civil war timeline

By yunah.l
  • Uncle tom’s cabin

    Uncle tom’s cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin, or, Life Among the Lowly, is a novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that was measured in the United States from 1851 to 1852 and then published as a book in 1852. It was a popular novel that clearly dramatized the experience of slavery, especially among white readers in the North.
  • fort sumter

    fort sumter

    The war started at 1812 when the british invaded washington and the naval invasion. Fort sumter was attacked at april 12, 1861 to april 13, 1861. Even though it was incomplete it most likely ended in 1861. Fort sumter was built to protect Charleston, South Carolina, it was a sea fort. A sea fort is a fort surrounded by water. It is less likely for their enemies to attack there.
  • First battle of bull run

    First battle of bull run

    The Union suffered 3,000 casualties in the First Battle of Bull Run (also known as First Manassas in the South), while the Confederates suffered 1,750. Its outcome surprised northerners who had hoped for a simple, definitive victory, while giving southerners false hope that they could pull off a quick victory.
  • Battle of Wilson's Creek

    Battle of Wilson's Creek

    On August 10, 1861, the Battle of Wilson's Creek took place. This was the Civil War's first major battle west of the Mississippi River. General Nathaniel Lyon was the first Union general to die in the Civil War when he died in this campaign. This war was won by the Confederates, who gained control of the Mississippi River.
  • Battle of Ball's Bluff

    Battle of Ball's Bluff

    Although the Battle of Ball's Bluff had less casualties than other battles in the American Civil War, it was a major Confederate victory and Union setback that cast a shadow over the Union's operations for years to come.
  • Battle of Fort Donelson

    Battle of Fort Donelson

    The Battle of Fort Donelson was the Civil War's first major Union victory and Ulysses S. Grant's first major victory. For the Confederates, the losses of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson were disastrous. Kentucky was lost, and the Yankees had a wide open field in Tennessee.
  • Battle of ironclads

    Battle of ironclads

    On March 8, 1862, the very first ironclad ship broke two wooden U.S. warships in the hampton roads of virginia. The battle changed naval warfare that proved wooden vessels were not supporting the ironclads.
  • shiloh

    shiloh

    The Shiloh battle happened on April 6, 1862. They pushed back the confederates attack. The mississippi river got taken over by the union and took control over it. It was the second great engagement of the American Civil War
  • Battle of Malvern Hill

    Battle of Malvern Hill

    The Battle of Malvern Hill, the final battle of the Seven Days' Battles, fought on July 1, 1862, and ended in a Confederate defeat, but it did manage to stop Union general George B. McClellan.
  • antietam

    antietam

    The Battle of Antietam is ranked first for the most bloodiest battle of the Civil war. It was the Confederates first invasion on the north. The Confederates invaded Maryland on September 17, 1862. The Union fought back instantly and won the battle, pushing the Confederates back down south.
  • fredericksburg

    fredericksburg

    On january 1883, joseph hooker the president was told to take the place of burnside as the commander of the army of the potomac. The victory on the confederates side at fredericksburg gained the confederate morale after the unsuccessful campaign into maryland in the fall.
  • Battle of Stone’s River

    Battle of Stone’s River

    Stones River was one of the war's most violent battles, with around 23,000 total disasters. Rosecrans was victorious, and the battle gave the Union a good boost after their defeat at Fredericksburg, Virginia.
  • chancellorsville

    chancellorsville

    The battle of Chancellorsville was from April 30 to May 6, 1863. It was a important victory for General Robert E. and the confederacy when the civil war was taking place.
  • vicksburg

    vicksburg

    On May 18, 1863, Grant's army approached Vicksburg.Grant came in contact with the city, he forced the Confederates to leave before him. When he approached the city, he catched the railroad that was local and got a hold of his supply lines while leaving the city of Vicksburg.
  • gettysburg

    gettysburg

    Gettysburg is a small town where Abraham Lincoln was buried. The Gettysburg battle fought through July 1 to July 3, 1863. Confederate General Robert E tried to embarrass the europeans but failed.
  • Chickamauga

    Chickamauga

    Chickamauga was the western theater's largest Confederate victory. The Army of Tennessee's celebration at Chickamauga came at the end of a summer that had seen the Confederates suffer terrible losses at Gettysburg and Vicksburg.
  • Battle of Spotsylvania Court House

    Battle of Spotsylvania Court House

    The Union was fighting to keep the Confederate Army out of Virginia, and the Battle of Spotsylvania was a part of that effort. The Overland Campaign, which in the Siege of Petersburg and the Civil War's end, was the name of the movement.
  • Battle of Cold Harbor

    Battle of Cold Harbor

    The Battle of Cold Harbor, which took place between May 31 and June 12, 1864, was a horrible defeat for the Union Army during the American Civil War, which lasted from 1861 to 1865 and resulted in 18,000 casualties. General Ulysses S. Grant continued his determined march toward the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
  • appomattox

    appomattox

    Appomattox is a town in Virginia. The appomattox court house was a battle that was taken place on April 9, 1865. But the Battle of Appomattox Court House’s result, lasted only a few hours, and brought the four-year Civil War to an end. quitting the Army of Northern Virginia was the most celebrated Confederate army.
  • Lincoln assasination

    Lincoln assasination

    President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated just five days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army at Appomattox Court House, effectively ending the four-year Civil War.