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Fort Sumter
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The battle at Fort Sumter took place in Fort Sumter, South Carolina and lasted for three days. Major Anderson lead the Union Army and General Beauregard lead the Confederate Army. This was the opening of the American Civil War, a Confederate victory, and only has one known death. -
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First Battle of Bull Run
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The first major battle of the American Civil War took place in Fairfax Country Virginia. General McDowell headed the Union army, and General "Stonewall" Jackson headed the Confederate army. The Confederate army won, although they lost two generals. After this loss Abraham Lincoln fired McDowell and hired McClellan who set about re-organizing the Union Army. -
Battle of Hampton Roads
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The battle of Hampton Roads lasted for two days, and took place in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Worden headed the Union Army and Buchanan headed the Confederate Army. The battle was a draw but of the 433 deaths 409 were Union soliders. -
the Battle of Shiloh
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The Battle of Shiloh lasted for two days and took place in Shiloh, Tennessee. Generals Grant and Burell were heading the Union Army and Generals Beauregard and Johnston were heading the Confederate Army. The Union army won, but this battle made both sides realize this would not be a quick war. -
Second Battle of Bull Run
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The Second Battle of Bull Run lasted for two days and took place in Manassas, Virginia. Heading the Union Army was John Pope, and among the generals for the Confederate Army was Robert E. Lee. There were over 22,000 casualties, over 13,000 of which were Union soliders. This was the most decisive victory for the Confederate Amry in the Northern Virginia Campaign. -
Battle of Antietam
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The battle of Antietam took place on September 16, 1862 in Sharpsburg, Maryland. There were two armies there, the Union army and the Confederate army: leading the Union army was Major General George B. McClellan and leading the Confederate army was General Robert E. Lee. The battle was called as a draw after over 23,000 casulties, but the Union took it as a political win. -
Battle of Fredricksburg
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The Battle of Fredricksburg lasted for five days, and took place in Fredricksburg, Virginia. Burnside was the general in command of the Union Army, and Lee was the general in command of the Confederate Army. Four generals died between the two armys, and the Confederate Army won. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
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This battle started on April 30, 1863 and ended on May 6, 1863 in Spotsylvania County. Hooker headed and Union Army, while Lee and Jackson headed the Confederate Army. The Confederate Army won and this is considered to be Lee's greatest victory. -
Siege of Vicksurg
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The siege of Vicksburg, Mississppi lasted for 17 days. General Grant of the Union Army went against General Pemberton of the Confederate Army and won. This siege sucessfully split the Confederacy in half. There is an estimated 19,000 + casualties. -
Battle of Gettysburg
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The Battle of Gettysburg lasted for three days, and took place in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. General Meade headed the Union Army and General Lee headed the Confederate Army. This was the last attempt to invade the North, and the Union Army won. -
Emancipation Proclamation
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This document freed the slaves in the Southern part of our country. Issued by Abraham Lincoln, it was taken as a military action, but actually freed very few slaves. -
The Siege of Atlanta
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The Siege of Atlanta took place in no other than Atlanta, Georgia on the 22nd of July, 1864. General Sherman of the Union Army went against Geneal Hood of the Confederate Army and won. There were roughly 12,000 casualties. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
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On April 9, 1865 General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia. This was the finial official act of war between the Union and Confederate Armies in Virgina during the American Civil War. -
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Information Source.Abraham Lincoln was shot on the 14 of April in the year 1865 around 10 o'clock in the evening. John Wilkes Booth fired at Mr. Lincoln at point blank range and aimed for the back of Mr.Lincoln's head. Booth then escaped the theater in which Abraham Lincoln had been shot, and was on the run until captured in Royal, Virginia. Abraham Lincoln died around 7:30 in the morning on April 15, 1865,and was the first president to be assassinated while in office. -
Ratification of the 13th Amendment
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The 13th Amendment free all enslaved people. Unfortuneately, it passed after Abraham Lincoln died, but he pushed for it to pass it Congress. It was passed by the Senate on the 8th of April, 1864. It was passed by the House on January 31, 1865, and by Congress on December 6, 1865.
