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1st Battle of Bull Run
This battle happened on July 21st, 1861 at Fairfax County and Prince William County, VA. This was a Confederate victory. The significance of this battle was that it was the first battle of the Civil War, and it showed that the war would be long. -
The Battle of Shiloh
This battle happened on April 6-7th 1862 in Hardin County, TN. This was a Union victory. This Union win allowed them to begin a massive operation in the Mississippi Valley. -
2nd Battle of Bull Run
This battle happened on August 28th-30th 1862 in Prince William County, VA. This was a Confederacy victory. This battle proved General Robert E. Lee’s reputation and paved the way for his invasion of the North. -
The Battle of Antietam
This battle happened on September 17th, 1862 in Washington County, MD. This was a Union victory. This battle gave President Abraham Lincoln the opportunity to announce the emancipation proclamation which was a major turning point of the war. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation declared that all people held as slaves in rebel states were freed from that point on. Abraham Lincoln issued this on January 1st, 1863. -
The Battle of Chancellorsville
This battle happened from April 30th through May 6th, 1863. It took place in Spotsylvania County VA and was a Confederacy victory. Although this was a Confederate victory this battle helped the Union because General Stonewall Jaxon was killed during the action. -
The Battle of Vicksburg
The Battle of Vicksburg happened from May 18th, 1863 to July 4th, 1863. This battle happened in Vicksburg MS and was a Union victory. This was a very important battle of the Civil War because it gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union and they were able to cut off all trade to the Confederacy. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
This battle happened on July 1st-3rd of 1863. This was a Union victory. This battle had the highest amount of casualties and is said to be the war’s turning point. -
The Burning of Atlanta
The Burning of Atlanta happened on November 15th, 1864 in Atlanta Georgia. This was a Union victory. This battle boosted Northern morale and assisted in the downfall of the Confederacy. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman's March to the Sea happened from November 15th to December 21st, 1864. It was a Union victory. This was a campaign to cripple the Confederacy's ability to fight. They did this by destroying anything important to the Confederacy and demolishing Georgia's great cities. -
The Battle of Appomattox Court House
The Battle of Appomattox Court House happened on April 9th, 1865, and was a Union victory. This is significant because thai was when General Robert E. Lee surrendered and began the transition to peace ending the bloodiest conflict in American history. -
Lincolns Final Address
On April 11th, 1865, Abraham Lincoln made a speech focusing on re-admitting Louisiana where slavery was abolished, and that children of all races would be allowed an education. This was Lincoln's last speech as he was shot and killed three days later. -
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States was shot and killed on April 15th, 1865, while attending the comedy Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre. He was shot in the back of the head with a .44 caliber pocket cannon by John Wilkes Booth, an American stage actor. -
Ku Klux Klan Founded
The Ku Klux Klan was founded on December 24th, 1865, in Pulaski TN. This group aimed to restore white supremacy and suppress reconstruction through acts of violence and terrorism. -
The Reconstruction Act of 1867
The Reconstruction Act split up the South into multiple districts that were run by the Army. The five districts were (Virginia), the (Carolinas), (Georgia Alabama, and Florida), (Mississippi and Arkansas), and (Louisiana, and Texas).