civil war

  • Battle of Fort Sumter

    President Lincoln bombarded Fort Sumter near Charleston
  • First Battle of Bull Run/First Battle of Manassas

    it marked the first battle in the American Civil war
  • Siege of Yorktown

    was a part of the peninsula campaign of the civil war
  • Battle of Shiloh

    first battle to take place in the western theater of war
  • Capture of New Orleans

    the union got control of the Mississippi river
  • Second Battle of Bull Run/Second Battle of Manassas

    it was a southern victory where Robert E. lees Reputation was formed
  • Battle of Antietam

    it ended the invasion of Maryland, from the confederate, it is known as the bloodiest battle
  • Battle of Fredericksburg

    the first time major urban warfare was seen, union soldiers attacked the south.
  • Battle of Chancellorsville

    was one of the confederates most successful victories
  • Siege of Vicksburg

    was an important military action as it was the second victory of the union
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    was the wars turning point, the souths plan to invade the north failed
  • Battle of Chattanooga

    the north took over one of the confederates important resources, the railroads
  • Battle of Atlanta

    the north successfully defended Atlanta from the confederate since it was a big target
  • Sherman's March to the Sea

    the union scared Gorgias people into abandoning the confederation
  • the Surrender at Appomattox Court House

    The confederate army surrendered their 28,00 soldiers, ending the war