Civil war soldiers

The Battles in the U.S. Civil War

By nmaniar
  • Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter
    Major Robert Anderson led the army from the Union side and General PGT Beauregard led the army from the Confederacy. The south won the battle. This battle was important because it was one of the sparks that started the Civil War.
  • Battle of Bull Run

    Battle of Bull Run
    On the north General Mcdowel led the army while in the South General Beaugard and Jackson. The Confederated won this war. This was the 1st battle that changed the view of the war.
  • The Battle of Shiloh

    The Battle of Shiloh
    Leading the war from the North was Generals Grant and William Tukemsa and leading the Confederated was General Beaugard. The Union won this war. This war was important because it was a strategic win by Union. It was strategic because Union got enforcements faster using the Mississippi River
  • Fall of New Orleans

    Fall of New Orleans
    The person who led the Union army was Captain Fragrrat. The Union won this battle. This battle was important because of this battle Union won some territories.
  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam
    The leader who led the Union army was General McClellan and the leader who led the Confederate’s army was General Lee. This battle was on of the battle that nether side won. This battle was important because it prevented Lee from moving the war into Northern land and it creates the Emancipation Proclamation.
  • Battle of Frederiickburg

    Battle of Frederiickburg
    General Ambrose Burnside led the Union army while General Lee led the Confederate aemy . The Confederacy won and this battle was important because the South won again.
  • Battle of Chancellorsville

    Battle of Chancellorsville
    The leader for the North was General Joseph Hooker while the leader for theSouth was General Lee and General Jackson. Again the South won. This battle was important because it ruined the plans for the North to attack Richmond.
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg
    General Meade led the Union army while General Lee and General Picket led the Confederates army. Union won this battle and this battle was important because it ended Confederate hope of help from Britain and France and also it was the turning point in the war.
  • Siege of Vicksburg

    Siege of Vicksburg
    General Ulysses S. Grant led the siege. In the South everyone fought because this was not a battle it was just a siege. The Union won and this was important because the South was now spilt in half.
  • The Willderness

    The Willderness
    General Grant led the Union army while General Lee ed the Confederates army. This battle Union won.This battle was important because it allowe Union to go further toward Richmond.
  • Farragut at Mobile Bay

    Farragut at Mobile Bay
    Farragut, a Union captain, led 18 ships to Mobile Bay. The Union won and this battle was important because Union took the last Southern port east of the Mississippi.
  • Sheman March to the Sea

    Sheman March to the Sea
    Sherman, General from the North, led the march a lot of places in theSouth. The Union won. This march was impotant because it broke the moral ofthe South
  • Fall of Richmond

    Fall of Richmond
    General Grant led the battle from the side of Union while Lee led the battle from the South side. The Union won and the Importance was that the Union won the Civil War.