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The war began when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina on April 12, 1861.
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In 1861, West Virginia was born. Later that year, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri didn't join the confederacy due to slaves. Confederate troops stationed at Manassas Junction, Virginia. Mcdowell attacked on July 21, 1861. Later, he was replaced
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On March 9, in the first naval engagement between ironclad ships, the Monitor fought the Virginia to a draw, but not before the Virginia had sunk two wooden Union warships off Norfolk, Virginia.
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On April 6, Confederate forces attacked Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant at Shiloh, Tennessee. By the end of the day, the federal troops were almost defeated. Yet, during the night, reinforcements arrived, and by the next morning the Union commanded the field
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Between June 26 and July 2, Union and Confederate forces fought a series of battles: Mechanicsville (June 26-27), Gaines’s Mill (June 27), Savage’s Station (June 29), Frayser’s Farm (June 30), and Malvern Hill (July 1). On July 2, the Confederates withdrew to Richmond, ending the Peninsular Campaign.
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In an effort to placate the slave-holding border states, Lincoln resisted the demands of radical Republicans for complete abolition
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On April 27, Union General Hooker crossed the Rappahannock River to attack General Lee’s forces. Lee split his army, attacking a surprised Union army in three places and almost completely defeating them.
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Confederate General Lee decided to take the war to the enemy. On June 13, he defeated Union forces at Winchester, Virginia, and continued north to Pennsylvania
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On July 1, a chance encounter between Union and Confederate forces began the Battle of Gettysburg.
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On November 23-25, Union forces pushed Confederate troops away from Chattanooga. The victory set the stage for General Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign.
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The Republican party nominated President Abraham Lincoln as its presidential candidate, and Andrew Johnson for vice-president.
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Remaining Confederate troops were defeated between the end of April and the end of May. Jefferson Davis was captured in Georgia on May 10.
