Civil War Annotated Timeline Anthony Broussard

  • Fort Sumpter

    This is where the first shots of the Civil war were shot. The union forces surrendered to the confedarate.
  • 1st Battle of Bull run Manassas

    This was one of the first battles of the Civil war in which the northern leader was McDowell and the southern was Beureguard, It was a confederate victory.
  • Baattle of Hampton roads

    This was the most importan naval battle of the civil war.
  • Shiloh Pittsburg Landing

    This battle was a victory for the union in which in which Ulyssis S. Grant forced Albert S johnston to retreat givng the union Tennesee.
  • 2nd Battle of Bull Run

    The northern commander was pope and the confederate was Stonewall Jackson. It was a confedarate victory.
  • Battle of Antietam Sharpsburg

    This was the bloodiest battle of the civil war with about 23,000 cashulties for both sides. General McClellan fought with General Lee and the outcome was a union victory and this battle led to the Emancipation Proclamation.
  • Battle of Fredericksburg

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    The battle of Antietam led to the Emancipation Proclamation. This freed all slave in the south but not in the border states. Because of this southern slaves kept rushing to the north to be free.
  • Battle of Chancellorsville

    This battle was a confederate victory. The northern general was Joseph hooker. The southern was Robert E Lee.
  • Siege of Vicksburg

    This siege ended on July 4 1863.
    This was the final battle of the Vicksburg campaign. The northe general was Ulysis Grant. The southern was Pemberton.
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    This was considered the turning point of the war because the south would stop invading the north. The northern general was Meade. The southern was Lee.
  • Siege of Atlanta

    The northern general was Sherman; the southern was Hood. It was a Union victory.
  • Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

    A wall known actor; John Wilkes Booth crept into a balcony where Lincoln was sitting in Fords theater.
  • Surrender at Apommatox Courthouse

    This was the final battle of the civil war. General Robert E Lee surrendered to Ulysis S Grant.
  • Ratification of the thirteenth ammendment

    This amendment offficially abolished slavery and allowed blacks to be citizens of thhe U.S.