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The battle at Fort Sumter
This is Fort Sumter Lincoln decided to send in supplies for the fort but the south heard of this and took advantage of it because this meant the fort wasn't strong enough and they needed supplies. They sent in 500 men to take it over in 32 hours the battle was done and the confederate had the base -
Battle of Fort Sumter
The battle of Fort Sumter was the start of the Civil War. On April 12, 1861, General P.G.T. Beauregard opened fire on the Union garrison holding Fort Sumter. The bombardment lasted 34 hours until finally at 2:30pm Major Robert Anderson surrendered the fort, the fort was evacuated the next day. The Confederates had the Union outnumbered and defeated them. No soldiers were killed in the battle. -
Battle of bull run
History videoOne of the first civil war battle's occured at manasass. People thought this would be a sport so they showed with picnic baskets and got a suprise. The unuion had 35,000 troops while the confederate's had only 20,000. Confederates won because of the small force they led to the side and ambushed the union. This is the battle that caused the union to realise that winning the war would not be easy. The south lacked communication though and had to time very precisely how they attack. -
Fort Donelson
On February 12, 1862 a week after capturing Fort Henery General Ulysses S. Grant began his assult on Fort Donelson in Stewart County, Tennesee. The Confederates tried an all out attack to try to break Grant's investment lines. The attack failed and on February 16, 1862 the Confederates surrendered. 2,691 Union troops were killed, wounded, or missing/captured and 13,846 Confederate troops were killed, wounded, or missing/ captured. This was a crushing victory for the Union. -
Battle of Hampton Roads
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Glorieta Pass
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On march 26 1862, union Maj. John M. Chivington led 400 soldiers to the pass.They had already gone ahead and destroyed all of the confederate states cattle and helpful items. They then met Maj. Charles L. Pyron and his men about 1 1/2 miles into the pass. They went in with their heads held high and beat the confederate states. -
Battle of Glorieta Pass
Map of Glorieta PassBetween March 26th and 28th of 1862, 1,300 Union and 1,340 Confederate soldiers fought in Glorieta Pass. Under the command of Major M. Chivington, the Union force captured some rebels and then advanced to the main forces behind them but were thrown back by the artillery. The Major regrouped, split his force to two sides of the Pass and fired for revenge. No one attacked for a day. The next morning, after reinforments arrived, the Union formed a battle line and won the Battle of Glorieta Pass. -
The battle of shiloh(pittsburg landing)
Civil war battle of shiloh animated maphttp://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh/maps/battle-of-shiloh-animated.html23,000 casualties a two day battle.Started with a rebel offensive that drove union troops out of thier cams.Confederates attack union posistion at hornets nest several times but failed!Confederate artiller turns the tide in thier favor but not enouph to win the battle.Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston is mortally wounded and replaced by PGT.Beauregard.Union troops hold hornets nest.Union is reinforced and now has 40000 strong! -
seven pines
Gen.Josegh E. Johnson attempted to destoy two federal corps that isolated south of the Chickahoniy river. The attack was not well coordinated but drove back the IV corp. Both sides claimed victory, confederate Robert H. was killed. -
Fort Ridgely
Fort Ridgely This war happened at New Ulm, MN between the Dakota people and the Union soldiers. Chief Little Crow led the Dakota. The Union won. The Battle of Fort Ridgely was an attack by the Dakota people over anger at their food rations they recieved from the federal government. Union troops handled the rebellion. More than 500 whites were killed and 2000 Indians were captured. -
battle of second manasas
gen. pope attacked the conferderats but had massive casulties on both sides. the north tried to attack the confederats but the south heavaly damaged them with artillery. then the confederats attacked there left flank and made the union army retreat through bull run. -
Harper's Ferry
John Browns raid at Harper's FerryA battle that was fought in Northern Virginia in a town called Frederick. People that were involved in this battle was General Robert E. Lee and General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson both generals for the south and General George B. McClenllan. The south won the battle at Harper's Ferry because of a Union surrender on September 15th, 1862 -
Battle of Harper's Ferry
MapTook place in Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland.
