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Civil War

Period: Jan 1, 1861 to Jan 1, 1866

Battle of fort sumter

Apr 12, 1861

Confederates under Gen. Pierre Beauregard open fire with 50 cannons upon Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. This is important because this was the first batte and the start of the civil war because the confederates attacked federal property.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCoe5T2wmfU&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCoe5T2wmfU&feature=related

First bull run

Jul 21, 1861

First real conflict of the civil war. This is important because the South won that battle and it gave them confident to figth the union
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhweHadC9Mc

Battle of Hampton Roads

Mar 8, 1862

They fougth using ironclads and it was a draw.
This is important because this was the first naval battle in the civil war and the most signifacant naval battle in navale history.