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The bombardment of Fort Sumter by the Confederate States Army, and the return gunfire and subsequent surrender by the United States Army, that started the American Civil War.
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The First Battle of Bull Run was the first major battle of the Civil War. The Confederates win this battle.3000 Union soldiers died and only 2000 Confederate soldiers died in this battle
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The Battle of Shiloh was a battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.Battle of Shiloh is the seventh-costliest land battle of the American Civil War (23,746 casualties).
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was fought over several days in late August 1862. It was a stunning Confederate victory over the Union Army of Virginia.Over 20,000 men fell as casualties at this fight.Confederate Victory.
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Lincoln declares a Union victory and issues the Emancipation Proclamation. Battle of Antietam was the eighth-costliest land battle of the American Civil War (22,717 casualties).
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The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War. It was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville. The Confederates win this Battle. 14,000 Union Soldiers died and only 10,000 Confederate Soldiers die.
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The Union Wins. The consequences of Vicksburg were immense. Union forces had complete control of the Mississippi River and had in effect cut the Confederacy in two. Confederate forces in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas were now split from the rest of the South.
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The Union wins this Battle. 50,000 Confederate Soldiers die making it the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War. This battle lasted 3 days July 1st-3rd. Robert E. Lee hoped to gain supplies and reinforcements by invading but it turned out being more of his soldiers die.
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The battle was especially noteworthy for its political impact and re-election of Abraham Lincoln as President.With the aim of seizing the important rail and supply of Atlanta, 34,000 Union forces commanded by William T Sherman attacked the Confederates forces numbering 40,000 under General John Bell Wood. The battle led to a Union Victory. 3,600 Union Soldiers die but 8,500 Confederate Soldiers Die.
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The Battle of Appomattox Court House, fought on the morning of April 9, 1865, was one of the last battles of the American Civil War. Robert E. Lee surrenders.
