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Battle of Vicksburg
Battle of Vicksburg
The Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi, was the
climax of a two year effort by Union
armies and navies to wrest control of the
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Shots Fired on Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter
On April 12, 1861, the Confederacy opened fire on the Union at Fort Sumter. The firing continued all day, until the Union surrendered and led to War .This marked the begining of the Civil War. -
Fort Sumter
Fort SumterIn the weeks following, other Confederate forces surrendered. Just over four years after the bombardment of Fort Sumter that triggered the fighting. The bloody fighting that began in the corn fields of Manassas, Virginia in July 1861 finally came to a close. -
Emancipation Proclamation
January 1st, 1863, is the day the Emancipation Proclamation officially took place. By mid-1862, Lincoln noticed that slavery was important to the southern war effort. The slaves kept farms and factories producing when their owners were out fighting. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation
After Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation it freed slaves only in areas that were fighting the Union. The slaves in the border states and the west were not affected. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of GettsburgThe Battle of Gettysburg, was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. After General Lee decided to launch an attack in the North, fighting broke out that lasted for three days. When the Battle of Gettysburg was over, the Union had won. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle GettysbergThe Battle of Gettsyburg was the largest battle of the American Civil War as well as the largest battle ever fought in North America, Involving around 85,000 men in the Union’s Army approximately 75,000 in the Confederacy’s Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General Robert Edward Lee. -
Gettysburg Address
Gettsyburg AddressThe Gettysburg Address is a speech by President Abraham Lincoln, one of the best known in American history. It was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg. -
Lee Surrenders to Grant
Lee surrendersWhen President Lincoln planned to send supplies to Fort Sumter, he alerted the state in advance, in an attempt to avoid hostilities. South Carolina, however, feared a trick, the commander of the fort, Robert Anderson, was asked to surrender immediately. Anderson offered to surrender, but only after he had exhausted his supplies. On April 12, the Civil War began with shots fired on the fort. Fort Sumter eventually was surrendered to South Carolina. -
Lee Surrenders to Grant
lee surrendersRobert Lee's army surrounded, his men weak and exhausted, Robert E. Lee realized there was no choice but to surrender to General Grant. After a series of notes between the two leaders, they agreed to meet on April 9, 1865, at the house of Wilmer McLean in the village of Appomattox Courthouse. The meeting lasted approximately two and one-half hours and at its conclusion the bloodliest conflict in the nation's history neared its end.
