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Battle of Bull Run/Manassas
This battle took place 25 miles from Washington D.C. Lincoln decided to attack 30,000 troops. The Union gained the upper hand but General Jackson held firm grip and forced the Union to surrender. -
Merrimack V.S. Monitor
The Merrimack was a southern ship and Monitor was a Union ship. They were the first steel ships to go into battle.This battle was a turning point in naval history. -
Antietam
Robert E. lee broke the back of McClellan’s assault on Richmond this gave him motivation to invade Maryland. The Union soldiers found a copy of Lee’s battle plans wrapped around a packet of cigars dropped by a confederate officer. It revealed that Lee’s and Stonewalls armies were separated McClellan caught up will Lee near Antietam. This was the bloodiest day of the war. -
Gettysburg
Was the bloodiest battle at the time. Confederate soldiers were searching for supplies when they encountered Union cavalry. Union forces took positions on the hills this is because it is better to have the higher ground. Confederate forces drove Union troops from the hills but the North still had the higher ground. Lee ordered attack on cemetery and organized the largest ever cannon barrage of the war. Lee was forced to retreat. -
Pickett's Charge
15,000 men charged the Union and entered a kill zone. The confederate soldiers were surrounded from all sides of Union soldiers. 10,000 confederate soldiers died. -
Siege of Vicksburg
Union forces lay siege on the town for six weeks until the city surrendered July 4th. The Union was on its way to controlling the Mississippi River and splitting the South in half. -
March to the sea
General Sherman captured Atlanta and then burned it. He received orders to give out total war. They destroyed railroads, buildings and valuables to weaken the confederate army and destroy supplies. -
Appomattox
The Union cornered Lee at Appomattox courthouse in Virginia. Grant offered generous terms; “The war is over the rebels are our countrymen again.”. The end of the war was now in site.
