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1861
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The War Starts
The Civil War started against the North and the South on April 13,1861. -
R.E. Lee Turns Down Union Command
Robert E. Lee, Virgina's most famous soldier, refused Lincoln's offer to be the general for the Union and has chosen to be loyal to his native Virgina. -
Confederate Victory
The Confederates and Union troops fought the Civil War's first major pitched battle and it produced a Rebel victory in the Battle of Bull Run only 30 miles away from Wahington. -
Income Tax
The first income tax in U.S. history leived in the North at this time. -
Wilson's Creek
Missouri was a factor in Wilson's Creek, the first major battle in the Western Theater produced with a Confederate victory. -
Who Do You Think Won the War for 1861?
I think the South won the war for 1861 becausse they seemed to get a great head start in the beginning of the war with a lot of victories. -
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The Second Year in the War
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Begining of 1862
The battle between ironclad ships, the Union's Monitor and the Confederate's Merrimac, ends in a draw. -
Shiloh
With early victories at Fort Henry and Fort Doneslson, Union General U.S. Grant continued his success at the Battle of Shiloh, in Central Tennessee. -
Capturing of New Orleans
Admiral Farragut captures New Orleans for the Union. The battle lasted 10 days at the mouth of the vital Mississippi River. -
The Seven Day Battle Is Over
McClellan loses the Seven Days Battle giving Lee an oppurtunity to gain momentum. Over the seven days, five battles were fought between McClellan's and Lee's troops ending with a Confederate victory. -
Confederacy Split
Mississippi fortress of Vicksberg falls to Grant splitting the Confederacy and showing how powerful the Union navy is. -
Second Bull Run Battle Victory
Led by Robert E. Lee and his second in command, Stonewall Jackson, the Confederate force overcame an early Union success to win over Federal troops led by General John Pope. The victory clears lee's way for an invasion of the North. -
Who Do You Think Won the War for 1862?
I think the North won 1862 because they seemed to start to come alive in the war winning major battles. -
Confederate Victory With a Loss
Lee wins Chancellorsville. But Lee's right hand General Stonewall Jackson was mistakenly shot by his own men. He died from pneumonia eight days later. -
Gettysburg
At Gettysburg, Union troops under General George Meade withstood fierce Rebel charges, especially one by 13,000 Confederates under General George Pickett on Cemetery Ridge. -
Confederacy Split
Mississippi fortress of Vicksberg falls to Grant splitting the Confederacy and showing how powerful the Unions navy is. -
Chickamauga Victory
After losing key battles at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, Confederates win at Chickamauga Creek gaining some ground for the South. -
Chattanooga Victory
The Union now has control of a key southern city, and from here can easily move into Georgia and Alabama, with the object of further splitting the Confederacy. -
Who Do You Think Won the War for 1863?
I think the North won 1863 because of the victories and now of have advantages of further splitting the Confederacy and of the South lossing their best general. -
Woods on Fire But Still a Confederate Victory
The battle of The Wilderness, in Spottsylvania, was a confusing and vicious with the woods catching fire, incinerating many wounded men. Lee beat the Federals again, but both sides suffered incredible losses. -
Farragut Captures Moblile Bay
The victory at Mobile Bay Admiral David Farragut displayed once more the Union's superiority at sea. With the port closed, the Union will now lay siege to the city of Mobile. -
Sherman Captures Atlanta
General William T. Sherman's Union troops occupied the key southern city of Atlanta, Georgia. -
Lincoln Re-elected
Abraham Lincoln has been re-elected president of the United States over Democrat rival George B. McClellan. -
The March to the Sea!
Sherman leaves Georgia as he tries to gain the port of Savannah by December. This is called the march to the sea. -
Who Do You Think Won the War This Year?
I think the North diserves the win for the capture of bays and splitting the confederacy. -
Petersburg Has Been Taken!
Union armies, under the leadership of Grant, have finally beaten Rebel forces under Lee and captured the region around Petersburg and Richmond, the Rebel capital. -
The Last Battle
Saylor's Creek was the war's last battle. On this Black Thursday, Lee continued to retreat west resulting that the war's end was near. -
Victory!
Lee surrenders to Grant at the Appomattox Court House! Terms of surrender included surrender of Confederate Army, turning over of Rebels arms and supplies, but they keep their horses. Lee didn't surrender his sword. -
The Death Of Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln was shot and killed as his attended a play at Ford's Theater in the Capital. -
Lincoln's Assassin Has Been Captured
John Wilkes Booth,the alleged assassin of Lincoln 12 days ago, was killed when Federal troops surrounded a barn on the Garret Farm in Virgina. Booth was killed when he rushed out of the burning barn. -
Who Do You Think Won the War for This Year?
I think the North won the war for this year because they won the overall war dispite Lincoln's death.
