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1st Battle of Bull Run/Manassas Junction
The first major battle of the civil war was the frist battle of bull run. -
George B. McClellan named general of army of potomac
George B. McClellan was appointed to a general by lincoln to head and organize the union army of the east (called the army of the potomac) and to train the troops. -
battle of shiloh/pittsburgh landing
40000 troops were headed along the tennessee river toward corinth, mississippi,and important railroad junction. The union called it the pittsburglanding. -
Battle of 2nd Bull Run/Manassas
In order to draw Pope’s army into battle, Jackson ordered an attack on a Federal column that was passing across his front on the Warrenton Turnpike on August 28. The fighting at Brawner Farm lasted several hours and resulted in a stalemate. Pope became convinced that he had trapped Jackson and concentrated the bulk of his army against him. On August 29, Pope launched a series of assaults against Jackson’s position along an unfinished railroad grade. The attacks were repulsed with heavy casualtie -
Battle og Antietam/sharpsburg
The Battle of Antietam (or Sharpsburg) on September 17, 1862, was trying general Robert E. Lee to move the war into the north. About 40,000 Southerners were pitted against the 87,000-man Federal Army of the Potomac under Gen. George B. McClellan. And when the fighting ended, the course of the American Civil War had been greatly changed. -
Emacipation Proclamation issued
This document made all the slaves in the rebelous states free. -
Surrender of vicksburg
This was a fitght over the mississippi which was an very important war in the civil war to see who gets the mississippi. The union won and they had full controll over the mississippi river. This helped win the war majorly. -
Battle of Gettysburg
This was a big war between the north and south there were many causalties but the union one and the south that was still left was gone their wounded train streched over 14 miles. -
Gettysburg Address
The gettysburg address was spoke by no other than lincoln. He was very sad yet ethusatic about his speech. About how the slaves shall be free in the rebel states because he could take property but not end slavery without war and they should end the war against the south and make peice. -
The Assassination of Lincoln
This was in fords theater. The assassionation was done by John wilks booth an famous actor during his day. Lincoln was watching Our American Cousin and when every body laughed at the funnyest line of the play that was booths plan to shoot him when everyone laughed so no one would here him. The nation was struck when they found out lincoln died.
