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Secession of Virginia
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Fort Sumter
The south invaded Ft. Sumter and the north surrendered, there was not any causalities for the south, the north lost one person -
Battle at Bull Run
north: 480 killing, 1000 wounded
south:387 killed, 1,582 wounded
The Confederate Wins -
Battle at Shiloh Page
south:1,728 killed, 8,012 wounded
north:1,754 killed, 8,408 wounded
the union was attempting to conquer a vital rail road, Union Victory -
Battle at Richmond
south: 206 killed, 844 wounded
north: 78 killed, 372 wounded -
Battle at Antietam
bloodiest day, 12 hour blood bath
north: 2,100 killed, 9,550 wounded
south: 1,550 killed, 7,750 wounded
Union Victory -
Emancipation Proclamation
freed slaves in rebellious states, was given by Abraham Lincoln -
Battle of Gettysburg
north: 3,155 dead, 14,529 wounded
south: 3,903 dead, 18,735 injured
Union loss, most casualties from the war -
Gettysburg Address
dedicated the battle field, four and half months after the battle, given by Abraham Lincoln -
Medicine of the War
Sulfa had a central role in preventing wound infections during the war. The two most common types of anesthesia were chloroform and ether. the most surgeries preformed were amputations. -
Surrender at Appomattox
north: 152
south: 500
Lee's army was trapped, and Lee surrendered -
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth shoot Abraham Lincoln in the head, Abraham died the next morning -
New Technology/ Weapons
