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Fort Sumter
A battle near Charleston that was lead by a small American that was trying to receive supplys from a fort but was put to a halt by Southern rebels also known as first battle of civil war -
The Battle of Hampton Roads
most important naval battle of Civil War resulted in Union victory and Union kept blockade in place -
Battle of Shiloh
Union take Tennesse under Grant and continue to move down Mississippi River -
Battle of Bull Run (1st)
Second Battle of Civil War resulting in a Confederate victory and a new hero emerged from the south named Stonewall Jackson -
Battle of Bull Run
The south succedded at protecting the area of Bull run for now the second time -
Battle of Antiem
Battle fought near Sharpsburg, Maryland and was known as one of the bloodiest battles in American History -
Battle of Fredricksburg
Union forces invade southern town but are put to a stop by Robert E. Lee and his Confederate army -
Emancipation Proclamation
Document signed by Abraham Lincoln that freed all slaves but those in the border states -
Battle of Chancellorsville
Short battle with small battles within it which resulted in a Confederate victory -
Siege of Vicksburg
General Grant and his Tennesse army drove Confederate forces into the town of Vicksburg,Mississippi and which that resulted in a Union Victory -
Battle of Gettysburg
Bloodest Battle of Civil war and startined a turning point in war for Union -
Siege of Atlanta
Lasted nearly 3 months they did not fight the whole time they fought battles for every 3 days or so but siege resulted in a Union victory -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
General Robert E. Lee is pushed back so far that and is low on supplies and does not want to lose any more American lives so he surrender's to General Grant to end the Civil War and finally Abraham Lincoln has brought the north and the south back together -
Assasssination of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln killed while watching a movie in a theatre -
Ratification of 13th Amendment
Amendment that freed all imprisoned slaves in United states and abolished slavery which angered the south after a tough war