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The Beggining
Who: The Union and Confederate Armies
What:Confedertae guns opened fire on Fort Sumpter on the Morning of April 12,1861
Where:Fort Sumpter guarded the Charleston, South Carolina,harbor
When:April 12-14,1861
Why:The confederate wanted to gain control of Fort Sumpter guarded the Charleston, South Carolina,harbor
Why important:This event is important because, it is how the civil war started
The Battle at Fort Sumpter lasted for Thirty-Three hours -
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The Civil War
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First Battle of Bull Run
Who:The Confederate and Union armies
What:It had over 5,000 casulties
Where:Fairfax County and Prince William County, Virginia
When:On the morning of July 21
Why:It was over land
Why important:Its the first major land battle in the Civil War
The Battle of Bull Run ended with the Confederates victory -
Seven Days Battles
Who:The Union and Confederate armies
What:This battle was comprised of almost 200,000 men
Where:Hanover County and Henrico County, Virginia
When:It began on June 25, 1862
Why:To push back forces
Why important: It marked Jefferson Davis' removal of the wounded General Joe Johnson and the appointment of General Robert E. Lee as commander of the newly named Army of Northern Virginian
This was a series of six major battles -
Battle of Antietam
Who:George McClellan & Robert E. Lee's forces
What:George McClellan, mounted a series of powerful assaults against Robert E. Lee’s forces near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862
Where:WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND
When:September 16 - 18, 1862
Why:This battle was followed after the Battle of Bull Run
Why important:This battle was the bloodiest single day battle in American history
This Battle ended in the Union's victory -
Emancipation Proclamation
Who:Lincoln
What:Lincoln issued the Proclamation to free the slaves
Where:In Beaufort, SC
When:It was issued January 1, 1863
Why:For the abolition of slavery everywhere in the U.S
Why important:Thjis order proclaimed all slaves in Confederate territory to be forever free
This order freed 50,000 slaves -
Battle of Gettysburg
Who:The Union and Confederate armies
What:This battle lasted for three days
Where:Virgina
When:Fought from July 1–3, 1863,
Why:Lee wanted to engage the Union army and destroy it
Why important:This battle had the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War
This battle ended in the Union's victory -
Gettysburg Address
Who:President Lincoln
What:Lincoln talked about human equality
Where:Lincoln gave the speech at the Gettysburg Battlefield
When:the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863
Why:The speech was delievered because of how many lives were lost in the war
Why important:It was a memorial speeh delivered by President Lincoln
This speech was known as one of the best known speeches in American History
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Battle of Appomattox
Who:The Union and Confederate Armies
What:This was the last major battle in the Civil War
Where:Appomattox Court House, Virginia
When:Dawn on April 9
Why:This battle was were the conderate army started to fall apart
Why importantIt was the final engagementnof confederate states before they surrendered to the Union army
The result is eith the Union's victory -
Lincoln's Assassination
Who:Lincoln
What:Lincoln got shot by John Wilkes Booth
Where:Washington, D.C.
When:Took place on Good Friday
Why:Joh was a Conffederate and didn't like President Lincoln's decisions during the Civil War
Why important:This is important because this was a consequence form the war
This event devastated the nation -
Final Surrenders among Remaining Confederate troops
Who:The union and Confederate armies
What:This was the final surrenders of the Civil War
Where:In many different states and towns
When:Between April and the end of May
Why:It was the remaing soldiers being defeted
Why important:This marked the end of the Civil War
The remaining troops were defeted
