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Union Naval Blockade
The Union Naval Blockade was a naval strategy used by the United States during this time. It prevented trading goods with the Confederacy and other nations. This was significant because it showed how serious they were in what they were doing. -
Fort Sumter
President Abraham announced his plans to resupply the fort, but the South attacked the fort from all sides. They surrendered on April 13, 1861. This was a significant event because it was the one that started everything. -
First Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run was to stop the Union army advance on the Confederate capital by guarding the railroad at Manassas. This was significant because it was the first major land battle as well as shocking for the North because they now knew that the war wouldn't be as easilyt won as they'd hoped. -
Trent Affair
During the Trent Affair, the U.S Army captured two Confederate envoys while onboard the British mail ship "Trent". The British government started protesting intensely. This was a significant event because it almost started a separate war with Great Britain. -
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was a major early battle during the Civil War. It began because the Confederate Army launched a attack on Union forces. The Confederates were unable to keep fighting and fell back. This event was significant because it allowed Ulysses S Grant to have a massive operation in the Mississippi Valley later in the year. -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam began because Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia against Union General George McClellan’s Army of the Potomac and this battle was the turnout of Lee wanting to invade the North. This battle was significant because there were so many new things (Emancipation Proclamation) coming to the surface as this battle was going on. -
Issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in the middle of the Civil War. Lincoln said that if the rebels did not stop fighting and rejoin the Union before
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Battle of Fredericksburg
In the Battle of Fredericksburg, the Union got attacked by the Confederates as the Union was building pontoon bridges. The Union retreat because they were being horribly defeated. This was an important event because it was a low point of the war for the Union. -
Vicksburg Campaign
During the Vicksburg Campaign there were series of battles that was directed against Vicksburg. It consisted of operations, troop maneuvers and failed initiatives throughout the whole time. It was a significant event because it was a major turning point in the Civil War because the Confederacy had been split in half. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville happens because General Joseph Hooker led Army of the Potomac into Virginia to get to Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. This was an important event because it has become the bloodiest battle in American history. -
Battle of Gettysburg
During the Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the Civil War because Lee planned to invade the North and try to force the end of the war. This was important because it was the main turning point of the war. -
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address was a speech that Abraham Lincoln gave at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg. This was important because he showed the principles of human equality. -
Overland Campaign
The Overland Campaign was a series of battles throughout Virginia by Ulysses S. Grant to destroy Lee's army of North Virginia and to take the Confederate capital of Richmond. This was important because the Overland Campaign was a unique campaign what was designed to destroy the Army of North Virginia, unlike other campaigns that were designed to capture Richmond. -
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Sherman’s March to the Sea was a military campaign through Georgia to frighten Georgia's civilian population into abandoning the Confederate. It was directed by William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union Army. Sherman's soldiers didn't destroy any towns, they did steal food and livestock and burned the barns and houses of those who fought back. This was important because it broke the back of the Confederacy and it help to lead to the surrendering of the Confederacy. -
Appomattox Campaign
The Appomattox Campaign was a series of battles that were fought and they ended with the surrendering of General Robert E. Lee's Army of North Virginia to the forces of the Union Army. The was an important event because it marked the effective end of the war. -
Lee’s Surrender at Appomattox
Lee’s Surrender at Appomattox was the end of the Civil War for General Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of North Virginia. This was the most important event during the Civil War because it brought it to a- somewhat -end.