Allison and Michaela Civil War Timeline

Fort Sumter

Apr 14, 1861

April 12, 1861 – April 14, 1861. This attack was in Charleston County, South Carolina. It was a Confederate victory considering they attacked the Union fort. This started the American Civil War.

First Bull Run

Jul 21, 1861

First Bull Run was a one day battle that was on July 21, 1861. It was in Manassas, Virginia. It was also a Confederate win. Both sides planned on attack the others left flank, the South was first to find out the North was doing this which lead them to victory.

Hampton Roads

Mar 9, 1862

March 8, 1862 - March 9, 1862. The battle was off Swells Point in Virginia. It was unsure has to who won this battle. Although there were only 7 deaths for the confederacy and 261 deaths for the Union.

Shiloh

Apr 7, 1862

April 6, 1862-April 7, 1862. This battle was located in Hardin County, Tenneessee. It was a Union Win. The North lost 1,754 soldiers while the South lost 1,728 members of the war.

Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

The battle was only on September 17, 1862 near Sharpsburg, Maryland. It was a deadlock for both sides. The signifigance of it was that Abraham Lincoln got to do his Emancipation Proclomation due to this battle.

Fredericksburg

Dec 15, 1862

December 11th-December 15th 1862. This battle was located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It was a Confederate win. The Union suffered 12,653 casualties while the south had 5,377.

Chancellorsville

May 6, 1863

April 30,1863- May 6, 1863. The Battle at Chancellorsville took place in Chancellorsville, VA. It was a win for the Confederates. It was considered General Lee's greatest vicotry after the tragic loss of Stonewall Jackson.

Gettysburg

Jul 3, 1863

July 1, 1863-July 3, 1863. The battle took place in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. General Lee sent out his troops to fight against the Confederates.The battle was won by the Union. The political outcome was that the Union had 23,000 casualties while the Confederacy had a shocking number of 28,000.

Vicksburg

Jul 4, 1863

May 18, 1863- July 4, 1863. The Battle at Vicksburg took place in Warrne County, Mississippi. This was another win for the Union. The Union had more casualties then the Confederates with 10,142 while the Confedreates had 9,091.

Chickamauga

Sep 20, 1863

September 19, 1863-September 20, 1863. It was located in Catoosa County and Walker County, Georgia. It was big win for the Confederacy. The North had 16,170 casualties and the South had even more with 18,454.

Wilderness

May 7, 1864

May 5, 1864-May 7, 1864. This battle was fought in Spotsylvania County and Orange County, Virginia. This was also an inconclusive win for either side. 2,246 soliders died for the Union and only 1,495 died for the Confedratcy.

Spotsylvania

May 21, 1864

May 8, 1863-May 21, 1863. The battle took place in Spotsylvania, Virginia. There was no actual winner, it was a deadlock battle. The Union had 18,399 people lost or wounded while the Confederacy had only 13,421.

Shermans March

Dec 22, 1864

November 12, 1864 - December 22, 1864. the Sherman March was from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. The Uninon ended up winning this battle. there were about 3,100 deaths.

Petersburg

Mar 25, 1865

June 9, 1864-March 25, 1865. The siege at Petersbug took place in Petersburg, Virginia. It was a big Union victory. With the North having a large number of 11,386 casualties it was shocking they would win considering the South only had about 4,000 casualties.

Lincoln's Assination

Apr 15, 1865

Abraham Lincoln was assinated by John Wilkes Booth on Apri 14th at a theater. He then died the following day with his family all around him. It was a hard loss after the war.