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Battle of Fort Sumter
April 12, 1861 to April 14 1861The confederates won this battle. It had no value to the Union. During an evacuation there was an explosion that caused the only death. The confederates manned the fort for two years after this. -
Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
July 20, 1861 to July 22, 1861
The confederates took this victory. The battle costs some 3,000 Union casualties, as well as 1,750 for the Confederates. Its outcome sent northerners who had expected a quick, decisive victory reeling, and gave southerners a false hope that they could pull off a quick victory. Johnston was accused of things for the confederates, and McDowell was removed from command for the Union. -
Shiloh
Starting on April 6, 1862, Confederates launched a surprise attack on Ulysses S. Grant’s troops in Tennessee. While the Confederates had a strong impact on Grant’s troops, they were not able to hold their ground and were forced back. The close fight ended with a Union victory. Grant then had the plan to attack the Memphis and Charleston railroad. Although they were ready for an attack, they were not fortified for defense. Surprisingly, General Johnson attacked Grant and his troops and fought in -
Peninsula Campaign
The attack beginning on May 31, 1862, on two Federal corps south of the Chickahominy River led by General Johnson, resulted in many injuries including the General himself. Then, on July 26, Lee attacked McClellan’s troops with an army of 85,000 compared to McClellan’s which was not nearly as many. During the next 7 days, the Confederate general ordered many other attacks on many different places. McClellan, being out numbered, was forced to retreat on August 2, 1862. Northern morale was caused t -
Second Bull Run
Starting at dusk on August 28, 1862, John Pope had prepared his army to set an attack against the Confederates. Heavy casualties were taken on both sides; Pope was expecting to eliminate the Confederates quickly. In the next couple of days, the battle continued with Jackson and Pope. On the night of August 29, Jackson strategically adjusted the position of their brigades. Pope mistook this as that the Confederates were retreating, but they were not; as Pope was delivering the news to Washington -
Battle of Antiem
The Battle of Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Maryland took place on September 17, 1862. It was the first battle of the Civil War. The Union was victorious as it ended the following day on September 18. There were a total of 22,719 casualties. This Battle allowed Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. -
Battle of Fredericksburg
December 11, 1862 to December 15 1862This was a crushing defeat to the Union suffering 13,000 casualties to Confederates 5,000 casualties. They fought hard but were misled by there generals. This caused a political outcome of pointing fingers and Lincoln was pressured to rearrange his cabinet. He also received two resignations. He refused everything. -
Battle of Hampton Roads
March 8 to March 9 1863This was the first duel between ironclad warships. The confederate attempted to break the Union blockade but ended in a tie because it was too inconclusive. There was an evacuation that failed and killed 16 crewmen. This began a new era in naval warfare. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
This battle was one of the greatest victories for General Robert E. Lee who lead the union. He strategically and daringly split his troops into two and attacked from both flanks. The confederates lost 17,278 casualties to the Unions 12,826. This battle, although, killed on of the most trusted generals to the Union, Jackson. -
Vicksburg
On May 18, 1863, General Ulysses S. Grant’s armies converged on Vicksburg, investing the city. Approaching the end of the battle, Grant controlled all of the approaches of the city, causing Pemberton to fall back. On July 4, Pemberton surrendered Vicksburg after short on men and ammunition. With the loss of Pemberton’s army and this important stronghold on the Mississippi, the Confederacy was split in half. Grant's successes in the West boosted his reputation, leading to his appointment as Gener -
Battle of Gettysburg
July 1 to July 3 1863
This battle was the turning point in the war for the Union. It was one of the bloodiest battles of the war with the Confederates losing a third of their men of 28,000. This marked the beginning of the decline of the Southern army. This had Lee offer a resignation. -
Gettysburg Address
This was a dedication speech by Lincoln for the 45,000 men that died fighting between the two. This was four months after the battle took place and the Union had won. He noted that this was not just a fight, but a struggle for freedom. This moved everyone and is remembered as one of the greatest speeches ever. -
Wilderness
The Battle of the Wilderness began on May 5, 1864 near the Orange Turnpike with Confederate corps battling the Union’s 5th Corps. After the first day, neither the Union nor Confederates got any closer than where they started. By the morning of May 7, after two days of fighting, the armies were still basically where they had been from the start. Although the war ended indirectly, Grant refused to order a retreat; though his troops thought he ordered one. They began cheering and started to slack, -
Spotsylvania
Beginning on May 8, 1864, and for the next 12 days, bloody war was all that was happening, and was the bloodiest the Court House has ever seen. The Confederate engineers and Hancock’s corps eventually came out with the victory as a result of General Lee ordering his wounded troops to fall back. The retreat was due to the battle at Bloody Angle for about 20 hours, as Lee’s troops were forced to fall back on May 12; though parts of the battle still continued until May 21. The North’s Public’s feve -
Petersburg Campaign
On June 9, 1864, the Union army began a battle of the two cities, with both sides constructing forts rapidly up to 35 miles. Many of the Union’s losses in that summers’ many battles were tough and cost them. But by the end of August, Ulysses S. Grant captured Fort Harrison on September 29th. Grant’s 120,000 troops pushed back Lee’s 50,000 troops and caused them to surrender to General Grant on April 9, 1865. The two cities were now the Unions, and the battle was now over. -
Mobile Bay
On the morning of August 5, 1864, Farragut’s fleet sailed into Mobile Bay, protected by Fort Morgan. The ship hit a mine and sank on their way, but Farragut was not defeated yet. He climbed into the rigging of his flagship, and was still going. The Hartford then fought Tennessee for 2 straight hours while also coming under shells from Fort Morgan. Mobile Bay was eventually in the hands of the union with the surrender of Tennessee, and on August 23, Fort Morgan surrendered too. -
Sherman's March
On November 22, 1864, a small battle started with the Union soldiers and Confederate troops at Griswoldville. Although a small battle, Confederate soldiers counted in at 650 casualties killed or wounded compared to the Yankee 62. This battle ended quickly and both sides initiated no more. Sherman’s troops then arrived in Savannah to give the town cotton as a gift. This small battle did what it was meant to do, which was hurt Southern morale. -
Battle of Appomattox
On April 9, 1865 to april 9 1865The union became victorious after the Confederate general Robert E. Lee was forced to surrender ending a four, year bloody conflict. This ended the civil War. -
Lincoln's Assassination
On April 14, 1865, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln was made by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. The point of Booth’s murder on Lincoln was for the hope to crash the U.S. government and throw it into disarray. After the .44 caliber shot to the back of Lincoln’s head, Booth escaped and was later found and killed on April 26 by a shot to the neck. The assassination had a long lasting impact on the United States, being missed around the country. -
Battle of Chickamauga
September 19, 1865 to September 20 1865The union reversed the results of the previous days in the battle and had a decisive victory, from the help of Thomas. Confederate casualties numbered close to 20,000 while The Union suffered some 16,000 casualties, making the Battle of Chickamauga the costliest one in the war. The outcome pursued the Union army to Chattanooga.
