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Fort Sumter
April 12, 1861 to April 14, 1861. President Lincon sends a ship to resupply the federal fort. Beliving the ship had troops and weapons, the Condfederacy fired on the fort. Due to the attack of the fort, Lincon calls up 75,000 troops and some of the border states such as Virgina to secede. -
Battle of Bull Run
July 21 to July 21 1861. President Lincoln ordered Brigadier General Irvin McDowell to mount an offensive that would hit quickly and decisively at the enemy and open the way to Richmond. Despite their victory, Confederate troops were far too disorganized to press their advantage and pursue the retreating Yankees, who reached Washington by July 22. -
Battle of Hampton Roads
March 9,1862 to March 9, 1862. The battle was fought from 8 AM to 12:30PM. The Battle was part of a Confederate effort to break the Union blockade of Southern ports including Norfolk and Richmond, Virginia. On May 9, 1862, following the Confederate evacuation of Norfolk, the Virginia was destroyed by its crew. -
Battle of Shiloh
April 6 to April 7, 1862. Confederate generals launched a surprise attack on Ulysses S. Grant's forces in southwestern Tennessee. The battle was fought in the woods by inexperienced troops on both sides. After initial successes, the Confederates were unable to hold their positions and were forced back, resulting in a Union victory. -
Antietam
September 17 to September 18, 1862. Generals Robert E. Lee and George McClellan faced off near Antietam creek in Sharpsburg, Maryland, in the first battle of the American Civil War to be fought on northern soil. Fought along Antietam Creek, at Sharpsburg, Maryland, this battle brought about America's bloodiest day, the product of Confederate audacity and Union command failure.The draw that the Union claimed as a victory provided the Lincoln administration enough justification to issue the prel -
Battle of Fredericksburg
December11 to December 13, 1862. Burnside ordered his left wing in an attack on Lee's right, commanded by Jackson. The Battle of Fredericksburg was a crushing defeat for the Union, Burnside accepted responsibility for the defeat, though many blamed Lincoln for pressuring him to go ahead with an impossible offensive. The COnfederate's victory at Fredericksburg restored Confederate morale after Lee's unsuccessful campaign into Maryland in the fall. -
Battle of Chancellorsville
April 30 to May 6, 1863. Considered to be Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's greatest victory during the Civil War. Fought in the Wilderness region of Virginia, Chancellorsville. Hooker recrossed the Rappahannock, having lost 17,278 casualties to Lee's 12,826. -
Battle of Vicksburgh
Spring of 1862 to July 4, 1863. General Ulysses S.Grant’s had a dangerous plan that would allow him to capture Vicksburg by using high-ground and staying behind Confederate lines. He then moved all of his troops with a total of 40,000 to the west bank of the Mississippi. And attacked the city, having a total of 4,835 Union casualties. -
Battle of Gettysburg
July 1 to July 3, 1863. Confederate forces were able to drive the outnumbered Federal defenders back through town to Cemetery Hill, located a half mile to the south. on the 2nd the Federals were able to hold Little Round Top, but lost the orchard, field and Devil's Den. On the 3rd caught from all sides, barely half of the Confederates survived, and Pickett's division lost two-thirds of its men. The Battle of Gettysburgh turned the outcome of the Civil War in the Union’s favor. -
Chickamaugua
September 19-20 1863, This battle was the most significant Union defeat and has the second most casualties. Union General, William Rosecrans was defeated by the Confederates and their General Braxton Bragg. Resulting in a total of 34,624 casualties. -
Battle Of Wilderness
May 5 -7. There wasn't much space fighting in the woods which created a large number of casualties, but the battle was neither lost or won by General Grant or Robert E. Lee. Grant and his army did not retreat. However that night they realized they were not in retreat and this led to number of fights starting May 8 and lasting almost 2 weeks. -
Battle of Spotsylvania
May 8-21, 1864. This was a very important battle, as part of General Grants Overland Campaign. However ending with no winner or loser.The plan of the Overland Campaign wasfo Union armies to come between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's armies and the city of Richmond.Both sides suffered many casualties. -
Battle of Petersburgh
June 9, 1864 to March 25, 1865. By the end of August, General Ulysses S. Grant had crossed the Petersburg–Weldon Railroad; he captured Fort Harrison on September 29.Confederates were ill-fed to the point of physical exhaustion, and the lack of draft animals and cavalry mounts nearly immobilized the troops.Lee immediately informed President Jefferson Davis that the two cities could no longer be held, and the evacuation was carried out that night. -
Battle of Sherman's March
November 12 to December 22, 1864. General William Sherman left Atlanta to head towards the Atlantic Ocean. He moved through Macon and Augusta and ended up in Savannah. There were few troops to stop him and his forces on the way and they left destruction in their path. They slaughtered animals and burned homes. This was called "total warfare". In 1865 the confederacy surrendered. With a total of around 12,140. -
Lincons Assisnation
April 14, 1865. The civil war was coming to an end, and Lincoln was shot five days after the Confederate Genereal Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulyssess S. Grant. The assination was planned by John Wilkes Booth and he was the first president to ever be assinated.
