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Fort Sumter
Sparked the start of the civil war. There were no casualties, but the Union eventually surrendered the fort -
First Battle of Bull Run
The Union general was Irvin McDowell. The South was led by PT Beauregard and "Stonewall" Jackson. It was the first major battle in the civil war. It led Northerners to believe that the war would take longer. The confederacy won, which made them think the war would be short. -
Battle of Shiloh
The Union was led by Ulysses S. Grant and William "Tecumseh" Sherman. The Confederacy was led by General PT Beauregard. The Union won this battle, which helped them to take control of the Mississippi river. -
Fall of New Orleans
The Union genral was David Farragut. This battle was won by the Union, which allowed them to take complete control of the Mississippi River. -
Battle of Antietam
General McLellan led the Union against the Confederate forces, led by General Lee. Neither side won this battle, but it was important because it showed that Lee could not take the war into the North, and it caused the Emancipation Proclomation. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
The Union general was Ambrose Burnside, who fought against the South's General Lee. The battle was won by the South, and many people started to doubt whether the North could win the war. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
The Union was led by Genral Hooker against the South's General Lee and General Jackson. The South won, so this battle ruined the Union's plan of attacking richmond. -
Battle of Gettysburg
This battle was fought between General Meade for the union and generals Lee and Pickett for the South. The North won this battle ,which swung the war into their favor. It also ended the Confederate's hope of getting help from Britain or France. -
The Vicksburg Siege
The Union general for this battle was Ulysses S. Grant. After the North won this battle, the South was split in half and lost control of the Mississippi. This was a major turning point in the war. -
Wilderness Campaign
This battle took place in the forest between Washington D.C. and Richmond. They were the six bloodiest weeks of the war, and both sides had many casualties because of battle or the terrible conditions.However, it led to Grant getting closer to Richmond. -
The Petersburg Siege
General Ulysses S. Grant led the siege on Petersburg in order to cut off Richmond. Trains brought the Northerners supplie, but the South couldn't get any. However, they held out for nine months. -
Farragut at Mobile Bay
Davide Farragut led an attack of 18 ships into Mobile Bay, Alabama.This Northern victory meant that they had taken the last Southern port east of the Mississippi. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
General Sherman wanted to break the morale of the South, so he and his men destroyed everything in their path and freed thousands of slaves. They destroyed farms, railroad tracks, buildings, and burned cities. -
Fall of Richmond
When Jefferson davis leraned that Lee had retreated from Petersburg, he set fire to Richmond and fled the city. After the fall of Richmond, Lee and Davis retreated and the North won the war.
