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Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter was held by the Union, but it was in the confederacy. When the south seceded, they bombed fort sumter. It was the first military action of the civil war. -
First Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run was the first major battle in Virginia, and a victory for the Confederacy. It showed that The south would be hard to beat. -
The Battle of Hampton Roads
The Battle of Hampton roads is also called The Battle of the Ironclads. A confederate Ironclad destroyed a few wooden union ships before the union ironclad came. But the battle was a draw after. -
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was one of the fiercest battle of the civil war. Confederate General Johnston was killed and replaced with Pierre Beauregard. The battle was a Union victory. -
Second Battle of Bull Run
The Second Battle of Bull Run was a Confederate victory. A Confederate leader, Thomas J.Jackson, earned his nickname "Stonewall" here by not retreating. -
Battle of Antietam
The battle of Antietam was the Bloodiest day in American history. In all, there were 23,100 casualties. The battle was between Major General George B. McClellan (union) and General Robert E. Lee (confederacy). The battle ended in a draw, but the union won a strategic advantage. One result of the battle was that Abraham Lincoln passed the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Battle of Fredricksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg was a confederate victory. It resulted in the firing of Union general Burnside, and the hiring of Joseph Hooker. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation freed all the slaves in confederate territory. Even though it didnt free many slaves, it was a good military strategy. It weakened the south because their economy depended on slavery. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville was a Confederate victory. Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson were the confederate leaders. Joseph Hooker led the Union forces. It was called Lee's "perfect battle" because his took many risks but they all worked out. Thomas Jackson was killed due to friendly fire -
Siege of Vicksburg
Vicksburg was the last major confederate stronghold on the Mississippi river. The union first tried attacking but settled for a long seige. They allowed no food to come into Vicksburg. After a month or so, the people were starving and surrendered. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg lasted three days. The turning point was when General George Pickett of the confederacy was send to charge the middle of the union line. It Failed horribly and the union soon won. -
Siege of Atlanta
The captuing of Atlanta changed how people thought in the Union. The democrats were running for election on an anti-war platform. The Siege showed that the war may end soon and be a victory. -
Ratification of the 13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment stated that all slaves in the United States were free. It was the end of the ongoing argument over slavery. -
Surrender at Appomatox Courthouse
The surrender of general Lee at Appomattox Courthouse was the end of the Civil war. He surrendered to General Grant. The confederate troops were allowed to go back to their homes. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Five days after the civil war ended, Abraham Lincoln went to a play. John Wilkes Booth had planned to kill Lincoln, the vice president and the Secretary of State. The secretary of state was only injured. Booth shot Lincoln in the back of the head and jumped down to the stage, showing his knife to the crowd. The fall broke Booth's fibula just above his ankle, but he managed to escape. Lincoln died the next morning. Booth was later shot and killed.