People who took place were Robert E. Lee, T.J. Stonewall Jackson, the union had 14,000 and the confederate had 19,900
Robert E. Lee surrounded the force and captured it. Robert split his army in four groups. Dixon S. Miles surrounded garrison which was 12,000 miles. When he surrounded the area he got wounded by a fired gunshot. The confederates tokk victory. -
the battle of Antietam
Video the battle was near sharpsburg maryland and there were about 2300 wounded or dead and the confederates won the battle. there were four times as many deaths then d day -
Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg takes place in the streets of Fredericksburg. The Union and confederate troops were involved. 9,000 were killed, wounded and missing. Union forces bombarded Fredericksburg with 150 cannons. In attempt to suppress the snipper fire, Burnside ordered Union air tillery to bombard the town. The ensuing barrage damaged nearly every house. In this battle, the confederates won their victory. http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fredericksburg/maps/fredericksburg-animated-ma -
The Battle of Stone's River
The Battle of Stone's River took place in Murfeesoro, Tennessee. There were two sides of the war, the Union (run by William Rosecrans) and the Confederate (run by Braxton Bragg). The armies collided along Stone's River on New Years Eve. The Confederate army was originally sucessful in driving the Union army back, but the Union did not break. The battle lasted from Dec. 31, 1862, to Jan. 2, 1863. The Union won the war. -
The battle of Chancellorsvill (April 30- May 6 1863)
Union general Hooker thought he had a great plan to defeat the confederates. He would send 10,000 troops to Richmond to cut the army off from their capitol, but Confederate general Lee sent men to attack the unions left flank. After days of violent fighting, general Hooker retreated. There were heavy losses on both sided, 17,000 deaths Hooker's side, and 13,000 on Lee's. -
siege of vicksburg
http://www.history.com/videos/the-union-siege-of-vicksburg#the-union-siege-of-vicksburgthey fought by the Mississippi River so who ever won got the Mississippi River. Grants army bombarres the land. THe union won and they seised the Mississippi River. -
Batle of Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg VideoPeople who where involved was Newly appointeed General George C. Robert E Lee, 70,000 men for General Robert Lee and 94,000 for General George C. On June 28 1863 Lincoln name Major General George Gordan to move Hooker from his job. President Abraham Lincoln had lost his confidence in the potomic's commander Joseph Hooker after the defeat at chancerville. Lee planed to assemble his army in the brand new cross roads. -
Beginning Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysbur Overveiw Confederate Army Gen. Robert E. Lee arrives in Gettysburg mid-afternoon. By then, Union forces are on the retreat through the town of Gettysburg and regroup at Cemetery Hill. -
Battle at fort wagner
Iron clads open fired on on confederate defense of Morrisd. The bombardmen coverd for brig they later landed boats on the far side of the island -
Fort wagner
video of fort wagner
The 54th regiment lead an attack on Fort Wagner. The 54th which consisted of almost all blacks scaled fort wagner adn went hand to hand combat with the confederetes. The 54th lost 42% of there men, but the blacks earned respect for their bravery. -
Battle Of Chickamauga
Confederate v.s union soldiersIt took place in Castoosa OK and Walker TX. Braxton Bragg's Army of Tennnessee defeated a union force commanded by General William Rosecrans in th ebattle of Chickamauga. The south Won the battle. On September 18-20, 1863, Rosecrans' troops pushed the confederates out of Chickamauga. After 2 days of the battle, the rebels forced Rosecrans to give away, with heavy losses on both sides. Chickamauga and score a lasting victory in the region that November. -
Gettysburg Address
Gettysburg Address In about 260 words, beginning with the famous phrase, "Four score and seven years ago," Lincoln honored the Union dead and reminded the listeners of the purpose of the soldier’s sacrifice: equality, freedom, and national unity. The following day, Everett wrote to Lincoln: "I should be glad, if I could flatter myself that I came as near to the central idea of the occasion -
The Battles of Chattanooga
Google MapsIn the battles the confederate general sieged the union, cutting off supplies. The Union captured Orchard Knob and Lookout Moutain. Then carried the position on Missionary Ridge. The Union won and sent the Confederates to Georgia. There were 56,359 soldiers in the Union and 44,010 for the Confederates. Braxton Bragg, Ulysses Grant, and Orchard Knob were in the war. -
Battle of Spotsylvania
The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House lasted for 2 weeks. Had nearly 20 hours of hand-to- hand combat at the "Bloody Angle." General Grant and the Army of the Potomac marched south, meeting Lee's Army of the Northern Virginia again at the town of the Spotsylvania Court House. Over 12 days followed, union troops broke the Confederate line, but the
Rebels managed to close the gap and hold their ground.
Lee's Army won the battle. -
Battle of Petersburg
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&biw=1034&bih=875&q=battle of petersburg&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=ilUnion troops attacked the city of Petersburg, a city about 23 miles away from the capital. They traveled over the James River on a 2,200 foot long pontoon bridge. There were about 104,000 troops involved with the war, 62,000 were with the Union, and 42,000 were with the Confederacy. The Confederacy won the battle of Petersburg, but the battle of Petersburg lead to the Union victory in the Civil War. -
Battle of Petersburg
Google Mapshttp://maps.google.com/maps?q=battle+of+petersburg&aq=0&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&sa=N&tab=wlGoogle MapsUlysses S. Grant came up with a stragety to surround the South and take over their capital. By June 18, Grant had 5 times more the amount of soilders than the South, but the Confederates still won. On April 2, 1856 Grant suffered a big loss on his right flank. This event was right on top of Grant's defense line overextended and his troops starving. This war lead to the Union's victory and the end of the whole war. "www.history.com" -
battle of winchester
[winchester info ](www.nps.gov)It was the largest and most desperatly contested batttle of cival war in the shenandoah valley, resulting in more than 9,000 casualties the battle was a turning piont of war. The confederate army again three days later at fisher hill. -
The Battle of Franklin
More InfoJohn Bell Hood and his Confederate Army (33,000 people) were involved against John M. Schofield and his Union Army (30,000 people). Hood's plan didn't work and Schofield's was left mostly unscathed. November 30th, the Confederate Army charges into the Union defenses but failed. Thomas's Union force joined Schofield and Confederate Army suffered significant casualties. The Union won the Battle of Franklin. -
The Battle Of Franklin
battle of franklinThe Battle Of Franklin took place in Spring Hill, Tennessee in 1864. It invloved the Union and Confederate army. It was the first time ever it ended in a union victory. 3 big events that happened during it was six of the generals were killed and one of the good commanders. Also in the beginning of the war Confederates charged into the union defenses and failed. 1,750 died and 1,033 were wonded out of both of the armys. -
Battle of Nashville
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In November 1864, Gen. John Bell Hood led the Army of Tennessee north toward Nashville. On the night of December 14th, Thomas informed Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck that he would attack the next day. For the next ten days the pursuit continued until the beaten and battered Army of Tennessee recrossed the Tennessee River. -
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Union flooded into the Appomettox County from the West and South. The Union cut of and was trying to desroy the army. Lee (the Confederates general) agreed to retreat and surrender. This picture shows when General Lee was surrendering to the Union in the Appomattox Court House which is now an important and historic land mark.
