Union soldiers Outcomes:Seized vital southern port of New Orleans -
Lincoln ergerness to win
Description: Lincoln urges attack on the confederate army People involed: Abraham Licoln and General McClellan Outcomes: They went over the plans and precautions ogf launching another attack -
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Seige of Vicksburg
Description: A Failed attempt to get throught confederate defense People involved: General Grant, and Confederate Garrison Outcomes: Confederate army surrender -
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Seven Days
Description: McClellan failed to take Richmond, Virginia. People involved: General McClellan, General Robert E. Lee, Union and Confederate soldiers Outcomes: General Leeused skilled tactics to defend General McClellan attack in which was successful that also made McClellan retreat. -
New York Draft Riot of July 1863
Description: Angered overed conscription brought tension People involved: Poor white working man and African American Outcome: Some of the rioters called themselves peace democrats and spoke to end the war but others use violence to prove their point -
The Battle of Antietam
Description: General Lee planned an invasion People involved: General McClellan, General Lee, Union and Confederate soldiers Outcomes: Between September8-17 1862 union troops attacked Lee's army in three phases in which ended with 23,000 soldiers laid dead or injured -
Emancipation Proclamation
Description: Abraham formally annouced the Emancipation Proclamation People involved: African Americans and Arbraham Lincoln Outcomes Some pros and cons rose about the Emancipation Proclamation in the NOrth -
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Battle of Gettysburg
Description: Decisive battle between the confederate army and union army People involved: General Lee, General James Longstreet, Stonewall Jackson, General George Pickett Outcomes: The end of this battle was a win for union army and sent condefederate army back to virgiana -
Thirteenth Amendment
Description: Congress and Lincoln wanted to pass the amendment. People Involved: Congress and Lincoln Outcomes: Confederate was unwilling to accept life without slavery the 13th amendment didn't ratify until December 1865 -
Grant Places another Seige but on Petersburg
Description: General Grant went to Petersburg t capture it. People involved: General Grant, General Lee Outcomes: Losing a greater amount of union soldiers than Confederate soldiers, moreover Union strenght grew in comparision to confederate defenders -
The end of the Civil War
Description: General Lee surrenders to Grant People involved: Confederate and Union army, General Grant, and General Lee Outcomes: The Generals of the Confederate army eventually surrended to General Grant