civil war timeline

By chorebyjr

  • Fort Sumter

    the first fight that started the civil war.it happened in south carolina/charleston harbor

  • Battle of Bull Run

    the victory of the first battle off bull run thrilled the south
    it happened in manassas,virginia

  • Battle of Artietetam

    Confederate and Union troops in the Civil War clash near Maryland's Antietam Creek in the bloodiest single day in American military history

  • The emancipation proclamtion

    it happened in maryland missoury and kentuky
    the significance of this was that it abolished slavery.

  • the battle of vicksburg

    happened in vicksburg,mississippi and was the union victory

  • the new york draft riots

    published death to the new york riots
    this happened in new york

  • the battle of gettysburg

    this happened in the rocky hills and fields at gettysburg
    this was the turning point of the war and it was deadly mistake

  • sherman's march to the sea

    this happened in atlanta the importance was to destroy the ability to fight.

  • surrender at appomattox court house

    his happened at petersburg,virginia
    this was when the civil war was over.

  • lincoln's assassination

    this made the country worst than what already was now that the president is dead. and this happened in washington dc.