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Civil War

By rk3117

  • Civil War Begins

    Civil War Begins
    Fought on sea and on land, when the Union and Confederacy mobilized their armies.

  • First Battle of Bull Run

    First Battle of Bull Run
    30,000 not experienced Union troops attacked a smaller not experienced Confederate force.

  • War of the Ironclads

    War of the Ironclads
    Merrimack now named the Virginia attacked some Union ships off the coast of Virginia.

  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam
    McClellan and Lee’s sides met in the Battle of Antietam.

  • Battle of Chancellorsville

    Battle of Chancellorsville
    Lee divided his forces in Virginia and General Hooker did the same thing, but he had twice as many men.

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg
    In Pennsylvania there was one of the most decisive battles.

  • Sherman’s March to the Sea

    Sherman’s March to the Sea
    Sherman and his men burned cities and farmlands across Georgia to Atlantic coast.

  • Confederate Lines Broke

    Confederate Lines Broke
    Lee and his troops defended the town but sickness weakened tem.

  • Civil War Ends

    Civil War Ends
    More than 600,000 soldiers died. War cost billions of dollars.

  • Congress Passed the Thirteenth Amendment

    Congress Passed the Thirteenth Amendment
    Banned slavery in the United States.