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Fort Sumter
This was the opening battles of the civil war. The South won the battle. -
Battle of Bull Run
This was the first battle of the civil war. The victory went to the south which gave the south more confidence and surprised the north. -
Battle of Shiloh
Resulted in a union victory but both sides suffered heavy losses. -
Battle of Antietam
The bloodiest day in American history. The union won but they suffered heavy losses -
Emancipation Proclamation
Document written by Lincoln that states that all slaves that are living in a rebelling country are now free. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
This battle was known as Robert E. Lee's greatest victory. With much less casualties than the North. -
Battle of Gettysburg
This battle had the most casualties of the war and is considered to be the turning point in the war. -
Lee's Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
The day the civil war ended and the Union won. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
The day that Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed in a theater by John Wilkes Booth.
