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Civil War Begins
Fought on sea and on land, when the Union and Confederacy mobilized their armies. -
First Battle of Bull Run
30,000 not experienced Union troops attacked a smaller not experienced Confederate force. -
War of the Ironclads
Merrimack now named the Virginia attacked some Union ships off the coast of Virginia. -
Battle of Antietam
McClellan and Lee’s sides met in the Battle of Antietam. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
Lee divided his forces in Virginia and General Hooker did the same thing, but he had twice as many men. -
Battle of Gettysburg
In Pennsylvania there was one of the most decisive battles. -
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Sherman and his men burned cities and farmlands across Georgia to Atlantic coast. -
Confederate Lines Broke
Lee and his troops defended the town but sickness weakened tem. -
Civil War Ends
More than 600,000 soldiers died. War cost billions of dollars. -
Congress Passed the Thirteenth Amendment
Banned slavery in the United States.