civil war battles timeline

Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

-first shots were fired this started the war
large unoin recruitment
-located in charleston south carolina
-confederacy won
-the win was easy

Bull run/ Manassas

Jul 23, 1861

-union troops pushed south back in the beginning
-union fled because the south pushed back
-located in western virginia
-the confederacy won
-the win was difficult

Fort Donelson

Feb 16, 1862

-lost 1,000 men (union)
-3,000 wounded (union)
-13,000 confederstacy surrendered
-located in tennessee
-the union won
the win was difficult

U.S.S Monitor v.s C.S.S virginia

Mar 9, 1862

all confederate ports were in the hands of union troops
confederacy sent C.S.S vaginia omn the attack
located in charleston north carolina
the win was difficult

Shiloh

Apr 6, 1862

-bloodiest battle of the war
-more then 20,000 troops died
-located in tennesee
-union won
-the win was difficult

Shenandoah

May 23, 1862

-Jacksons troops had an advantage of their own land
-hid and escaped from 30,000 union troops
-had 2,000 union prisoners
-10,000 rifiles for the confederate troops
-located in shenandoah valley
-the confederacy won
-the win was easy

Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

-6,000 troops died
-17,000 wounded
-lee fled with 30,000 troops and the union didnt try to go after them
-located in fredrick maryland
-the union won
-the win was difficult

Gettysburg

Jul 3, 1863

-more than 23,000 union troops died
-28,000 confederate troops died
this was the beginning of the end for the south
-located in virginia
-the union won
-the win was difficult

vicksburg

Jul 4, 1863

grant and sherman took out smaller confederate forces l;eaving viscburg a remaining target
they fought for the mississippi river
located in mississipi
the union won
the win was easy

Fort wagner

Jul 18, 1863

-confederacy refused to return shawa body to his family
-confederacy repulsed the unions attack
-located in charleston harbor
- the confederacy won
- it was a difficult battle

Shermans march

Nov 15, 1864

-destroyed everthing
-tore up railroadsd
-vandalized homes
-destroyed farms
-burned columbia
-located in georgia
-the union won
-it was a difficult battle

Appomattox courthouse

Apr 9, 1865

the comnfederate forces were tired, hungry, and demoralized
lee tried to escape from the unions forces but was not able to
lee surrendered and only has 35,000 troops left
- located in virginia
-the union won
it was a easy battle