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timespan for the civil war
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location: South Carolina
length: 4 years
who won: Abraham Lincoln
significance: Took his spot as 16th president of the US. His election was looked upon as the beginning of events that led up to the civil war. Idea to carry all the free states, not the slave states. -
location:fort sumter
length:prolong
significance:during the civil war the north tried to destroy the southern way of life and it had to be rebooted -
locaiton:Charleston, South Carolina
length:a day
who won: confederates
significance: where civil war essentially started, place to keep troops in the fort, supply storage -
locaiton:manassas, virginia
length:most of the day
who won:
significance: signaled an end to the innocence that both sides had to the war, bloodiest battle and second largest battle ,rejoice over triumph -
location: Stewart and Henry County, Tennessee
length: about 6 days (feb 6-12)
significance:successful defense for Americans, peace treaty with britian to stop killing of any people -
location:
length: 5 days
who won: confederate surrender
significance:cut off large #s of the confederate forces, Union was sentimently trying to come towards confederacy from slave states -
location:western theater
length:from April 6, 1862 to April 7, 1862
who won: the Union
significance:moved the union closer to its "western goal"which was to gain control of the mississippi river.
the battle of shiloh was one of the deadliest battles in american history -
location:maryland
length: a couple days
who won:the union
significance:the battle forced the confederate army to retreat back across the pontiac river, issued the emancipation proclamation -
location: fredricksburg, virginia
length: four days (dec. 11-15)
who won: no great victory for either side
significance:burside's attempt to move south for attack that had failed -
location:washington dc
length: prolong
significance: war measure, led to helping free some slaves. Proclaimed the freedom of slaves in 10 states -
location:Chancellorsville, Virginia
length: a week
who won:confederates
significance: This battle was Lee's greatest victory or at least seen as his greatest victory. Although this battle was seen as one of the Souths greatest losses. -
location:Mississippi
length: about 6 weeks (may 18 to july 4)
who won: The union
significance: There was control over the Mississippi River put in play. This put an effect on trading and transporting goods. -
location: Virginia to Pennsylvania
length:2 days (1st through 3rd)
who won: the union
significance: Gettysburg was the turning point of the civil war. This battle was the costliest battle around the time of The Civil war. -
location:Morris Island
length: fought on july 11th and july 18th
who won:union by siege
significance: fourth time during the war that black troops had a combat role. remembered by blacks fighting as hard as possible to end slavery. -
location:Chickamauga, Georgia
length: sep. 19th to sep 20th
who won:confederates
significance: Confederates won but did not push their limits or exceed advantages. Reinforcements. -
location:Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
length:one day
significance: turning point of the civil war, equal justice for all. This was a way of telling public about the civil war, -
location:Tennessee
length:2 days (nov 23- nov 25)
who won:confederates
significance: Fought for control over Chattanooga. Gave people the ability to move south. -
location: universal
length:4 years
significance:won the republican nomination for precidency and was believed to make a change -
location:northern virginia
length: one day
significance:robert e lee surrendered the confederate army, stripped food and supplies -
location:washington dc
length:one day
significance:this was the first assassination of a U.S president and it showed his protection of his job and commitment