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The First Battle of Bull run
Battle of Bull Run In this battle, the North had a poor army and were not prepared. On July 21, Mcdowell finally attacked. The Confederates won, and let the Union run off. This was the first major battle of the Civil War. -
Forts Henry and Donelson
Forts Henry Union gunboats pounded Fort Henry into surrender before Grants troops arrived. The general took his army east and attacked Fort Donelson. The northerners were happy to finally win an important victory! Southerners were worried that the loss of forts exposed much of the region to attack -
The Monitor and the Merrimack
Monitor vs. Merrimack The Merrimack was a ship built by the South. The Monitor was another ship built by the North. Both ships were made of iron instead of wood. After hours of fighting, the Merrimack finally withdrew. There one encounter changed the history of warfare. In a single day, wooden ships were no longer useful. -
The Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Shiloh Johnstons forces surprised some of Grants troops who were camped at Shiloh church outside. Buells troops came during the night, the Union foces counterattacked and defeated Johnstons army. Shiloh was one of the bloodiest battle taken place in the North. -
Confederate Drafting!
Draft! The Confederate congress passed a draft law requiring three years of military service for white men ages 18-35. The Confederate goverment also imposed a tax on personal incomes. The states rights worked against the confederate government and harmed the war in effort in many ways. -
Rebublicans in control
Rebublicans With southern Democrats out of the US congress, Republican law makers had opposition. The Civil War congress became the most active in American history. Republicans were able to pass many laws during the war that would have lasting impact, even after the south rejoined the Union. -
The Battle of Antietam
Battle of Antietam One of Mclellans soldiers found a copy of Lee's orders. The Union now knew the Conferderates stragety. The two armies met at Antietam creek in Maryland. Lee had about 40,000 troops, and Mclellan had over 75,000. The next day the battered Confederates retreated back to Virginia. The impact of this battle became the bloodiest day of the Civil War. -
The Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Fredericksburg Burnside was now the new General, and his strategy was too cross directly in front of Lee forces thinking that they would not expect that. Lee let them cross knowing his area would be well covered. The Union suffered 13,000 casulaties, while the Confederate forces lost about 5,000. The impact of his plan did not go well. -
The Emancipation Proclamatiom
Emancipation Proclamation! Linoln proclaimed that Slaves in areas of rebellion agasint the government would be free. It had little impact on slavery because it applied to places that were under the confederate control. But Black northerners were happy, it promised enslaved people to be free when the North won the war. This was the Most important document of the Civil war. -
Opposition of the War
Copperheads The North also now drafted to raise troops for what now looked like a more difficult war. This caused Riots to break out in the North after the draft was passd. One group named the Copperheads raised there voices in protest against the war. These Democrats warned that Republicans policies would bring a flood of freed slaves to the North. -
The Battle of Chancellorville
Battle of Chancellorsville Hookers plan was to attack the Confederates from behind. Lee soon found his plan. Lee kept dividing his forces. He attacked Hooker many times by surprize. The Union got lucky once because of the dark. On May 5, Hookers beaten troops surrendered. This was one of Lees most biggest brilliant victories and also most costly one of the Civil war. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg The Battle led up to three days of War. This became one of the deadliet battle on US land. Lee hoped that a Major Confederate victory on their land would push the Union to give up the war. -
Picketts Charge
Picketts charge Unsuccessful move by the Confederates during the Battle of Gettysburg which only took 30 minutes. Pickets charge ended the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. -
Gettysburg Address
Four scores and seven years ago.. The Gettysburg address was short speech by Lincoln honoring those who had died in Gettysburg. It became one of the most qouted speeches in English. It expresses why the Nation should stay together and to remind the North why they were fighting. -
Battle of Spotslyvania
Battle of Spotslyvania The Union decided to keep moving South even though they were losing many troops. They were determined to win and did not give up. -
Lincolns Assassnation
Lincolns Death Lee and other Generals started to surrender but unfortunatly Lincoln was not able to see the end of the war. Lincoln was murdered at a play by Booth. Both North and South had suffered great losses during the war, and also gained by it. They gained an undivided nation, and African Americans who had claimed their right to be free and equal. -
Birth of Freedom
End of Slavery They re elected Lincoln which increased acceptance of him against slavery. Congress joined Lincoln and passed the Thirteenth Amendment, which ended slavery in the US forever.
