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Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter
The 3-day battle was the first battle of the Civil War. The fighting took place from April 12-14, 1861. It was a Confederate victory, but there were no casualities. Major Anderson led the Union, and Brigader Beauregard led the Confederates. The battle took place at Fort Sumter, South Carolina. -
1st Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Bull RunThe 1-day battle took place in Manassas, Virginia along Bull Run Creek. The battle resulted in a Confederate victory and 3,000 Union casualities. The Union forces were led by General McDowell, and the Confederate forces were led by General Johnston and General Beauregard. This was the first land battle of the Civil War, and it started to strike home to both sides that they were now in a war. -
Battle of Hampton Roads
Battle of Hampton RdsThis 2-day battle lasted from March 8-9, 1862. The battle took place in Hampton Roads, Virginia and had the first engagement of ironclads in history. The results of the battle were inconclusive. The Union troops were led by Lieutenant Worden, and the Confederates were led by Captain Buchanan -
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of ShilohThe 2-day battle took place from April 6-7, 1862. It happened in Shiloh, Tennessee at Pittsburg Landing. General Johnston's Confederate troops attacked General Grant's Union army at Pittsburg Landing. The Union won the battle, but they lost more soldiers in it. -
2nd Battle of Bull Run
2nd Battle of Bull RunThe 2-day Battle of Bull Run lasted from August 29-30, 1862. It was also fought, like the 1st Battle of Bull Run, at Manassas, Virginia on Bull Run River. The Union forces were led by General Pope, and the Confederate army was led by General Lee. The Confederates won the battle with 13,830 of the 22,000 casualities being Union troops. This was the most important Confederate win of the Northern Virginia campaign. -
Battle of Antietam
Battle of AntietamThe Battle of Antietam lasted from September 16-18, 1862, resulting in a military draw, but the Union having a strategic advantage. The battle was located in Sharpsburg, Maryland by Antietam Creek. The battle between Lee's and McClellan's forces resulted in the "bloodiest day in American history." The 3-day battle resulted in 23,100 casualities. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of FredericksburgThe 5-day battle lasted from December 11-15. The Union was led by General Burnside, while the the Confederates were led by General Lee. The battle took place in the town of Fredericksburg, Virginia, and was won by the Confederates. Of the 18,000 casualities, 13,400 of them were Union soldiers. -
Emancipation Proclamation
emancipation proclamationOn New Year's 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which was supposed to free the slaves in the South. It was used as a strategic military move because slaves would go to the North once they were free. By the end of the Civil War, about 200,000 had gone to fight for the Union. The five-page document is one of the most important documents in American history. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of ChancellorsvilleThe battle took place in Chancellorsville, Virginia from April 30-May 6, 1863. The Union forces were led by General Hooker, and the Confederate troops were led by General Lee. This battle took Stonewall Jackson's life, which hurt the Confederates. Jackson was one of the greatest strategic minds the Confederates ever had. Even with the loss of General Jackson, the Confederates won the battle with 14,000 of the 24,000 casualities being Union soldiers. -
Siege of Vicksburg
Siege of VicksburgThe Siege of Vicksburg lasted from May 18-July 4, 1863. The siege was designed for the Union to take the Mississippi River. Union General Ulysses S. Grant led his troops in and trapped General Pemberton's army. Only July 4, Pemberton surrendered which gave the Union control of the Mississippi River. This was considered one of the greatest campaigns of the war. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of GettysburgThe 3-day battle took place from July 1-3, 1863. The Union troops were led by General Meade, and the Confederates were led by General Lee. The Union army took home the victory at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, with 28,000 of the 51,000 casualities being Confederate. This battle was important because General Lee never tried to invade the Union again. -
Siege of Atlanta
Siege of AtlantaThe 4-month siege lasted from May 5-August 31, 1864. The Union's 100,000 troops were lead by William T. Sherman down from Chatanooga, TN. The Confederate forces were lead by General George Johnston. The Union drive against the Confederate armies were planned to end the Civil War. Johnston had a great retreat and then in July, General Hood relieve him of his duties. The siege ended on August 31. -
Surrender at Appomottox Courthouse
SurrenderOn April 7th, 1865, the Civil War ended. The Confederate army surrendered to the Union army. The Army of Northern Virginia led by General Lee surrendered to the Army of the Potomac led by General Ulysses S. Grant, the mastermind behind the Siege of Vicksburg -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln's AssassinationOn April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was at a play with his wife, an officer, and the officer's fiancee. Shortly after the play started, John Wilkes Booth stepped into the presidential box with a pistol. Booth fired the pistol and shot President Lincoln. He was barely breathing and paralyzed from the bullet, and nine hours later he died. -
Ratification of the 13th Amendment
13th RatificationThe 13th Amendment to the US Constitution passed the Senate in April 1864 and the House in early 1865. After that, Lincoln passed the amendment onto the state legislatures. On December 6, 1865, the necessary number of states ratified the amendment. This was the first of a trio of amendments from the Civil War: the 13th, 14th, and 15th. The amendment was the one to formally abolish slavery.
