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1st Battle of Bull/Manassas Junction
It was the first major land battle of the American Civil War.
It was fought in Prince William County, Virginia, close to the city of Manassas. -
George B. McClellan named general of Army of Potomac
Served as general in chief of the Union Army from November 1861 to March 1862.
Early in the war, McClellan played an important role in raising a well-trained and organized army for the Union. -
Battle of Shiloh/Pittsburgh Landing
It was located in Hardin County, Tennessee.]
The commanders and leaders in the war were Ulysses S. Grant, Don Carlos Buell, Albert Sidney Johnston(killed in action), and P. G. T. Beauregard. -
Battle of 2nd Bull Run/ Manassas
It was fought in Prince William County, Virginia.
It was Confederate victory. -
Battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg
It was fought in Sharpsburg, Maryland near Antietam Creek.
It was the bloodiest single day battle in history with about 23,000 casualties. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
There were 12,653 casualties for the Union and 5,377 casualties for the Confederates.
There were around 114,000 people fighting for the Union and 72,500 people fighting for the Confederates. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This proclamation imediately freed 50,000 slaves
The Proclamation did not compensate the owners, did not itself outlaw slavery, and did not make the ex-slaves (called freedmen) citizens. -
Battle of Chancellorsville/death of Stonewall Jackson
He was shot by Confederate pickets on accident but survived with an arm amputation.
After his arm amputation he got pneumonia and died 8 days later.
The battle of Chancellorsville was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863 -
Battle of Gettysburg
This battle was fought in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
The battle had the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War. -
Assassanation of Lincoln
He was killed on Good Friday
He was shot with a Philadelphia Derringer pistol.
