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Fort Sumter
confederates fired into the fort until anderson surrendered. no one was killed but the attack was the start of the civil war. -
Battle of Bull Run (1st)
the battle took place in virgina
the confederates took victory at the battle of Bull Run -
Battle of Hampton Roads
On March 8, 1862, from her berth at Norfolk, the Confederate ironclad Virginia steamed into Hampton Roads where she sank Cumberland and ran Congress aground. the two ships fought each other to a standstill but virgina retired. -
Battle of Shiloh
Confederates surrounded the Union troops and captured, killed, or wounded most. -
Battle of Bull Run (2nd)
southern commander was general Lee and the union commander was general Pope. -
Battle of Antietam
the battle started on september 16 and lasted two days .
the Union claimed victory at the battle of antietam. -
Battle of Fredricksburg
the battle of fredricksburg was one of the largest and deadliest of the civil war.
Union and Confederate troops fought in the streets of Fredericksburg, the Civil War’s first urban combat.
the confederates won the battle of fredricksburg. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
Disorganization and darkness ended the fighting.
This battle is considered by many historians to be Lee’s greatest victory. -
Emancipation Proclamation
the proclamation had a huge impact on the public but it only freed a few slaves not including the ones in the border states. -
Battle of Gettysburg
On July 1, Confederate forces converged on the town from west and north, driving Union defenders back through the streets to Cemetery Hill. On July 4, Lee began withdrawing his army toward Williamsport on the Potomac River, thus concluding the Battle of Gettysburg. His train of wounded stretched more than fourteen miles. -
Siege of Vicksburg
the union claimed victory at the siege of Vicksburg and one of the generals was General Ulysses S. Grant. -
Siege of Atlanta
sherman and thomas were the generals. the union over powered the confederates. and all the confederates attemps failed. -
Surrender at the Appomattox Courthouse
lee surrendered to grant on april 9.Robert E. Lee determined to make one last attempt to escape the closing Union pincers and reach his supplies at Lynchburg. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
president Lincoln was at the Ford Theatre to watch the performance of Our American Cousin. he was sitting in the State box when Booth shot him in the back of the head at near point-blank range. -
Ratification of the 13th Amendment
the 13th amendment was ratified when the constitution declared.
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." Formally abolishing slavery in the United States.
