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First Battle of Bull Run
30,000 Union troops commanded by General Irvin McDowell attacked a smaller Confederate force led by General P.G.T. Beauregard. -
The Virginia
The Virginia ironclad attacked Union ships on the Chesapeake Bay. The went on to attack the Monitor -
Battle of Shiloh
Generals Albert Sidney Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard led Confederate forces in a surprise attack. The battle lasted for two days, but losses were enormous. -
Capturing New Orleans
Union naval forces under David Farragut captured New Orleans -
Second Battle of Bull Run
The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, led by General Robert E. Lee, defeated the Union's Major General John Pope and his Army of Virginia. -
Battle of Antietam
Union and Confederates met at Antietam, Union won, Deadliest single day of fighting in the
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Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation -
The Battle of Fredericksburg
Robert E. Lee attacked Union forces marching to Richmond -
The Battle of Chancellorsville
Lee and his forces met Joseph Hooker and his forces here. -
Grant takes over
President Lincoln put General Grant in charge of all the Union armies -
Sherman's March to the Sea
Trail of destruction led by Sherman -
End of The Civil War
Richmond Falls
