Civvil war

Civil war- Ian and Lexi

  • Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter

    The first shots were fired, and signaled the start of the Civil War
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    Civil war

  • Irvin McDowell Marches

    Irvin McDowell Marches

    Mcdowell makes his first march into Virginia with his poorly prepared army
  • Grant Marched Along Tennesee River

    Grant marched more then 15,000 troops and several of his gunboats upe Tennessee
  • Monitor Boat arrives off of the Virginia Coast

    Monitor Boat arrives off of the Virginia Coast

  • McClellen moves over 100,000 troops to Peninsula

  • Battle of Shiloh

    Battle of Shiloh

    Over 25,000 casualties combined during this battle
  • Battle of Seven Pines

    Battle of Seven Pines

    Cut McClellon to 80,000 troops
  • Pope orders over 60,000 troops

    Pope tries to take out Jackson
  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam

    Lee had 40,000, McClellen over 75,000
  • Draft

    Draft

    Required men from ages 18-35 to have 3 years of military service
  • Habeas Corpus

    Requires legal act to imprison a person
  • Battle of Federicksburg

    Battle of Federicksburg

    North had 122,000 Soldiers. South only had about 79,000.
  • Battle of Stones River

    Battle of Stones River

    Highest percentage of wounded or killed in a war; Civil war
  • Emancipation Proclamation Passed

    Emancipation Proclamation Passed

    Freed the slaves
  • Contraband

    Siezing the enemies items became a big part of the war
  • Hardships

    Hardships

    The cold weather, and lack of supplies for the south began to hurt them. The north could overcome most of this.
  • Battle of Chancellorsville

    Battle of Chancellorsville

    Was a very bloody Confederate Victory
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle became one of the greatest wars in the history of America
  • Pickett's Charge

    Pickett's Charge

    A major assault led by George Pickett
  • Battle of Chickamauga

    Last battle for the union in Tennessee
  • Gettysburg Address

    Gettysburg Address

    The signing of the Gettysburg Address
  • South stayed simple

    The plan for the south was to hold on with all that they had and don't bow down
  • Battle of Wilderness

    Battle of Wilderness

    One of the bloodiest battles of the war, major casualties for each side
  • Battle of Spotsylvania

    Battle of Spotsylvania

    Over 32,000 combined casualties
  • Siege of Petersburg

    Siege of Petersburg

    North Lost 42,000 Men
  • Lee Losing Men

    Lee was starting to run out of men to put into war
  • Lincoln Re-elected

    Lincoln Re-elected

    Lincoln was once again made president
  • 13th Amendment Passed

    The act was passed
  • Union Enters State Capital

    Union Enters State Capital

    Union Entered Columbia
  • Slaves in war

    Over 100,000 African Americans joined the war by the end
  • Nurses

    Nurses

    By the end, Over 4,000 Women Nurses worked for the Union
  • Lee surrenders

    Lee surrenders

    Lee surrendered the war