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Spark of the civil war. General for the Confederates- Pierre G. T. Beauregard; General for the Union- Robert Anderson. After more than 30 hours Anderson lowered the flag.
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Virginia passed the ordinace of secession. the Confederate Congress then moved to Richmond, Virginia as its new capital.
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First land ingagment. Victory for the Confederates.
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Hampton Roads Virginia. First ironclad fight. Came to a draw.
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Ulysses Grant vs. Albert Johnston. The site of a log church in the center of the Union camp in Tennesse. Confederate win.
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Johnston struck McClellan's forces along the Chickahominy River. Confederate Win.
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Manassas Junction. Confederate Win. Pope vs Jackson
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"Sharpsburg" The bloodiest single day in American history. Turning point in the war. Maryland
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Virginia. Burnside vs. Lee. Confederate Win.
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freed all slaves in the Confederate states.
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Last major victory for Lee. Union--> Hooker. Death of Stonewall Jackson.
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Offensive by the Confederates. Union Win.
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Western, Mississippi. Falls to Grant; Union Win. gained control of Mississippi River.
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Union Win. Control of railroads. Opened up for Sherman.
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Johnstons final attack on Shermans army and his last major battle.
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Union Win. In the wilderness. Grant vs Lee.
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Grant vs. Lee. ten miles from Richmond. Grant got the nickname " the butcher."
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union win.
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West of Appalachians. Union Win.
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Lee Surrendurs to Grant. marked the end of the civil war.
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General johnston surrenered to general Sherman.
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Removed any lingering doubts about the legality of emancipation.