Civil War battles

Battle of fort sumter

Apr 12, 1861

This is the battle that supposedly started the war. The confederate army seized this fort and took it no deaths occured but this made North strike back.

1st battle of bull run

Jul 21, 1861

This was an important war because this changed the veiw of the war on both sides. For the North they realized this war was going to be longer and harder then they thought. For the South they thought it was going to be easy and quick.
U: General ervin mcdowell
S: PT Beauregard and stone wall Jackson

Battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

This war was important because it was the Norths plan to capture the mississipppi so that way the could lose imports from France and be trapped so they'll lose supplies quickly.
U: general grant and Sherman
S: PT Beauregard

Fall of New Orleans

Apr 25, 1862

This is important because of this war the North got all of the Mississippi river and cut off all supplies from other countries.
N: David Farragaut
S: no one

Battle of Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

This was the bloodiest battle in U.S history 6,000 were killed and 17,000 were wounded.
U: Mcclellan
S: Lee

Battle of Fredericksburg

Dec 11, 1862

This battle was important because the South stopped the union from getting to richmond which was the souths capitol.

Battle of Chancellorsville

May 1, 1863

This battle was important because it ruined the plans of the North of attacking Richmond.
U: Joseph Hooker
S: Lee and Jackson

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

This battle was important because the South wanted to prove to Britain and France that the South was strong so sense they lost this ended all hopes of support.
U: Meade
S: Lee and Pickett

Siege of Vicksburg

Jul 4, 1863

This battle is important because this was the last port in the Mississippi and the South lost it.
U: Ulysses s Grant
S: Everyone

Sherman’s March to the Sea

Jan 1, 1864

This event was important because he freed 1000s of slaves and burned farms and took useful suplies.
U: Sherman
S: No one

Farragut at Mobile Bay

Aug 5, 1864

Took 18 ships to the bay of mobile bay in Alabama. The invasion worked.
U: David Farragaut
S: Confederate defenses

Fall of Richmond

Apr 2, 1865

Union marched into Richmond looking to destroy everything that included their documents etc.
U: Grant
S: No one

Surrender at Appomattox

Apr 9, 1865

This was important because the South finnaly surrendured and this means the North has won and all slaves will be freed.
U: Grant
S: Lee

Wilderness Campaign

May 5, 1865

This battle was important because it was the bloodist 6 weeks of war.
U: everyone
S: everyone

final results

Dec 31, 1865

since the south surrendured the North was the victor of the long war.