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Fort Sumter
The Battle at Fort Sumter was when the first shot of the Civil War was fired. Led by Robert Garrison the Confederates attacked Fort Sumter. The Confederates won the battle. Fort Sumter was in Charleston, South Carolina -
Battle of Bull Run (1st)
The first Battle of Bull Run was fought near Manassas, Virginia. It was also the battle where Stonewall Jackson got his nickname. The Union was led by Irvin McDowell, but they could not defeat the Confederacy which was led by Pierre Beauregard. It was an important win for the Confederacy because it inspired the South and shocked the North. -
Battle of Hampton Roads
The Battle of Hampton Roads was fought over sea. The Battle of the Ironclads, as it was nocknamed, took place over two days. It ended on March 9th, but there was no victor. It was the most famous and important battle fought at sea in the Civil War. -
Battle of Shiloh
The battle was fought in Southwestern Tennesse, but the nearest town Conrith was in Mississippi. The Confederates were led by Albert Johnson. But Grant led the Union to victory on April 7th. But it was a very costly victory. The union lost over 13,000 soldiers. -
Battle of Bull Run (2cd)
The Second Battle of Bull Run began when Jackson ordered and led an attack on the Union. The Union was Commanded by John Pope. On Augest 30th, near Mannassas Virginia, Jackson defeated the Union. The Union loss forced them to draw back to Washington. -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was fought near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and only lasted a day. The generals were McCellan and Lee. The Union won the battle, but it was very costly. Nearly 25,000 were dead making it the bloodiest day in American HIstory. George McCellans mistakes at Antietam eventually led to his replacement as a general of the Union. -
Battle of Fredricksburg
After McCellan was released, General Ambrose Burnside took his place. But his first battle near Fredricksburg, Virginia turned out to be a disapointment as he lost to Lee on December 15th. This battle turned out to be yet another Union failure, resulting in Burnside being replaced as general. -
Emancipation Proclomation
The Emancipation Proclomation did not set slaves free, but it declared them free. After the Proclomation, slaves in the South began to rebel against their owners. They would refuse to work and start rebellions. Also, the Proclomation allowed Blacks to serve in the Military. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
After Ambrose Burnside had failed, Joseph Hooker took his spot as general, but he turned out to be much of the same as Burnside. During the Battle, Hooker failed to finish off Lee's weak army that had half as many men. On May 6th, near Chancersville Virginia, Lee defeated Hooker despite his weak Army. Hooker was then replaced like the other Union Generals. As bad as it may seem for the Union, some good events unfolded like the death of Stonewall Jackson. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Union's new general was George Meade. The South was led by General Lee. The North won the battle on July 4th when the South's desperate attack known as Pickett's Charge failed miserably. Gettysburg was an important turning point in the war because it was the last time the South ever invaded the North. -
Siege of Atlanta
The Siege began when the Union Geberal William T. Sherman invaded Georgia and the area around Atlanta. Then John Hood began to challenge the Union Army. Hoods army eventually lost on September 2cd. The Union had now gained control of Atlanta, Georgia. -
Siege of Vicksburg
The Siege of Vicksburg began when the Union army led by Grant surrounded General Pembertons confederates in Vicksburg, Mississippi. After holding out for forty days with no supplies and little food, Pemberton's men surrendered. The Siege of Vicksburg was a very important turing point because it gave the Union control of the Mississippi River. Without control of the river, the South was split in two and the North's Anaconda Plan was a success. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
After the Petersburg Siege, Lee's army could hold out no longer. Lee met with Grant at Appomattox Courthouse and surrendered to him. This Surrender marked the end of the battle over slavery and the Civil War. The Union had won the war. -
Assassination of Abraham Lolcoln
Only 5 days after the end of Lilcoln's victory in the Civil War, he was killed. Lilcoln was going to go to Ford's Theater to watch our American Cousin that night. When Abraham Lilcoln arrived at around 10:15 that night, he was shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth. Booth was later found and killed at Garrett's Farm on April 26th. -
Ratification of the 13th Amendement
Lilcoln tried to get congress to ban slavery in January, 1865, but he never got to see the end of slavery. At the end of the year, Congress passed the Thirteenth Amendment. The 13th Amendment declared all slaves free in the entire United States. Sadly, even though they were free, African Americans were still grossly mistreated for a long time to come.
