The wars that unified america

First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas)

Jul 21, 1861

This gruesome battle was the first important battle of the united states. This took place in Prince William County, Virginia. The confederates won this battle.

The battle of Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

The battle of shiloh was an early battle in southwest tennessee. Surprisingly it only lasted a day. And the great union won the battle over Shiloh

The battle over Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

This battle was extremely gruesome due to the unorganization of both sides of the war. The war was very short, only lasted about 12 hours. And the strong union won again.

The battle of Vicksburg

May 18, 1863

The battle of Vicksburg also known as the siege of Vicksburg was a battle that lasted more than 2 months! The south won the battle but there are still lots more battles

The notorious battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

The reason the battle was so well known was because of its notoriety of being the bloodiest battle in the civil war. It lasted about 3 whole days, luckily the south was defeated.