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Fort Sumter
The Attack on Fort Sumter took place on April 12, 1861. The Union commander was Major Robert Anderson. The Confederate commander was General PGT Beauregard. The Confederates won. It was an important battle because it was the first battle of the Civil War. It was the starting point of the war. -
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Civil War Timeline
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The First Batte of Bull Run
The First Batte of Bull Run took place on July 21, 1861. The Confederate leader was Genral PGT Beauregard. The Union leader was General Irvin Mcdowell. The Confederates won. The First Battle of Bull Run was importaant because it was one of the several important victories the South had. -
The Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh started on April 6, 1862. The Confederate leader was General Albert Sidney Johnston. PGT Beauregard took over because he was injured. The Union leader was General Grant. The Union won the battle. The battle was important because it gave the Union an important victory. -
Fall of New Orleans
The Fall of New Orleans started on April 25, 1862. It ended on May 1, 1862. Union leader was David Farragut. The Confederate leader was General Robert E. Lee. The Union won. This battle was important because the Union got to capture a major port city. -
The Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam started on September 17, 1862. The Union leader was George McClellan. The Confederate leader was General Robert E. Lee. Neither side won the battle. This battle was a important because the Union prevented Lee from moving the war North. This battle caused the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg started on December 13, 1862. The Union leader was Major General Ambrose Burnside. The Confederate leader was General Robert E. Lee. The Confederates won the battle. This battle was an important win for the South. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville started on April 30, 1863. It ended on May 6, 1863. The Union leader was General Joseph Hooker. The Leader of the Confederacy was General Robert E. Lee and General "Stonewall" Jackson. The Confederacy won this battle too. It ruined the Union's plan of attacking Richmond. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg started on July 1, 1863 and ended on July 4, 1863. The Union's leader was General Meade. The Confederacy's leaders were General Lee and General George Pickett. The Union won. The battle ended the Confederates hope of getting help from Britain and France. It was "The Day the South Died," the turning point in the war. -
The Vicksburg Siege
The Viksburg Siege started on July 4, 1863. The Union was led by General Ulysses S. Grant. The Confederacy was led by Everyone. The Union won. It was also a major turning point. The Confederacy split in half and lost control of the Mississippi River in the South. -
The Wilderness Campaign.
The Wilderness campaign started on May 5, 1864 and ended 6 weeks later. The Union was led by General Grant. The Confederacy was led by General Lee. The Union won. After the battle Grant continued to move toward Rickmond. -
Farragut at Mobile Bay
Farragut at Mobile Bay took place on August 5, 1864. The Union was led by David Farragut. He was the highest ranking Union officer under General Grant. The Confederates were led by Everyone.The Union won. The Union took over the last Southern port east of the Mississippi River. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman's March to the Sea started on September 1, 1864. Sherman was the Union leader. Hood was the Confederate leader. The Union won because they burned cities and farmland across Georgia to the Atlantic Coast. It freed many enslaved people and it broke the morale of the South. -
Fall of Richmond/Surrender at Appomattox Court House
On April 2, 1865, Confederates and General Lee withdrew and the Union moved on towards Richmond. General Grant was the Union leader. General Lee was the Confederate leader. When Jefferson Davis heard this he burned documents and destroyed the city. Him and his cabinet members fled the city. After the fall of Richmond Lee continued to fight. Lee accepted surrender to Grant. In the town of Appomattox Couthouse, Virginia, Grant met with Lee to discuss ending the war.
