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The Battle of Fort Sumter
Confederate troops of the South Carolina Militia fired on fort Sumter which was a US military base in Charleston South Carolina nearly 34 hours later Union troops surrendered to the southern rebels thus officially starting The American Civil War -
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The American Civil War
The American Civil War was a war fought in the United States in 1861-1865 between the southern confederate states of America who were seeking their independence from the northern states the United States of America over the main conflict slavery as the southern sates relied on the labor to to farm goods such as cotton and to keep their economy growing the Northern states thought slavery was morally wrong so they wanted it outlawed in all states due to the south disagreeing they succeeded -
The First Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run is known as the first major battle of the Civil War the battle was fought in Prince William County, Virginia on July 21st 1861 This Battle resulted in a southern victory as the US army was poorly led resulting in an unorganized retreat from the Union this would lead to General Irvin McDowell having to be relieved of his duty and be replaced by General George B McClellan -
The Second Battle of Bull Run
The Second Battle of Bull Run was fought in Prince William County, Virginia on August 28th 1862 and just like the first ended in a confederate victory as the union was outmaneuvered by confederate General Robert E. Lee as fighting ceased on August 30th 1862 -
Abraham Lincoln Issues the Emancipation Proclamation
On January 1st 1863 president Abraham Lincoln Issued The Emancipation Proclamation as The Civil War Approached its 3rd year The Emancipation Proclamation Declared “that all persons held as slaves are, and henceforward shall be free” Giving a direct order to the south that slavery would not be tolerated in America and that the United States Military would fight for this freedom for people to have -
The Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville took place in Spotsylvania County, Virginia on April 30th 1863 and again General Robert E. Lee leader of the confederate army led his troops to a victory which was important because it enabled General Lee to outflank the US army and move north into Maryland and gain more terrain to invade Pennsylvania later on -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was a 3 day battle in Gettysburg Pennsylvania lasting from July 1st 1863 to July 3rd and was by far the bloodiest battle of the Civil War as the confederates made an advance to gain territory were repulsed by a union backlash and were forced into a retreat bringing General Lee’s Invasion of the North to an end this was very important to the union as the confederates lost many men in this retreat but in total around 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers from both sides were killed -
Abraham Lincoln Delivers the Gettysburg Address
President Abraham Lincoln gave a three minute speech addressing the tragic battle of Gettysburg by stating the meaning of the 50,000 young Americans who lost their lives in that battle and stated that America has to stand together as a country where all men are created equal -
Battle of the Wilderness
The Battle of the wilderness was fought on May 5th-May 7th in Northern Virginia 1864 marking the Beginning of United States General Ulysses S. Grant’s Virginia Overload campaign and started a union advancement toward the confederate capital Richmond, Virginia even though the result of the battle was inconclusive it marked a very important milestone for Gen. Grant and the US military -
Gen. Sherman Begins his March to the Sea
On the date November 15th 1864 Union General William T. Sherman Led his troops through the rebellious state of Georgia destroying raiding and pillaging anything in the militia movements path until they made it to Savannah, Georgia on December 21st 1864 this was one of the most important advancements of the war if not the most important one as the union gained a lot of confederate territory from this and destroyed major cities such as Atlanta by burning it to the ground -
The Battle of Appomattox Court House
On the morning of April 9th 1865 one of the last battles was fought in the Civil War in Appomattox County, Virginia Where the Confederates a General Robert E. Lee formally Surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant and the United States of America officially bringing the 4 year war to an end