The Civil War

By Givor

  • First Battle of Bull Run

  • Trent Affair

    British almost joined the war on the side of Confederacy.

  • Grant Captures Fort Henry

  • Grant Captured Fort Donelson

  • Confederate's ironclads sank two Northern wooden warships

    South's ironclad was called CSS Virginia

  • Valley Campaign Starts

  • Richomnd

    Beginning in April, McClellan starts his march to take Richmond pushing up the neck of land from Chesapeake Bay toward Richmond.

  • Battle of Shiloh

    Costly Union victory, politicians called for Grant's dismissal but Lincoln refused

  • New Orleans Captured by David Farragut (North)

  • Valley Campaign Ends

  • McClellan Fails to Take Richmond

    McClellan has to retreat because he has been outwitted by Lee.

  • Braxton Bragg Enters Kentucky

    Wanted to rally voulanteers to join the Confederates but had opposite effect and more people had joined the Union. Had to retreat soon.

  • Second Battle of Bull Run

  • Anietam

    24000 men had been killed or wounded. Bloodiest one day battle in American history.

  • Fredericksburg

    Sideburn loses 12k men and is replaced by Hooker

  • Emancipation Proclamation

  • Congress Officially gave the president the power that he had been exercising

    *Date: 1863 March

  • Hungry Women in Richmond Started a Riot

    Caused by lack of bread.

  • Battle of Chancellorsville Starts

  • Battle of Chancellorsville Ends

    Lee defeated Hooker with half amount of number of men, Hooker had 130k.

  • Congress admitted West Virginia To the Union

  • Gettysburg

    (Battle not adress)
    Pickett's Charge happened on July 3

  • Fall of Vicksburg

  • New York Draft Riot

  • Chickamauga

    Disastrous Union defeat

  • Battle of Chattanooga Begins

  • Battle of Chattanooga Ends

  • Election of 1864

  • Grant is Granted Command of All Union Forces

    *Date adjustment: 1864, March
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    Wilderness Campaign

    Battles of the:
    Wilderness (May 5-6)
    Spotylvania Court House (May 8-12)
    North Anna River (May 16-23)

  • Cold Harbor Begins

  • Cold Harbor Ends

  • Siege of Petersburg Begins

  • Battle of Atlanta

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    The March to the Sea

  • Siege of Petersburg Ends

  • Appomattox

  • Lincoln shot by John Wilkes Booth