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Uncle tom saves a girl name Eva and become friends after her father buys tom. Evas healthy is frail and she starts to die. On her deathbed she asks her father if he could free all the slaves. Her father plans to do so but he dies. Simon Legree wipes tom to death after he refuses to say the whereabouts of certain runaway slaves.
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In April 12-13 1861 fort sumter was attacked by P.G.T Beauregard’s Confederate troops including a 34 hour artillery fire that started the Civil war. The Union surrendered to P.G.T Beauregard’s Confederate troops.
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July 21, 1861 In Northern Virginia near a small stream 2 inexperienced confederate and Union army´s fought. The confederates had won the battle with one Calvary pushing the Union back. This was there first major win in the civil war.
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On march 8, 1862 the ironclad shipped named the Merrimack sunk two Wooden Union ships and damaging another. The ironclad Merrimack headed to Norfolk for the night. When the Merrimack returned the next day the ironclad ship Monitor fought, but they couldn't sink each other and eventually left.
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The battle of Shiloh lasted from April 6 to April 7th of 1862 and was a major engagement of the civil war. The confederate army surprised attacked the Union under General Ulysses S. Grant in Tennessee. The Confederates were unable to hold their ground and pushed back as the Union pushed forward and winning the battle of Shiloh.
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On August 29-30, 1862 Another battle at ball run broke out and the Confederacy won leaving Maryland open to attack. Battles in the south were named depending on how close the fight was near a town or river. Useally battle in the north were named by there physical description where it was fought.
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September 17, 1862 the Confederate army in North Virginia first push into the north ended at the battle of Antietam. Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia push up to Maryland and battle with George Washington's army. The Union had won the fight against General Robert E. Lee’s army. Marking the bloodiest battle in American history
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The battle of Fredericksburg lasted from December 11 to the 15, 1862 marking a crushing defeat for the Union. There push forward into Fredericksburg held by General Robert E. Lee’s North Virginia's army pushed the union back killing almost 13,000 Union soldiers.
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April 27, 1863 Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker pushed up to Fredericksburg hoping to break Robert E Lee. The Union was successful and pushed into Chancellorsville. The confederates had stopped the Union from pushing them back more.
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On July 1st to the 3rd of July,1863 is one of the most important battles fought in the Civil War. General Lee’s army went through north Virginia to Pennsylvania and fought with the Union Army of Potomac. On July 3rd Lee ordered an attack for his 15000 troops to assault the enemy which was successful but eventually failed. The Union had won the battle stopped Lee’s invasion up north.
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The 47 day siege of Vicksburg ended as Pemberton’s army Defeated by Union victory on July 4th, 1863. The Union fought for control for port Hudson and the entire Mississippi river. Winning this was marked a turning point in the Unions favor.
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Union forces battle and capture fort fisher making the northern blockade stronger and stronger. Food and supplies shortages happen has no food can go down south.
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During the Civil War farms and building were burned down and destroyed. The purpose for it was so the South can reconnect with the north. Federal troops were released all over the south so they followed the laws and made sure another uprising would happen
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On April 9th Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon's corps attacked cavalry under Maj. Gen. Phil Sheridan, but they were supported by 2 other Union army corps. They were unable to get to Lee forcing Lee’s surrender. Lee’s army was disbanded ending the war in North Carolina which triggered Civil War.
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On April 14, 1865 at the Fords theater John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln in the head. He later died the next morning. John Wilkes booth was the first person to ever kill an american president.
