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Ft. Sumter
The Confederates are the first ones to fire in Fort Sumter. The Confederates were demanding the Union to surrender or face an attack. Lincoln would abandon Fort Sumter but he would enforce it. Virginia ends up succeeding. The north side had lost one soldier and one was wounded. The south faced no deaths. -
Battle at Bull Run
The battle was near Manassa Virginia. It was the first major battle of the civil war, and a confederate victory. The North had 3,000 casualties and the South had 1,750 casualties. -
Battle at Shiloh
Grant wanted to obtain Corinth, that if was obtained the Union would control the region. This was a Union victory and this helped prevent the south obtaining supplies. This was one the bloodiest battles of the war. The union had more than 13,000 casualties and the Confederates had more than 10,000 casualties. -
Battle of Richmond
Confederates victory. This was the political home of the confederates. The union had been defending the town of Richmond, Virginia. The union had 206 casualties, the confederates had 78 casualties.