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trigger of war
Fort Sumter (north) located just off the Charleston harbor (south), was sent supply ships by President lincoln. The south thought the ships were full of weapons so they attacked the fort and the ships. -
The Battle of Camp Allegheny, Allegheny Mountain
Confederate troops under command of Col Edward Johnson defended allegheny mountain from union troops led by gen Robert Milroy. The confederate troops fought out the attacking union troops and then later were supplied with more soldiers. -
The Battle of Yorktown
Marching back from Fort Monroe a union army led by Maj. Gen. George B. bumped into a confederate army led by Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder. The Confederate army fled to their base higher in the mountain and were brought reinforcements, while that was happening the union army constructed siege weapons and launched an attack. After that attack failed by the time McClellan got authorized to attack again the confederate army had fled away. -
battle of Gaines' Mill Hanover County
Union troops fought back multiple waves of confederate soldiers sent by the Confederate general Robert E Lee. Although they did have to retreat the union troops inflicted the most casualties in the war at that time. -
grant given control of all union troops and promoted to lt gen
While grant is getting ready for his attack on Richmond lincoln's cabinet complains about grant being a drunk, so lincoln makes grant lt gen and in charge of troops to show his support. -
proclamation that ended war
Andrew johnson signed proclamation officially ending civil war.
