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Battle of Fort Sumter
Started the American Cival War, seven southern states demanded that the army abandon its facilities. -
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Battle of Fort Sumter
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Battle of Fort Sumter
Started the American Cival War, seven southern states demanded that the army abandon its facilities. -
Monitor and Merrimack
Ironclad ships clash, makeing wooden ships obsolete. -
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Monitor and Merrimack
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Monitor and Merrimack
Ironclad ships clash, makeing wooden ships obsolete. -
Battle of Shiloh
Ulysses.S. Grant caught unprepared 13,000 US casualties and 10,000 CSA casualties. Lincoln is pressured to relive Grant of command he says "I cannot spare this man: he fights". -
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Battle at Shiloh
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Battle of Shiloh
Ulysses.S. Grant caught unprepared 13,000 US casualties and 10,000 CSA casualties. Lincoln is pressured to relive Grant of command he says "I cannot spare this man: he fights". -
First Battle of Chattanooga
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First Battle of Chattanooga
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First Battle of Chattanooga
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Seven Days Battle
Lee (using Johston's army) attacks MCcellen, driving MCcellen back toward Washington. -
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Seven Days Battle
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Seven Days Battle
Lee (using Johston's army) attacks MCcellen, driving MCcellen back toward Washington. -
Second bull run campaign
75,000 soldiers (USA) under John Pope devoted by Stonewall Jaksson and James Longstreet and there 55,000 Confedrates, Pope relive of command. -
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Second bull run campaign
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Second bull run campaign
75,000 soldiers (USA) under John Pope devoted by Stonewall Jaksson and James Longstreet and there 55,000 Confedrates, Pope relive of command. -
Battle of Antietam
Deadlist single day in American military history 26,000 men dead, wounded or missing by sundown, Union victory. Gunfire was so hevey evey corn stalk was cut to the ground "As closly as could have been done with a knife". -
Battle of Fredericksburg
Union defeated by Confederates. It is well that war is so terrible- we sould grow to fond of it --- Robert Evee. -
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Battle of Fredericksburg
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Battle of Fredericksburg
Union defeated by Confederates. It is well that war is so terrible- we sould grow to fond of it --- Robert Evee. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincon issued- freeing the slaves in all Confederate states. Lincon pushed for ex-slaves to join Union army. Burnside replaced as commander of the army by Joseph "fighting Joe" Hooker. Ulysses.S.Grant placed in charge of the army of the west, orederd to capture Vicksburg. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
Lee decisively defeats Hooker with only half of the number of troops (130 to 60). I just lost confidence in Joe Hooker- Genral Joe Hooker. -
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Battle of Chancellorsville
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Battle of Chancellorsville
Lee decisively defeats Hooker with only half of the number of troops (130 to 60). I just lost confidence in Joe Hooker- Genral Joe Hooker. -
Siege of Vicksburg
Grant caotures the city cutting Confederacy in half. Union now controls the Mississppi River. -
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Siege of Vicksburg
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Battle of Gettysburg
Three day battle results in a Union victory -
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Battle of Gettysburg
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Battle of Gettysburg
Three day battle results in a Union victory -
Siege of Vicksburg
Grant caotures the city cutting Confederacy in half. Union now controls the Mississppi River. -
Battle of Chickamauga
Decsive Confederate victory leaves Union troops trapped in Chattanooga under siege. -
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Battle of Chickamauga
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Battle of Chickamauga
Decsive Confederate victory leaves Union troops trapped in Chattanooga under siege. -
Battle of Cold Harbor
Grant assaults a hevily fortified Confedrate position they are surounded at all points. Many Union soliders predict the result. One dead solider from Massatuces wrote in his jornal, June 3 1964, Cold Harbor Virgina, i was killed. This was Grants "pickets conrel" movement he wrote in his memeries. -
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Battle of Cold Harbor
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Siege of Petersburg
Grants forces surround Lee at Petersburg. Union forces bombard the town for nine months using Mortars (huge cannons) that bombed 200 shells over 2 miles. By March Lee's only option is to attack Grant, he attacks the Union center four hours later, the attack is broken. A few day later, Grants forces break though Lee's lines. The CSA retrets, the Union captures the town and eventually the southern capital Richmond, VA -
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Siege of Petersburg
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Battle of Cold Harbor
Grant assaults a hevily fortified Confedrate position they are surounded at all points. Many Union soliders predict the result. One dead solider from Massatuces wrote in his jornal, June 3 1964, Cold Harbor Virgina, i was killed. This was Grants "pickets conrel" movement he wrote in his memeries. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman's forces battle John.B.Hood (CSA) at Alanta. Sherman captures Alanta in September. "Alanta is ours, and fairly won" Sherman telegraphs to Lincon. Shernan said "I can make Georgia howl". Sherman reaches Savanah Georgia, he left behind a 300 mile path of destructian, 60 miles wide, from Alanta to Savanah. He telographs Lincon ofering Savanah as a Christmas present. -
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Sherman's March to the Sea
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Battle of Nashville
Hoods Confedrate Division is crushed by Geroge.H.Thomas. Hoods armyof tennessee is no longer a capable fighting force. -
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Battle of Nashville
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Battle of Nashville
Hoods Confedrate Division is crushed by Geroge.H.Thomas. Hoods armyof tennessee is no longer a capable fighting force. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman's forces battle John.B.Hood (CSA) at Alanta. Sherman captures Alanta in September. "Alanta is ours, and fairly won" Sherman telegraphs to Lincon. Shernan said "I can make Georgia howl". Sherman reaches Savanah Georgia, he left behind a 300 mile path of destructian, 60 miles wide, from Alanta to Savanah. He telographs Lincon ofering Savanah as a Christmas present. -
Siege of Petersburg
Grants forces surround Lee at Petersburg. Union forces bombard the town for nine months using Mortars (huge cannons) that bombed 200 shells over 2 miles. By March Lee's only option is to attack Grant, he attacks the Union center four hours later, the attack is broken. A few day later, Grants forces break though Lee's lines. The CSA retrets, the Union captures the town and eventually the southern capital Richmond, VA -
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, VA. Grant alowes the Confedrate officers to keep thier sidearms and permits and the soliders ti keep thier horses and mules. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln goes and attends a play our American Cousin with his wife Mary. During the third act at 10:13pm, he is shot by John wilkesbooth. Lincoln died at 7:22 the next morning. -
States ratified 13th Amendment
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Teacher Comments (4/2/2012)
Other than missing the surrender of the remaining Confederate troops in 1865 (spring), you have a very nice timeline here, Heather. Well done!
