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Fort Sumter
Location: Fort Sumter
The Confederates, led by P.G.T. Beauregard bombarded Fort Sumter for 2 days starting on April 12, 1861. The Union, led by Major Anderson, surrendered on the 14th -
First Battle of Bull Run
Location: Manassas, VA
General Irvin McDowell led the Union towards Richmond to try to capture it, but Thomas Jackson and the Confederate army stopped them and defeated them, proving it wouldn't be a short war. -
Battle of Shiloh
Location: Shiloh, TN
The Union, led by Grant, defeated the rebels and Albert Johnston, winning greater control of the Mississippi River Valley. -
Battle of Antietam
Location: Antietam Creek
The Union, led by George McClellan, defeated Lee and the rebels, which stopped his northward advance. It ws the bloodiest single-day battle of the war. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Location: everywhere in America
President Abraham Lincoln issued this proclamation, freeing slaves in all Confederate territories. This angered many people, causing more violence. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Location: Gettysburg, PA
General Meade's Union troops fought Robert E. Lee's rebel troops at Gettysburg, losing countless lives. The Union won, giving them the advantage they needed to begin winning the war. -
Vicksburg
Location: Vicksburg
Grant led the Union againt Pemberton and the Confederates, forcing the rebels to surrender Vicksburg, which was the last city standing in the way of the North taking control of the Mississippi River. -
Gettysburg Address
Location: Gettysburg, PA
Abraham Licoln gave this speech in honor of all the lives that were lost at Gettysburg. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
Location: Georgia
The Union's William Sherman led his troops through GA, destroying everything useful to the South. This ultimately led to the end of the Civil War. -
Appomattox Courthouse
Location: Appomattox Courthouse, VA
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, bringing an end to the Civil War.
