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Fort Sumter
After the north refused to give up their fort of Fort Sumter. The south attacked. After a day of fighting, the north tried to surrender and the south declined and bombarded again. Finally the south accepted a second surrender and won the war. -
1st Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run was the first major conflict of the Civil War. Cofederates Won The War -
Battle of Hampton Roads
Once the south built an iron clad, they sent it up Hampton Roads. As they were going, they were met by a northern ironclad. After the first ironclad engagement. The virginia retreated and the Union won. -
Battle of Shiloh
After a very unstrategic suprise attack by the south a very even batte was fought. Soon the south took over and Grants army was at the point of failure. but then General Buell Arrived and helped come back to defeat the south. -
surrender at appotomax court house
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2nd Battle of Bull Run
The union had just changed thier generals and wanted revenge at Bull Run. Althought it was the union that wanted revenge, the south still won the battle. -
Battle of Antietam
The battle of Antietam took place on Sept. 17, 1862. This Battle was fought in Maryland, and was known as the bloodiest day in America -
Battle of Frediricksburg
The union had been preparing bridges to get acroos the river and the bridges were delayed. Due to this delay the south were able to set up a human wall that the union could not pass. Therefore, the union once again lost this battle. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln issued this bill to free all the slaves in the south. It didnt work because some places were too far for the army to inforce. In the end The Emancipation Proclamation was used as military action. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
After a confederate loss, The union was attacked from behind by the confederates and the suprise attack helped the confederates defeat the union. -
Siege of Vicksburg
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Battle of Gettysburg
After Uniion Soldiers came across some confederates and suprised them and took many down with their new gun tecnology. The battle lasted two days and the Union won and made this battle a turning point in the war. After this battle, Abe Lincoln gave one of his most famous speeches...The Gettysburg Address which only lasted about 2 minutes -
Siege of Atlanta
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Surrender at Appomttox Courthouse
After several attempts to take down the northern Army, The South gave up and surrendered at Appomatox Courthouse. There were a ttal of 4 attempts. After the surrender the south was orderded home by horseback. -
Assassanation of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was fatally in Ford Theatre in 1865 in Washington D.C. -
Ratifiaction of the 13th Amendment
This Amendment came 8 months after the war. it showed the norths effort to free slaves. it states that all slves are free!
